Portfolio

Hello! I’m not currently looking for work

… but please feel free to nose around!

When I’m not trying to kill myself in the gym, on a mountain bike, or in a swimming pool, or trying to take photos which don’t look like they were shot during an earthquake, I tend to push pixels around webpages and - occasionally - posters, newspapers, magazines and other paper-based mediums. Sometimes, I even get paid to do it… ;o)

My main focus is web development, and I have around three years’ experience of overhauling large corporate websites into SEO-friendly, easy-to-use CMS-driven platforms. My experience includes working with and developing custom applications for Mambo, and right now I’m finding there’s not much that Wordpress (for smaller corporate websites) and Drupal (for large-scale organisations) can’t accomplish.

Curriculum Vitae

Feel free to download a copy of my CV to find out more about me (although, unless you’re looking to employ me, I have no idea why you’d want to read it - surely you have something better to do with your time…? ;o).

Thumbnail of CV, updated 8th June 2009

Recent work

KSS Postgraduate Deanery, NHS

A large project to update an NHS organisation’s web presence into a cohesive, future-proofed system using the open source content management framework Drupal.

2008 to 2009 | Keywords: Drupal, open source, PHP, XHTML, CSS, web design, web development, MySQL, project management, management, Web 2.0…

Screenshot of the KSS Deanery homepage - click to enlarge

The Classic Hair Company

Converting a static brochureware website into an easily-updated and highly search engine-visible website for an exacting client. Based on Wordpress, and using Google Apps to provide a robust and reliable web-based e-mail service, the site puts an approachable, friendly face on the company’s online presence.

November 2008 | Keywords: Wordpress, open source, brochureware, SEO, web design, training, Google Apps, Google Mail, Web 2.0…

Screenshot of the Classic Hair Company homepage

UPSU - Portsmouth Students’ Union

Between 2002 and 2008 I worked for the University of Portsmouth Students’ Union. In that time, I worked in a number of different areas of the company, including their webteam, the entertainments department, and the student media branches.

2002 to 2008 | Keywords: PHP, XHTML, CSS, web design, web development, MySQL, project management, management, team leadership, team working, user interface design, DTP, print design, newspaper publishing, magazine publishing, student media, Web 2.0…

Older projects

Gearboxman.co.uk

Creation of an attractive and friendly online catalogue and information resource for Competition Transmission Services, a custom gearbox building company based in Hertfordshire.

In-line with the company’s customer service-orientated approach, a key component in the site’s design was providing an easy-to-navigate information resource with a friendly “voice” aimed towards encouraging first-time and casual visitors to contact the company and talk directly to an employee, rather than to simply throw facts, figures and sales patter at visitors through the website.

Summer 2004 | Keywords: project management, HTML, CSS

Photography

From time to time I like to wander round with a camera. Sometimes I get paid, usually I don’t - it’s all good :o) Please take a look at my event photographs (and, if that’s not enough, take a look at the rest of my photos) so you can form your own opinion on my abilities as a photographer.

Is that it?

You want more?

If you’re looking for something else, why not get in touch with your questions.

I’m always happy to hear from potential employers, even if it’s just to send me constructive criticism or to tell me my work’s rubbish ;o)

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Posted by Alex on Fri 11th July 2008

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