Lightsurgery

London based front end developer with 9 years commercial experience, specialising in Agile design and development, and coding accessible, validating HTML and CSS code.

key knowledge:

• HTML (v4 Strict), XML, JavaScript, CSS, some PHP and Flash
• Velocity (Apache), SSI
• Agile development
• Accessibility standards planning and implementation
• Semantic layouts
• Brand development
• UI concept planning and implementation
• Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver, Text Mate
• Professional working experience in agency, retail, marketing, and academic environments
• Strong knowledge of web trends and technologies.

Current Work

I currently work as a senior website designer for Comet Group PLC.
I am part of a team of 5 full time staff members making up the eComet design & management team.

My main responsibilities at Comet are to:

• Design, build and manage the online sales campaigns;
• Maintain, and improve the online brand guidelines;
• Design, develop and manage large parts of the web2.0 functionality;
• Manage, and develop the email marketing brand;

I started at Comet in October 2007 after working full time as a Designer for the Webby award winning Nature Publishing Group, the science publishing wing of Macmillan publishers. At Nature I worked with a small team of designers, market leaders in user interface design, semantic layouts, and strict, validating HTML and CSS coding.

Please contact me for a copy of my CV