Design & development contracting

During my career I have been part of teams that have designed, developed and/or maintained a large number of websites. I have worked as a web contractor for a wide range of web design and development companies including:

Highly skilled

I have highly developed skills in:

  • scoping and wireframing
  • information architecture
  • website design
  • HTML/XHTML/CSS development
  • JavaScript library coding, specialising in jQuery
  • image creation
  • accessibility, usability and e-Government guidelines
  • writing for the web, editing and proofreading
  • site testing - cross-browser, cross-platform, W3C validation and accessibility

I have worked on virtually every aspect of the web design process and develop excellent working relationships with my clients.

Organised and self-managing

My independent working style has allowed me to:

  • manage my own projects and timelines
  • proof-read and fully test the websites I work on
  • deliver completed websites on time and within budget, without the need for additional testing and checking.

As an experienced contractor I am able to:

  • quickly grasp the requirements of any web design project
  • work as part of a web team while requiring very little supervision or instruction.

Example websites

The websites I have played a part in creating as a contractor over the years include:

Specialisations

I specialise in the following technical aspects of web development:

  • HTML
  • XHTML
  • pure CSS websites
  • JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery
  • preparation of templates for easy integration into a variety of Content Management Solutions
  • accessibility, usability and e-Government guidelines

I am expert in the following software packages:

  • Dreamweaver
  • Fireworks
  • Flash
  • Freehand
  • Image Ready
  • Photoshop
  • plus a wide range of other graphic design, internet and office software.

Range of abilities and roles

I can:

  • design a website from scratch
  • develop and complete multi-template website designs following existing design guidelines
  • build a website following a completed design
  • improve on an existing design and modify a website accordingly.

A valuable member of a web team

  • I know web design and development inside-out
  • I pride myself in producing work of the highest quality
  • With my years of experience I can get on with the job with minimal imput from you
  • I am equally comfortable working from home or in your studio or office.

In this way I have helped to reduce design companies' workloads efficiently and rapidly. I always aim to produce a fully-tested, working-perfectly website - or a design which conforms to W3C and e-Government accessibility requirements - with the minimum amount of fuss - on-time and within budget.

Take a look at my web portfolio or review my web design skills. My career snapshot is also online.

The latest version of my web design/development resumé is also available. Clicking on the resumé link will open the PDF in your browser using Issuu, which means you can access it without having to download it. You can also download the PDF from within the Issuu window. In order to view the PDF on your computer once you've downloaded it, you need Acrobat Reader which you can download for free at the Adobe website.