Pete Robinson.co.uk - PHP Web Developer Essex and London

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Summary:

My name is Pete Robinson, I am currently employed as a PHP Developer for London based new media agency, Type 3 Digital. I have several years commercial experience specialising in Object Oriented PHP 5 development with MySQL databases and XHTML and CSS front ends. I use standards compliant XHTML along with cross-browser compatible CSS written to W3C Strict specifications where possible. I am also very well versed with using the jQuery JavaScript library unobtrusively, allowing for graceful degradation so that should the user have JavaScript disabled, their experience is not significantly interrupted. I am well versed with database design and constructing a rich user interface as well as multi-platform compatibility. I have a keen interest in web standards and accessibility guidelines and consider myself a quick learner. I always aim to improve my skill set by learning from any available resource.

Relevant Skills:

• XHTML 1.0 validated to Strict
• CSS
• PHP 4 and 5, procedural and Object Oriented
• mySQL
• JavaScript / jQuery Library
• AJAX (with jQuery)
• XML
• Social Media (Google Maps, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube. Flickr)
• REST, SOAP, XML-RPC
• Basic Flash / ActionScript 2.0
• Linux command line
• Basic Visual Basic
• MVC
• Symfony and CodeIgniter PHP Frameworks
• JAVA Struts

Software Experience

• Mac OS X (Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard)
• Windows 2000, XP and Vista
• Ubuntu Linux (command line and GUI)
• Basic UNIX
• Apache Server
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Fireworks
• Adobe Flash
• TextMate
• Basecamp
• Google Apps for Domains

Career

I am currently employed as a PHP Developer for Type 3 Digital based in London. My role there primarily consists of developing websites and applications for clients using a wide range of technologies, including social media integration such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

I am well versed with building bespoke websites (based from design concepts and flat PNG images) although my main speciality is web applications. My projects range from e-commerce shops to mortgage calculation and insurance systems. I specialise in XHTML and CSS web layouts with PHP and mySQL functionality, complying with the most up-to-date best practice guidelines and web standards. I am familiar with Object Orientation and have worked with and written frameworks using this paradigm. I also manage a team of developers taking responsibility for their scheduling, appraisals and general department management.

I am familiar with version control technologies such as SVN as well as being proficient with the linux command line. I have also written internal applications for the companies I have previously worked for, for use by employees. These include a time monitoring system whereby the system holds a list of projects and tasks for each project. At the end of every day, users log in and log their hours for that day against projects and tasks. Admin users are then able to log in and filter through current logged hours as well as being able to export the query results in CSV format. If a user has failed to log hours for the previous day, they are sent an email reminding them to complete their hour log for any unlogged dates.

Another internal system I have produced is a scheduling system. The system holds a list of users, projects and tasks within projects. Admin users are able to assign project tasks to users. Users are able to log in and view the project tasks the have been assigned too as well as being sent an email containing their new schedule when it is updated by an administrator.

Company: Type 3 Digital
Position: PHP Developer
Employment Period: March 2010 » Present
Description: Building rich web applications and websites with OO PHP5, mySQL, XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript / jQuery.

Company: Game Account
Position: Senior Developer
Employment Period: October 2009 » Present
Description: Building partner sites and applications for integration with flash and java driven applications.

Company: Internet Assist
Position: Senior Developer
Employment Period: October 2008 » September 2009
Description: As Senior Developer, I undertook the management and development of the companies larger projects which have included Mortgage Calculation systems and a very large insurance quotation, issuing, management and accounting system for AXA. I also undertook the day-to-day running of the development department, managing and mentoring a team of developers. Encompassed with the management of the development department was conducting interviews for potential new developers, appraisals, project and time management, code reviews, project scoping, planning and quoting, liaising with clients and writing project specifications. I have also put in place an SVN system for developers. Internet Assist also have an internal development server (with an assigned fixed IP) where projects are stored during their implementation under a sub-domain. This is a linux based server, built on Ubuntu that I set up to provide an alternative to developers developing projects on their local machines. Furthermore, I wrote and introduced numerous bespoke time and project tracking applications.

Company: Spring Digital
Position: PHP Developer
Employment Period: August 2007 » September 2008
Description: As a developer at Spring Digital, I undertook the building of sites and applications ranging form small XHTML and CSS brochure ware websites to e-commerce sites with PHP and mySQL. One of my more interesting projects at Spring involved building an internal client fault logging system for Prudential. At Spring, I used PHP, mySQL, jQuery, XHTML, CSS and Linux command line on a daily basis.

Company: UK Media Systems
Position: Developer
Employment Period: February 2007 » August 2007
Description: As a developer at UK Media System, my position entailed creating websites and database driven applications using XHTML, CSS and jQuery (front end) and PHP and mySQL (back end) for brochure-ware websites, e-commerce shops and online web applications.

Company: i4 Visual Media
Position: Web Designer / Developer
Employment Period: July 2006 » February 2007
Description: My role at i4 Visual Media as Designer / Developer entailed creating websites and applications from the ground up, starting with the design. I would design a concept using Adobe Fireworks and upon acceptance from the client, transform that into a working website or application.