Résumé

Fractal Dimensions (Freelancing) - June 2019 to Present

PLD Works - (https://www.pldworks.com/) - October 2020

Design provided externally and then broken down into HTML/CSS using:

• 11ty
• Nunjucks
• SASS
• BrowserStack
• Netlify (for test site)

HuttonsCheshire.co.uk - July 2020 - August 2020 (not live, currently in testing)

Developed using the following technologies:

• React
• Gatsby
• GraphQL
• PostCSS + CSS Modules
• Sanity - Headless CMS
• Netlify

NickTaylor.io - May 2020 - June 2020

Designed and developed using the following technologies:

• Affinity Designer
• Vue.js
• Gridsome
• GraphQL
• PostCSS + CSS Modules
• Sanity - Headless CMS
• Netlify

Venue Hire Project - (incomplete; development paused due to COVID-19) - July 2019 to March 2020

Working on a venue hire project utilising the following technologies:

• React + Next JS for the front end
• SASS
• Redux with Sagas for more complex logic
• Express JS for back end APIs, using Passport JS for the auth layer
• MongoDB - for users, session store and venue information
• .NET Core, with NHibernate, NancyFX (with Tiny IoC), AutoMapper. Unit tests written in XUnit (using FluentAssertions, Moq and Bogus)
• Python with Flask, and using Pillow Library - for image resizing and manipulation
• Rabbit MQ
• Elastic Stack - for venue and availability caching and search

CSI Media - May 2006 to June 2019

Assistant Technical Director - 2014 to 2019

• Technically leading projects for clients using:
  • Umbraco & Umbraco Cloud
  • C# .NET
  • Microsoft Azure
  • MS SQL Server
• Development and deployment of projects using:
  • C# .NET 4.7 with MVC
  • MSSQL Server
  • TeamCity and Octopus
  • Python with Django
  • PostgreSQL
  • WordPress
  • Magento
  • Debian on AWS
• Face-to-face client meetings - current and prospective.
• Producing functional specification documents for clients.
• Writing up of requirements and putting together quotes.
• Overseeing introduction of Git and GitLab into the company, migrating away from Source Safe, ensuring developers had the documentation and support required.
• Reviewing software for intruduction into the company.
• Leading the front end team:
  • Introducing Gulp into the workflow.
  • Creation of internal Gulp tool for piecing static HTML together using Handlebars.
  • Training developers on class based JavaScript programming.
  • Working with developer to look at how React could be used in future projects and putting together prototypes.
• Helping to oversee internal hardware and software purchase and implementation.
• Responsible for technical interviews, speaking with recruiters to hire the right candidate, heavily involved with the hiring of new developers.
• Involved with yearly appraisal meetings with developers and the technical director, reviewing how people got on over the past year and setting targets for the next year.

Project Manager / Technical Lead - 2009 to 2014

• Project Managing for a large travel company in the US.
• Developing and technically leading new developments on a Tour Operator system.
• Technically leading a team of 8 developers.
• Started developing a custom CMS for a credit checking company's side project.
• Involved with 'Development Sessions' set up for each developer every 3 months to discuss progress and set goals for the next 3 months.
• New starter inductions.

Web Developer - 2006 to 2009

• Started in May 2006 straight out of university, working primarily on breaking down of sites from design into HTML.
• Pushed for use of CSS and trialled used for first time within the company.
• Working on Classic ASP and VB.NET maintenance and new features for a travel company.

Education - 2003 to 2006

• University of Liverpool - BSc (Hons) Internet Computing - Class I

In Free Time

• Hiking with a group of friends several times a year.
• Indoor Skydiving.
• I do like a good jigsaw whilst listening to an audio book.
• Reading.
• Investigating new tools for programming - programming was a hobby before it was a job.