PracticalWeb Ltd Consultant CV

Name : Sean Burlington

Personal Profile

Accomplished Web Developer, equipped with a commanding track record of conceiving and implementing web-based software and applications solutions to improve or enhance an organisation’s on-line presence. Ability to turn client vision into web actuality, using a good eye for design, detail and consistency.

Key Skills

• Innovation: Ability to think outside the box and translate vision in the creation and development of original web applications, with emphasis on accessibility and usability.

• Trouble-shooting: Apply a lateral thought process to identifying and investigating web application problems, providing diagnosis and recommendations to fuel preventative measures.

• Co-ordinating: Skilled in acting as the web development interface between business and IT departments to ensure projects run smoothly and to schedule, utilising facilitation skills where necessary.

• Client focus: Purposefully absorb client expectations and requirements to successfully plan, implement, test and deliver bespoke web application solutions, producing detailed specifications and documentation at all stages.

• Relationship building: Adept at developing and harvesting successful relationships internally and externally, adjusting approaches to interaction to reflect the diversity of an audience.

• Flexibility: Equally effective working alone and autonomously, or integrating as a pro-active team member.

Technical Knowledge

• PHP -8 years,

• MySQL - 8 years

• PostgreSQL - 5 years

• HTML, CSS, WAI - 8 years

• JavaScript, DHTML, DOM, AJAX, - 9 years

• Java (Struts) – 3 years

• Version control systems (CVS and Subversion) – 7 years

• Front end skills include accessibility and usability optimisation – 9 years

• Experienced Linux System Administrator (Debian) – 10 years

• Effective: Bringing deep technical understanding together with an anticipation of the needs and expectations of both site users and the business objectives to implement website solutions that work.

• Design: Practised at working with, and sensitively extending, high quality design to enhance the emotional impact and branding experience of any project.

Career Highlights

2007 – Present PracticalWeb Ltd

Director

• Providing Drupal content managed websites to organisations both large and small.

• Providing Drupal theming, custom module development, module integration and site upgrades.

• Sites include

  • www.practicalweb.co.uk

  • www.guycollection.co.uk

  • www.rkw-uk.com

2006 –2007 The Rambler’s Association

Web Manager

• Oversee all aspects of strategy, functionality and content of organisations websites ensuring they promote the aims, project and brand and integrate with other IT systems both internally and externally

• Work within the emerging development division’s strategic objectives and plans

• Manage the web budget by developing, maintaining and evaluating the related work plan

• Advise on web strategy and highlight development opportunities and risks

• Develop specifications for new website functionality including a content management system

• Structure and implement strategies to assess and improve the effectiveness of the website

• Negotiate a budget and design a new website

2003 – 2006: The Rambler’s Association

Web Developer

• Developed intranet systems including a photo library, intranet CMS and legal database

• Implemented Drupal for Blue Book and online surveys

• Develop a facility allowing volunteers around the country to upload details of walks

• Design and create a photo library

• Undertook responsibilities for website design

• Integrated the website and legacy membership database

• Commissioned, managed and implemented the website design

• Create a micro site with strong user involvement and interactive mapping

• web projects included

  • www.ramblers.org.uk

  • www.ramblers.org.uk/walksfinder

  • www.ramblers.co.uk/rightsofwaybook

  • www.useyourpaths.info

2000 – 2003: Tincan Ltd

Programmer

• Implemented projects using PHP and MySQL according to specifications

• Designed database structures and system architecture to meet the clients project requirements

• Produced reports based on the analysis of site log files

• Ensured that sites were fully accessible by search engines

• Search engine optimisation

• Implemented and provided advice on an optimum accessibility strategy

• Carried out all security, upgrade and maintenance tasks for several Linux servers

• Web projects included:

  • www.nationaltheatre.org.uk

  • www.defeatingdeafness.org

  • www.nicotinell.com

  • www.tincan.co.uk

  • www.waronwant.org

  • www.latinamericabureau.org

  • www.peopleandplanet.net

  • www.towerhamlets-pdc.org.uk

1999 – 2000: Okupi Ltd

Systems Developer

• Produced web applications according to clients’ specifications in Perl and JavaScript

• Collaborated with designers to produce the desired functionality and aesthetic results

• Managed a budget of £40,000 for all IT needs for 15-25 people

• Proposed, implemented and maintained an effective company security and backup policy

• Created reports on technical issues as required for use in determining different approaches to projects