Name : Sean Burlington
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.
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.
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.
Providing Drupal content managed websites to organisations both large and small.
Providing Drupal theming, custom module development, module integration and site upgrades.
Sites include
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
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
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.nicotinell.com [10]
www.tincan.co.uk [11]
www.waronwant.org [12]
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
Links:
[1] http://www.practicalweb.co.uk/
[2] http://www.guycollection.co.uk/
[3] http://www.rkw-uk.com/
[4] http://www.ramblers.org.uk/
[5] http://www.ramblers.org.uk/walksfinder
[6] http://www.ramblers.co.uk/rightsofwaybook
[7] http://www.useyourpaths.info/
[8] http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
[9] http://www.defeatingdeafness.org/
[10] http://www.nicotinell.com/
[11] http://www.tincan.co.uk/
[12] http://www.waronwant.org/
[13] http://www.latinamericabureau.org/
[14] http://www.peopleandplanet.net/
[15] http://www.towerhamlets-pdc.org.uk/