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 as a PDF (276KB). You will need Acrobat Reader to view PDFs, which you can download for free at the Adobe website.