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PPH Certified
Self Certified
ASP.NET+ADO
4 Years
.Net
4 Years
C#
4 Years
.NET
4 Years
About Me
I am a web designer and developer with over ten years of experience. I build robust, flexible, user-friendly websites with attractive and consistent design.
I can set up and configure all kinds of web application, including e-commerce, content management, blogs, brochure sites, and photo galleries. I know how to retrieve and combine data from disparate sources, and incorporate this into your site or CMS. I use the best, newest, proven technologies to get the job done, because they allow me to build effective and attractive sites, and they allow me to get the job done quickly, which cuts down the cost to you.
Things I can do for your business or organization:
- Totally custom-built websites
- Customized E-commerce
- Professional, exciting and cutting-edge web design
- Sophisticated and intuitive user-interface components
- Databases for your contacts, customers and content
- Content management
- Analytics to monitor numbers of visitors to your site
- Domain registration and transfer
- Web hosting set-up
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to get you high in Google
- Integration of photostreams, videos or blogs
- Integration of data from social media websites
- Integration of other on-line services that you might use (eg. project management software)
- Scripting and programming using Javascript, PHP, XML, etc.
- Blogs in your own domain
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Areas covered: Edinburgh and everywhere else
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Skills
PPH Certified
Self Certified
Job Reviews on PPH
Work Experience
2009: Scottish Agricultural College
Software Developer, Edinburgh
Redevelopment of out-dated website system for the recording and reporting of crop data throughout Scotland; database redesign (MySQL); functional redesign; PHP development
2007: The Scotsman Publications
Web Developer, Edinburgh
Lead developer of edinburgh-festivals.com
Redevelopment of ColdFusion websites in ASP.NET 2.0 / SQL Server 2005
Maintenance of existing websites, and data migration and import
2006/2007: Barclaycard
Software Developer, Glasgow
Various web projects using ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005
Windows Services and Console Applications, written in C# in .NET 2.0
Creation and amendment of complex reports in SQL Server Reporting Services
2005/2006: Lettingweb.com
IT Manager & Webmaster, Edinburgh
Management of the website, database and various related systems - using C#, ASP.NET, classic ASP, VB components, .NET Web Services and SQL Server 2000
Implementation of SEO changes, resulting in high Google rankings for key search phrases
Massive improvement to site performance after increases in traffic, using software and hardware solutions
Successfully move of all sites and systems from one web host to another
2005: Learn Direct Scotland
Software Developer, Glasgow
Design and development of a .NET web service interface to the Verity K2 Search Engine, which searches K2 and returns ranked result lists and taxonomy trees, used by front-end web applications and windows applications
Development of front-end search engine for http://www.learndirectscotland.com/
Development of search engine windows application for Learndirect call centre staff
2004/2005: iTUM
Software Development Project Leader, Edinburgh
Design and lead development on a mobile application for a large window manufacturer, making use of SQL Server 2000, XML, Web Services, Pocket PC technology, VB.NET for the Compact Framework, ActiveSync, Exchange 2003, and ASP.NET
Running training sessions for users and writing a comprehensive training manual
Writing project proposal documents
2003: Capito
Software Developer, Livingston
Lawsoft lawyers\' administration system
Design and development of ASP pages, Javascript and DHTML, SQL Server stored procedures, VB COM component modules
2002: Thus
Web Developer, Glasgow
Design and development of a Call Centre Performance Management System
Design and development of an attendance and absence monitoring system
2001: Realise
Web Developer, Edinburgh
www.allenovery.com - from technical design to implementation, as part of a team of four
VB6 templating component to produce HTML
Development of page-rendering component and content management system
2000/2001: Parity Solutions
Web Applications Developer, Cheshire
Major redevelopments for various websites
Barnardo\'s redesign (www.barnardos.co.uk)
Executive Research recruitment website
1998/2000: Wigan Council
Programmer, Wigan
What\'s On in Wigan
Directory of Youth Services
Groups & Societies Index
Leisure Dept Information Management System
A to Z of Council Services
Insurance Inventory
Sep 2009
Reel Time Events
Took over web development at a late stage in the project.
Developed dynamic components for website, including Flickr feed image gallery and video gallery.
Reconfigured site navigation.
Extensive fixes and upgrades to prepare for website launch.
Managed website launch.
Juliana Gonzalez
Wonderful to work with Alistair, very professional.
Education
BSc Civil Engineering
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