C.V. for Rob Ford |
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Personal: |
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| Marital Status: | Married | |
| Driving License: | Full (Clean) UK | |
| Health: | Excellent | |
Core Competencies: |
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PHP |
PHP 5 & 4 object oriented programming | |
| MVC Frameworks (CodeIgniter, CakePHP etc) | ||
| Web Services & XML | ||
Version Control |
Sunversion & CVS | |
MySQL / MS SQL Server |
Relational database design, build & optimisation | |
| SQL queries/stored procedures | ||
Javascript |
Procedural/OO programming | |
| AJAX based interfaces/interaction (Prototype, Scriptaculous, Mootools etc. and home-rolled) | ||
HTML |
Hand coded XHTML 1.0/1.1 Strict | |
| Hand coded CSS2 | ||
| Table-less CSS based cross-browser design | ||
| Coding to AAA conformance and WAI guidelines | ||
E-Commerce |
All aspects | |
Additional Competencies: |
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Graphics & Animation |
Photoshop / Fireworks / Illustrator / Flash | |
Streaming Media |
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Documentation |
Database schemas | |
| Functional Specs | ||
| Technical Specs | ||
| User Guides | ||
Industry Experience: |
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May & June 2008: |
Freelance web developer | |
| I've worked on 3 freelance projects for private clients including: e-commerce websites for Sirenic Silver and Images de Provence Ltd (links to the old site - new site is going live during July '08) and a major site update for My Property Guide (going live at the end of June '08) | ||
| I also worked as a freelancer for Delete (deletelondon.com) on a short contract, converting the static Creature Discomforts website to WordPress. | ||
October 2007 - End March 2008: |
Freelance web developer | |
| I also worked as a freelancer for Higher Ground Digital Design (hgdd.co.uk - Covent Garden) completing 5 data-driven web sites | ||
April - End September 2007: |
Freelance web developer | |
| I worked as a full-time freelancer at weddingpath.com (North Soho) helping them with e- commerce, Ad serving, advanced JavaScript, interface design & implementation and a whole host of other php/MySQL projects. | ||
May 2000 - April 2007: |
Agency Partner / Freelance web developer | |
| I've been the majority partner in Out of the Trees (http://www.outofthetrees.co.uk/), a small web design & development firm, for the last eight years. During this time I've worked on many varied jobs - please see http://www.outofthetrees.co.uk/portfolio/ for more details. I have been responsible for around 90% of SelectaCart - http://www.selectacart.com/ - a complete php/mySQL, standards-based ecommerce solution. I have worked on various freelance php/mysql/xhtml projects including work for, amongst others, weddingpath.com, The National Children's Bureau, Continental Tyres and fresh01.com. | ||
Nov 2002 - April 2003: |
Freelance web consultant (Hays Telecoms) | |
| I worked freelance for ntl (the telecoms company) on various internal projects: mostly system design / specification / documenting work, but also completed one large MS Access project. | ||
February '97 - April 2000: |
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| During this time I spent the winters in the French Alps working as a bar person, transfer rep and snowboard guide/instructor. During the summers I worked freelance on various web design projects. | ||
Other Experience: |
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| Financial Planner - Acuma Financial Planning, Fareham, Hants | ||
| Estate Agency Branch Manager/negotiator - Various Companies, Southampton, Hants | ||
| Administration Officer - Civil Service (Department of Employment, Cardiff) | ||
Education: |
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UWIC, Cardiff |
HNC Computing | |
Chartered Insurance Institute |
Financial Planning Certificate 1 | |
| Financial Planning Certificate 2 | ||
| Financial Planning Certificate 3 | ||
Stanwell Comprehensive School |
'O' Levels: | English Language French |
| English Literature German | ||
| Mathematics Biology | ||
| 'A' Level: | French | |
Additional Information: |
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| I was very fortunate to be able to indulge my passion for snowboarding for five seasons, living & working in the French Alps and still go regularly to Les Arcs to ride with my friends - I'm also a fluent French speaker. My spare time tends to revolve around spending quality time with my wife and baby son, playing golf (I have a handicap of 6), keeping fit (I run 4 days a week), socializing, listening to music / going to as many gigs as we can fit in, movies and avoiding computers. | ||
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