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I'm a career changer that worked for many years as a biologist and research scientist before moving into a management job that involved some web development.
Now I've been bitten by the development bug, which has led me to acquire many new skills; but I feel an unquenchable thirst to learn more.
I've now found an opportunity to apply and expand my skills and experience in a full time web developer role within the Higher Education sector.
This portfolio was built with plain HTML, CSS (SCSS) and vanilla JavaScript.
No templates, frameworks or libraries have been used.
Modern, responsive website for a healthy meals delivery business.
Website frontend built with CSS floats for legacy code understanding.
Holiday booking app frontpage built with CSS Flexbox.
Frontpage for a luxury homes real estate agent, built with CSS Grid.
Website for a travel company, made with HTML, CSS and vanilla JS.
My own hobbyist website, started back in 2000 - working on a major revamp.
Another hobbyist website built from scratch, about a special group of primitive fishes.
Animated Template page using Tailwind CSS.
A switchable Light Mode / Dark Mode demo page.
A small website created for a local allotment association.
A WordPress website project.
My previous employer's website that I maintained for several years before converting it to Shopify.
Adding interactivity to HTML documents, API's, Structuring data, Working with forms.
Verified Certificate
Oct - Nov 2021
Responsive modern web design, with project build - "Omnifood".
Certificate of Completion
Nov - Dec 2021
Complete CSS and SASS/SCSS course, with 3 project builds - "Natours", "Trillo", "Nexter".
Certificate of Completion
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Git/GitHub, NPM, Webpack, CSS architecture, with project build - "Clear View Escapes".
Certificate of Completion
Jan 2022
A unique course from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) in cooperation with UNESCO.
Verified Certificate
April 2022
Writing automated tests (unit & integration tests) for JavaScript with Vitest & Jest.
Certificate of Completion
May - June 2022
Creating a WordPress website step by step.
Certificate of Completion
July 2022
The basics of coding in PHP and making modifications in WordPress.
LinkedIn Learning Certificate
July 2022
Designing and structuring a database, queries, CRUD actions, stored functions and procedures.
Certificate of Completion
August 2022
React Basics and working with components, creating a real-world app.
Certificate of Completion
August 2022
SEO, SEM, Using Analytics Data, Social Media.
Verified Certificate
August 2022
Creating a good User Experience and good design practice.
LinkedIn Learning Certificate
October 2022
Using Jira Software with Confluence and Bitbucket to support the software development life cycle.
LinkedIn Learning Certificate
November 2022
Intensive bootcamp course: programming in JavaScript plus HTML, CSS, React and Node.
University of Nottingham / Hyperion Dev
Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
Creating and using RESTful APIs, SOAP web services, APIs with GraphQL.
LinkedIn Learning Certificate
January 2024