Glenn Donald Herbert

SKILLS:

Project Management: I supervise a busy web development office, managing incoming projects, liaising with stakeholders and clients and developing sites to meet their content requirements. The projects I've worked on have varied widely in budget and time scales. I have an awareness of Project Management methodologies.

Business Management: I'm registered self employed and I run a successful DJ/promotions business in my spare time. I run full business accounts with the budgeting and planning a small business requires.

Website Management: Involvement in hardware upgrade decision making, Search Engine Optimisation, cross browser testing, Accessibility compliance testing, Statistical package code and analysis.

Communication: I can deal effectively with people at all levels, attitudes and abilities, from students to senior managers, as well as external suppliers and customers. Excellent written and oral communication skills as demonstrated in presenting seminars and training workshops and writing training manuals.

Content Management Systems: An expert in enterprise level Web Content Management systems. I'm fully trained in the technical development of RedDot CMS v7 and Tridion R5 Enterprise CMS.

Software: Dreamweaver CS3, Flash CS3, Fireworks CS3, Freehand, Photoshop CS2, Corel Draw, Paint Shop Pro.

Code: HTML, XHTML, CSS, Flash Actionscript, Javascript, Perl CGI scripting, VB Script/ASP, XML.

Graphic design skills: These range from defining objectives, researching the project (and business sector) to the design concept and technical process in various software applications.

IT: Ten years experience of technical troubleshooting and diagnosis under pressure, with windows, software, PC hardware installation and configuration skills.

Miscellaneous: I hold a full driving licence and I am a qualified First Aider.

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:

WEB DEVELOPMENT OFFICER - Leeds Metropolitan University (Leeds Met)
December 2005 to Present:

Supervising a two person design and development team, making easily updateable web sites with complex features.

Managing incoming site design and web development projects and apply the CMS into news or information sites, Flash applications, blogs and XML feeds.

The lead web developer for the corporate Content Management System (RedDot) developing all the core web site functionality.

Overseeing the successful redesign, restructuring and redevelopment of the web site.

Administering, supporting and training over 350 CMS users across the organisation.

Scheduling CMS maintenance and upgrades, reporting problems to the server team.

Example projects at Leeds Met:

http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/ , http://www.leedscarnegie.com/ , www.leedsmet.ac.uk/alumni/

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

E-CONTENT OFFICER (TECHNICAL) - Derbyshire County Council
October 2004 to December 2005

Working in a project management environment bringing all the disparate web sites in to the new central CMS (Tridion).

Integrating existing applications, with many different suppliers and created front end XHTML templates.

Implementing web good practice, including WAI AA accessibility standards, legal guidelines, maintaining a fully useable and accessible site.

Provision of rigorous error checking, bug fixes, reported server problems and maintained fault tracking reports.

Administering the CMS content authors, developed workflow and quality control processes in a 5000 employee organisation.

Example CMS projects at Derbyshire County Council:

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/ , www.derbyshire.gov.uk/b_line/

WEB DESIGNER - Peak Net Ltd, Derbyshire
June 2001 to October 2004

Designing very high quality, professional web sites for large businesses across the UK.

Working in a close knit team to supply well-tested and well-supported products to the customer.

Creation of graphic design layouts, Flash applications and applied my front end web design templates to back-end content management and e-commerce CGI scripts.

WEB DEVELOPER - Textile and Clothing Network, Leeds University Textiles Department
May 2000 to June 2001

Working on an EU sponsored project to supply web design and development to textile businesses in Yorkshire.

Developing web sites from scratch or upgraded existing ones using HTML, graphic design and Flash skills.

Provision of consultation and technical advice for business, delivering seminars and training workshops to improve the industry's use of the Internet.

IT HELPDESK - Epson Ink Jet Printers, Wakefield
April 1998 - June 1998

IT TRAINING CONSULTANT - LINK Multimedia Learning Centres, Leeds and Wakefield
Feb 1997- April 1998:  

EDUCATION:

1993-1996: BA (Hons) Degree Sociology and Public Media (Grade: II i).
Trinity and All Saints, a College of the University of Leeds.

1991-1993: Brighton University Certificate in Foundation studies Art (pre BA).
Hastings College of Art and Technology.

1987-1991: A-LEVELS; Sociology (A), Art (C), Politics (C).
William Parker School, Hastings.

HOBBIES / INTERESTS:

I promote, organise and DJ at my own club night The Wendy House, which is the biggest Alternative music night of its kind in the UK. I run this as an events business in my spare time. I have written articles for fanzines and for a college newspaper as an editor. I have an avid interest in current affairs and world events. I design my own web pages.

My designs for hobbies include:

http://www.thewendyhouse.org/ , www.glennspace.com/flashgames.htm