Web CV

Glenn Donald Herbert

Job Title: Senior Web Developer

Web CV address: http://www.glennspace.com/
Email:

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:

SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER - Leeds Metropolitan University (Leeds Met)
December 2005 to Present

  • Project manager for the total redesign, restructuring and redevelopment of the Leeds Met website.

  • Project leadership for; campaign sites, managing resources, scope, testing and reviewing effectiveness.

  • Managing end to end web development projects, supervising a busy web team, making easily updateable, customer focused web sites with complex features.

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

  • Working with partners and suppliers to maintain the CMS and develop the marketing brand of the website.

  • Specialist front-end web developer; ensuring clean, accessible, search engine optimised, compliant, valid code and usable design throughout the website.

    • http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/

    SKILLS:

    Project Management: Certified PRINCE2 practitioner, web team supervisor, leadership of the full project lifecycle, knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies, achieved the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 3 First Line Management qualification.

    Communication: Skills include; Project document writing, web site content authoring, report writing, presentations to senior management, delivering training courses, schedule writing, testing documentation, sign off documentation, writing training manuals, customer and supplier relationship management.

    Website Management: Search Engine Optimisation, cross browser testing, accessibility compliance testing, social networking integration, statistical package coding with analysis, performance management, quality control, upgrade decision making, internal search engine configuration and styling.

    Business Management: Registered self employed, running a successful DJ/promotions business in my spare time with full business accounts, budgeting and business planning.

    Content Management Systems: Enterprise level web Content Management System expert; fully trained in the technical development of Open Text / RedDot CMS v10 and Tridion R5 Enterprise CMS.

    Software: Dreamweaver CS4, Flash CS4, Photoshop CS5, Fireworks CS4, Freehand, Corel Draw, Paint Shop Pro.

    Code: HTML 4 and 5, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, XML, VB Script/ASP, Perl CGI scripting, Flash Actionscript.

    Design skills: User interface design, user experience design, competitor analysis, applying branding, customer research, developing design concepts, wire framing, print design, information architecture design.

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

    Miscellaneous: A full, clean driving licence and a trained First Aider.

    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 creating 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.

    • http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/

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

  • Designing very high quality, well tested, customer focused web sites for large businesses across the UK.

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

    • http://www.peaknet.co.uk/

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

    IT HELPDESK - Leeds University Information Systems Services
    June 1998 to May 2000

    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:

    Promoter, organiser and DJ at the club night "The Wendy House", which is the biggest Alternative music night of its kind in the UK. Writing articles for fanzines and for a college newspaper as an editor, with an avid interest in current affairs and world events. Design websites as a hobby and sketch.

    My designs for hobbies include:

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

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