Front End Full Stack

Tom Owens MSc BA (Hons) FdA

adzn9d@r.postjobfree.com 078******** (Liverpool City Centre based)

Professional Experience: JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Angular and I wrote the book on WebPack 5.0. 11/22-Present: Freelance. After leaving Jet Design due to completion of project case load, a took a long holiday to the Caribbean visiting family. I returned to the UK in early 2023 and began Freelancing for existing Clients like Cambria Chambers and Customize It.

Jet Design and Marketing, Ducie House Manchester, 03/22 - 26/10/22: Technical Lead/ Senior Full Stack Developer. Involving Plesk Management, Headless CMS with Woocommerce and React. Leading the deployment, architecture delivery and RESTful API integration. Completed and worked on 6 projects after which I left because Development Work had finished and the Director decided to not take on any more projects as she found it difficult to Direct having not done in house development before. ELAS, Eccles M30 0PW, 04/21 - 08/21: Full Stack PHP Developer. Post lockdown, I take up on-site roles again. Using Azure DevOps, AngularJS-6, Composer and Laravel 7 Headless CMS for organisations like Hotter Shoes and the NHS, such as a complex Employer Relationship Management application integrating Angular with Laravel. Quit due to illness coinciding with multiple redundancies and unfair expectations. Cambria Chambers 02/20 - 04/21: Freelancing. Due to the circumstances of the pandemic, I built my portfolio and network. Contracts including the rebuild of cambriachambers.com with flat-file CMS. E-Sign, Exchange Flags L2 3PF. 10/19 - 01/20: Front-End Developer. After completing my Masters. I was offered this role by a software company, partly owned by the Isle of Man Government. I was able to improve the product speed, cross-compatibility and security with Angular upgrades and Webpack. Packt Publishing, Birmingham. 02/19 - 12/19: Author. I was contacted through LinkedIn to write a book called Webpack 5 Quick Start Guide, a concise software manual for the popular application bundler. I thought this would help my career and jump at the opportunity. I was offered a full contract on the 1st of March 2019.

Welton Media, 23 Goodlass Rd, Liverpool L24 9HJ. 11/18 - 01/19: Contract Web Developer. Simultaneously at Uplec, I agreed to help a colleague with some troubleshooting issues with Welton Media’s client portfolio such as ADDvanced Solutions, addiction charity and Church Road Dental. The role involved PHP debugging and Javascript.

Uplec Industries, Sensor City Liverpool L3. 08/18 - 02/19: Senior Software Developer. uplec.co.uk, keenofit.com Taking a lead role in the deployment of a web app and closely guarded tech that allows Clinicians to communicate with Patients at home with the use of object detection camera technology for automated rehabilitation regimes. Involving PHP, JSON and Adobe CS to integrate with a Unity platform, Angular 2, Bootstrap, Ionic, Azure, Webpack.js, MS SQL Server, Visual Studio 2017 and Node.js. While working at Uplec I embarked on a Masters programme which I applied for while lecturing. Uplec supported me with flexible work hours. Eventually, timetable conflicts meant I had to resign from my role at Uplec (see education section). Hotter Shoes, Skelmersdale near Wigan 06/18 - 07/18: Contract Front-end and Javascript Developer. After leaving Adapt, I was immediately offered a contract role through an agency with the UK’s largest shoe manufacturer as they prepared their latest development cycle for launch (hotter.com ) I used; Monetate, IBM Websphere, Google Tag Manager and Jira Agile Scrum Environment. The role required the creative use of JS and frameworks to make edits that would normally need back end access, which was unavailable. Adapt Training Ltd. 80 NMBC Woodward Rd, Knowsley Ind. Park 04-18 - 06-18: Contract Web-based System Developer. Jointly while at SAE, I accepted an offer to help this training provider develop their website and online management portal (adapt-training.uk ). The role centred around PHP, SQL, JS, AJAX, Front End and heavy application of UX design. I was the sole designer and developer at the firm. The company managed the staff training for very esteemed companies such as McLaren Racing Ltd. and Liverpool FC. Let's Party Liverpool, 04-18 - 07-18: SEO Evaluation and Strategy, Implementation and Consultancy Role. Principally acting as a senior advisor and consultant on building a team for digital for the online retailer. SAE Institute (Navitas), Pall Mall, Liverpool 12-17 - 06-18: Lecturer of BA (Hons)/ BSc (Hons) Web Development through Middlesex University. As the agreed pay increase did not take place with OSO Digital I resigned. I was then invited to lecture on my internet entrepreneur experience at the institute and was consequently offered a position. I saw this as a fantastic opportunity to work with an internationally accredited educational institution and the opportunity to impart my knowledge and enhance the lives of young people through education.

OSO Digital, 49 3A Bridgewater Street, Liverpool L1 0AR, 05-17 - 11-17: IT Manager (SEO, HTML), Later: Director, Target driven team management (6 staff). Strategy, soft skills, motivation and controls. For branding reasons, the digital marketing element of Cambria was incorporated as OSO Digital with me as an IT Manager working with a team of 5 other highly talented professionals. The project was to build 7 web properties and mobile applications to generate leads centred around legal claims.

● www.cambriachambers.com (took Google position 1 for “holiday sickness claims”. Position 32, page 2 for “unfair dismissal claims”.

● thebarristerschambers.co.uk

● ukclaims.co (myself as lead designer/ developer)

● autoaccidenthelp.co.uk (myself consulting).

My role was primarily to optimize the performance of the development team including

● Setting plans of action at meetings

● Setting sprints and developing a strategy which was highly SEO focussed including developing a Pay Per Click Campaign strategy.

● Developing a 3-month conversion projection with Search Console, Keywords Planner and SEMrush. Core Skills:

● Taking the brief from the client and developing mockups and initial Front End. Taking a lead role in Front End Development with the assistance of trainee developers. HTML, CSS, SEO.

● PHP core development for a complex claims management system and CRM integration. Cambria Chambers (Barristers Practice), Norfolk Street, Liverpool, 04-17-05-17: IT Professional (HTML, CSS) Development of the new website into a large scale SEO orientated development encompassing live chat and dynamic pages for better search engine indexing. cambriachambers.com Pareto Money Ltd. t/a 123 Debt Solutions, Wavertree Tech. Park, Liverpool 18-04-17- 28-04-17: Web Developer Building a highly complex client and contract management system. Bootstrap, Native PHP, SQL, XAMPP, JavaScript, Tortoise SVN, CSS.

HoneyB Vapes / Umrah’s Bakery, 02-16 - 04/17: Freelance. Primarily the contracts were back-ended PHP

(HoneyB Vapes included page encryption),HTML5 and CSS3 where interactivity or animation was needed. Certified Amazon and eBay Partner 09-14 – 02-16: Internet Entrepreneur A self-employed position which I took up because I simultaneously sold Mobile Phone Accessories online at Customise It, this was proving more profitable. I was, therefore, able to resign on good terms. I also operated a part-time market stall for clearance which gave me an introduction to retail. Customise It, 70 Spindus Lane Speke Hall Industrial Estate 07-13 – 09-14: Frontend and Graphic Designer. A printing company marketing primarily online. My job revolved around Graphic Design and Photoshop responsibilities as well as to a lesser degree design and development of the existing web presence. Trinity Mirror Sport Media, Old Hall Street, Liverpool 09-12 – 07-13: Interactive Designer. My responsibilities included HTML5, app development with Adobe InDesign using extensions such as Folio Builder. I gained a wealth of experience at a large professional company who have numerous industry-leading Clients. I took a lead role in the interactive parts of digital production. This included updating the Chelsea FC website and the TM Sports Media website. Clients also included Everton FC, Arsenal FC, Welsh Rugby Union, English Rugby Union, West Bromwich Albion, Tottenham Hotspur, Nike Tiempo and publications on behalf of the Royal Family and even Muhammad Ali.

HTML5, Javascript, CSS, JQuery, InDesign, Folio Builder, Android, IOS, Adobe Suite, Photoshop CS5.5.

● http://www.Chelseafcmagazine.co.uk

● http://www.evertonfcmagazine.co.uk

● http://www.wru.co.uk

● http://www.tmsportmedia.co.uk

EuroGarden/ Kuk Sool Won/ Keyresponse 11/11 – 09/12: Freelance, T/A iDev Interactive and NT Media. This role included a Bluetooth marketing enterprise due to the growing Smartphone market. Magento, AS3, PHP, JS, XML. JQuery, SQL, XML, Flex. Clients: The Help and Support Group; Portal for charitable organisations.South Liverpool Angling Ltd.; (Magento) Reptile World Ltd. Widnes (Magento). Eurogarden Ltd. (Magento) with AJAX search Buddy's Bait & Tackle (Magento). Liverpool Kuk Sool Won The development of a Flash website. The company has a prestigious claim to being founded by the master of Kung Fu, Bruce Lee, himself. Keyresponse Locksmith, Prenton: Large-scale website, generally called micro-site development. South Liverpool Recycling Ltd. HTML.

Quest Devon Ltd 03/10 05/11, 77 Broad Street Peter Head AB42 1JL My role was primarily IT and administration based however it did allow me the free time to take on some freelance web design contracts. It was also a fantastic opportunity to travel across the country. I also spent 6 months based on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.. Creative Media Arts Ltd. 10/08 02/10 42 St. Mary's Road, Liverpool L19 6HA: Web Designer. Primarily a Design and Development position. Providing services to many Companies based around the UK variously Liverpool, Manchester and London. Here I was the principal designer and developer. Reflex Communications Ltd. 04/08 - 10/08 Sale, Manchester Flash Actionscript troubleshooting and the development of a digital interactive display for a major medical industry event for Astrazeneca. Involved back-end development, scripting, graphic design and studio experience. Scorpion Gaming Systems Ltd. 06/07 12/07 Berkshire London based arcade machine games (SWP) developer. The largest UK distributor of SWP games. My role as Senior Designer of a team of 3 for 6 months. Working for IT box and Chameleon Games, we met with interesting people, blue-chip clients such as News Corp. I was responsible for completing around 40 separate games. MWIS Media Ltd. 12/05 – 04/07 (Now YOMA )

While still studying for a Bachelor degree, I worked part-time for this very successful marketing agency. It was at MWIS I cultivated a partnership which would become CMA. Undertaking many SME projects involving sales discussions, round the clock development and product testing to a high standard. Melling Mount Garages Ltd. 04/04 - 10/05 Melling near Kirkby Liverpool L32. Working part-time as a Forecourt Cashier whilst studying at Liverpool John Moores University.

(LADT) Liverpool Architecture and Design Trust 12/02 06/04 Greenland Street, Liverpool, L2. Assisting in the 3D computer model mapping of the City of Liverpool. Also website updating and copywriting duties. I was introduced to CAD and HTML professionally, 3D architectural design using Adobe Dimensions. Resigned to attend University Full time.

Merseyside Forum of Sculptural Design 06/02 01/03, 3 Bluecoat Chambers School Lane, L1 3BX. Here I lent myself to all tasks including model making, sculptural repair, sculptural casting and sculptural design. Resigned to work for LADT and become more involved in a digital design environment. Education

Liverpool John Moores University, 10/18 - 10/19: Student, MSc Management and Digital Business. BA Hons 2:2 Digital Arts @ John Moores University Graduation; 2006. Foundation Degree Multimedia @ John Moores University Graduation; 2005. AS Level in Sculpture & Painting @ The Bluecoat Arts Centre, Graduated; 2003 BTEC Computer-Aided Design @ Riversdale College, Graduated; 2002 BTEC Engineering @ Riversdale College, Graduated; 2002 GCSE A Dual Science, GCSE A Graphics, GCSE A Art, GCSE B Maths, GCSE B French, GCSE B English Literature, GCSE B English Language @ Calderstones Senior School Other Skills

* Adwords Fundamentals Certified Partner, Mar 2018. City and Guilds In Personal Development and Team Management; 2016. CSCS Health & Safety Card. Received; 2009.

Odesk Flash Developer Examination Passed; 2007.

* Full Clean Driver's Licence Held since 2005.

Merseyside Police, Calderstones Area, Helicopter and Crime Awareness Poster Design. Competition Winner, 1st Prize. Received; 1999.

Liverpool City Council, Mossley Hill District, Recycling and Sustainable Development Poster Design. Competition, Winner 2nd Prize. Received; 1999.

Scripts, Software and Computer Languages

Expert in JS, Webpack 5, AJAX, HTML5, Flash AS3, XML, Photoshop CS 5.5, PHPMyAdmin. Advanced in PHP, MySQL, JQuery, Flex, WordPress. SHTML, Perl. Proficient in Adobe CS Suite, CSS3, Magento Front-end, CAD 7, Bootstrap, Joomla, Drupal, Jira, Angular 9, Tortoise SVN and XAMPP.

Beginner in Websphere, Monetate, .Net, Visual Studio, Ionic, MSSQL, Azure WS, Azure DevOps, Laravel 7 References

1. Laura Black, Manager, Uplec (adzn9d@r.postjobfree.com) 2. Penny Parry, Head of Digital at OSO Digital (adzn9d@r.postjobfree.com) 3. Jonathan Glyn Edwards, Barrister at Cambria Chambers (adzn9d@r.postjobfree.com) 4. Nick T. Crowley, Director Eurogarden Ltd, Formerly Director of CMA, 5. Kevin Holleran, Supervisor Scorpion Gaming Systems, 077********. Extended Contact details

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