Mike Harmer, Designer in York, United Kingdom
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Mike Harmer

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Bio

Mike has been designing and developing websites for over 15 years with a considerable depth of experience, passion, and unique insight to bring to client projects. After cutting his teeth at digital marketing agencies, Mike started his business working with startups, entrepreneurs, and creative companies on various design and front-end development projects. Now back in-house, he creates websites and software for the creative advertising industry and other diverse projects.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Web Designer | Front-end Developer

2020 - PRESENT
Extreme Reach
  • Led UI design and development on three products, driving a combined $6 million in revenue.
  • Created industry-leading websites for top creative advertising companies.
  • Built brand new product offerings as well as constantly improving current software.
Technologies: Next.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, UI Design, Web Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Branding, Product Design, User Interface (UI), Digital Product Design, Responsive, Adobe Creative Suite, User Experience (UX), Responsive Design, Figma, Web UI, Web UX, Design Consultation, Web App UX, Web App UI, Dashboards, Dashboard Design, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Adobe Photoshop, Front-end Design

Web Designer | Front-end Developer

2014 - PRESENT
Do/Make
  • Created my own digital products used by over 100,000 creatives and brands.
  • Worked with exciting startups to deliver world-class design and front-end development.
  • Managed my own clients and projects in a productive, collaborative remote environment.
  • Worked on a large variety of projects at different stages, so I'm comfortable both starting from scratch and integrating with existing products.
  • Focused on solutions that provide a measurable return for businesses.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, Adobe Creative Suite, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Branding, Product Design, UI Design, UX Design, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Digital Product Design, Responsive, User Experience (UX), Responsive Design, Figma, Web UI, Web UX, Design Consultation, Web App UX, Web App UI, Dashboards, Dashboard Design, Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Adobe Photoshop, Front-end Design

Web Designer | Front-end Developer

2012 - 2014
NEVERBLAND
  • Worked as a senior level designer and developer to deliver projects for startups and well-known brands.
  • Created our own in-house startup ventures and services.
  • Designed and built our in-house CMS system.
  • Worked remotely with our team of clients, project managers, other designers, and developers across different time zones and onsite with startup clients as an extension of their team.
  • Led client meetings, presentations, and discovery sessions; both in person and remotely.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, Adobe Creative Suite, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Branding, Product Design, User Interface (UI), Digital Product Design, Responsive, User Experience (UX), Responsive Design, Web UI, Web UX, Design Consultation, Web App UX, Web App UI, Dashboards, Dashboard Design, Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Adobe Photoshop, Front-end Design

Web Designer | Front-end Developer

2009 - 2012
onebestway
  • Started as a junior designer fresh out of university and left as the senior designer responsible for the entire creative output of the whole company.
  • Learned front-end development and brought that back in-house.
  • Worked with local and regional clients on all kinds of creative projects across print and digital design.
  • Defined and managed our internal design and development processes.
  • Led client meetings, presentations, and discovery sessions.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, Adobe Creative Suite, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Branding, User Interface (UI), Responsive, User Experience (UX), Responsive Design, Web UI, Web UX, Web App UX, Web App UI, Adobe Photoshop, Front-end Design

Education

2006 - 2009

Bachelor's Degree (First Class) in Multimedia Design

Northumbria University - Newcastle, UK

Skills

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite, Jekyll, Adobe Photoshop, Sublime Text

Languages

CSS, HTML, JavaScript

Platforms

Figma, MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Other

UI Design, UX Design, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Digital Product Design, Responsive, Web Design, Responsive Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Product Design, Web UI, Web UX, Web App UX, Web App UI, Front-end Design, Wireframing, eCommerce Design, Branding, Design Consultation, Dashboards, Dashboard Design, Themes, Front-end Development, Back-end Development, Company Portfolio Design, Website CMS, Email Design, Landing Page Design, Template Design, Email Template Design, Landing Page Optimization, Lead Users, Writing & Editing, Next.js, Digital Publishing, React, Theme Development, Page Speed Optimization, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

Experience

  • Digital Product Design - 15 years
  • User Experience (UX) - 15 years
  • Web Design - 15 years
  • CSS - 15 years
  • HTML - 15 years
  • User Interface (UI) - 15 years
  • Responsive Design - 10 years
  • Figma - 3 years
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