Lauren Agnew
Verified Expert in Engineering
Web Developer
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Toptal member since April 21, 2020
With over 15 years of development experience, Lauren started out developing large software applications for clients like Capital One Bank before specializing in web development. Clients include King's College London, BBC, Glasgow University, and Victoria Beckham to deliver a variety of creative digital solutions and headed up the digital department of a leading UK agency. She is passionate about building memorable online solutions.
Portfolio
Experience
- Agile Software Development - 15 years
- HTML - 15 years
- PHP - 12 years
- Git - 12 years
- Ajax - 12 years
- jQuery - 12 years
- CSS - 8 years
- Sass - 7 years
Preferred Environment
CreativeJS, Adobe, MacOS, Linux, Sketch, Coda, Slack
The most amazing...
...project I've built was a theft and threat reporting app used by security guards in Harrods and Chanel. It had a reporting tool for the metropolitan police.
Work Experience
Full Service Web Developer (Webflow, WordPress, Framer)
Freelance
- Collaborated with various design agencies to develop professional pixel-perfect responsive websites.
- Developed multiple websites, creating new themes or styling on top of existing themes.
- Developed and device-tested front-end HTML and CSS for commercial apps on both Android and iOS.
- Built editable HTML email templates for Mailchimp, Campaign Monitor, and Constant Contact.
- Animated website elements to appear/transition on scroll or hover.
- Optimized websites for performance, load speed, SEO, and accessibility.
- Devised creative technical solutions to accurately replicate a designer's vision via a templated platform such as WordPress.
- Conducted user training sessions for content management systems such as WordPress.
- Conducted user research workshops to capture and identify use cases and requirements documentation.
- Attended various technical conferences and workshops in person and online to ensure I am up to date on the latest techniques and trends.
Head of Digital
999 Design
- Managed the servers, hosting, domains, email, team resourcing, supported all existing sites, developed new sites, pitched for new work, wrote technical specifications, and kept up to date with the latest online trends.
- Technically led the redesign of Kings College London's website which resulted in them being awarded a CASE award for the best online platform.
- Led a team in the build of a college's website that went on to win a Gold Students Choice award for the best website.
- Led a team to create a website for Victoria Beckham's new fashion collection.
- Ran user research workshops on client projects to capture requirements and boost company moral by encouraging involvement.
Senior Web Developer
S1
- Highly optimized websites to ensure the load on the servers was minimal.
- Maintained and enhanced the existing sites to ensure that they were kept at the forefront of technological innovation and provide the best user experience possible.
- Redeveloped the homes listing site migrating all data from Oracle to SQL.
- Maintained the daily cron jobs that pulled data from various sources.
Business Solutions Consultant
Graham Technology
- Worked in teams and in partnership with other companies like Ernest and Young to develop software for large companies.
- Developed case management software for the Youth Justice Board.
- Performed user experience analysis to feed into improvements on the screen layouts.
- Performed training sessions and wrote documentation.
Experience
Animated Single Page for Netflights
A Custom Website for The Scottish Government
Shopify Website for a Scottish Island Gin
Built a Custom Website for a Large Shopping Center
UI Skinning of CBBC Apps
HBSC Study Data Visualization
https://data-browser.hbsc.org/ASSIST Global Smoking Prevention Study Website
https://assistglobal.net/Education
Honors Degree in Computer Science
University of Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, CreativeJS, Mailchimp API, Facebook API, D3.js
Tools
Figma to HTML, Git, Figma, Slack, Coda, Sketch, Adobe, Flash, Apache
Languages
SCSS, HTML5, CSS, HTML, Sass, JavaScript, PHP, CSS3, TypeScript, Perl, TypeScript 2, Ada
Paradigms
Responsive, Responsive Coding, Agile Software Development
Platforms
Web, WordPress, Webflow, Linux, MacOS, Unix, Oracle, Shopify, WooCommerce
Storage
MySQL, Databases
Frameworks
Angular, AngularJS, Ionic, Svelte
Other
Pixel Perfect, Sketch to HTML, Illustrator to HTML, PSD to WordPress, PSD to HTML, Web Development, Front-end, Figma to WordPress, Front-end Development, Responsive UI, UI Development, Forms, Static Site Development, Full-stack Development, Back-end Development, Coding, Programming, WordPress Themes, PSD Slicing, Web UI, Ajax, Payment Gateways, PSD to Mailchimp, PSD to Shopify, Digital Project Management, Optimization, HTML5 Video, Iframes, Web Dashboards, SVG, User Interface (UI), Back-end, Full-stack, Plugin Customization, eCommerce, Software, CSS3 Animation, SVG Animation, Figma to Shopify, Adobe XD to WordPress, WordPress Plugins, Squarespace, Neural Networks
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