Kym Dusting
Verified Expert in Engineering
Accessibility Developer
Kym is a talented front-end developer and web designer with over 10 years of experience working on the web. He is an excellent communicator and hard worker. He emphasizes meeting deadlines and is delivery focused.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
jQuery, Sass, Gulp, Sublime Text, OS X
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on was coding the front-end for the alignment of seven state government sites into the Australian Business License Information Service.
Work Experience
Owner
Light Is Everything
- Handled freelance web design and development for small businesses.
- Designed and developed mobile-compatible responsive web sites with an emphasis on content driven adaptability and performance/speed.
- Handled graphic design, branding, and identity.
- Engaged in WordPress and eCommerce development.
- Configured and customized Shopify designs.
UI Designer, Front-end Developer
Department of Industry - Australian Government
- Was responsible for all aspects of the user interface for the Australian Business License and Information Service (ABLIS).
- Used wireframes to express business requirements and HTML prototypes to define and test interactions.
- Worked closely with the business analysts to design and implement UI solutions meeting business and user needs whilst adhering to usability best practices and accessibility standards.
- Handled UI design and front-end development of the Unique Student Identifier (USI) MyResults Portals.
- Was initially tasked with the creation of wireframes, process flows, and a user interface style guide to ensure a consistent, usable interface across the three MyResults portals. Expanded my role to include both visual design and front-end development of the portals.
Freelance Trainer
Fearless Media
- Conducted full-day workshops and training sessions on web design and development.
- Organized small class numbers to allow for hands-on direction for individuals in the group, to also deviate from course material, and deliver content to the level of the student.
- Prepared materials, prepared for delivering content effectively, understood different ways to approach content for different types of students, and learned time management.
Technical Designer, Senior Accessibility Analyst, Prototyper
Department of Immigration and Border Protection - Australian Government
- Built prototypes and document interfaces in a User Centered Design (UCD) environment.
- Evaluated websites and web applications internal and external to the department against the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 standard.
- Designed and documented departmental accessibility guidelines to cover WCAG 2.0, as well as relevant ISO standards for desktop accessibility.
Web Designer, Developer
Department of Health and Ageing - Australian Government
- Handled user interface design and development for a home and community care information management system.
- Handled ColdFusion development for the National Approved Providers system.
- Managed releases across multiple development and test environments.
Senior Web Developer
The Group
- Designed and develop client site management tools. Built these extranets to manage some of the FTSE100’s top corporate websites.
- Designed and developed functionality for email and email tracking, news, site content management, mobile site content management, and media library and blogging functionality. Developed using the Fusebox development methodology within the FuseBuilder framework.
- Maintained project work on client sites. Coded to W3C standards with a high focus on usability and accessibility.
Web Developer
AcitvateMedia
- Developed an InVue web application providing email, calendar, and task management functionality.
- Handled maintenance, bug fixes, and enhancements to existing sites.
Experience
Australian Business Licence Information Service
Actio
CMD Solutions
http://cmdsolutions.com.auLilly Bliss Lingerie
Achieve AG Solutions
http://achieveag.com.auGiftr App
Light Is Everything
Lydia Loves Paint
Skills
Languages
CSS, HTML5, HTML, Sass, JavaScript, SQL, Active Server Pages (ASP)
Tools
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sublime Text, Adobe ColdFusion, Atom, GitHub, Gulp, Git
Other
WCAG 2, Prototyping, Accessibility, Ajax, Usability, Single-page Applications (SPA), User Research, SVG
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, Google Maps, OpenWeatherMap
Paradigms
UX Design, UI Design
Storage
MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server
Frameworks
AngularJS, Angular, Bootstrap
Platforms
OS X
Education
Master of New Media Degree in Design and Visual Communications
University of Canberra - Canberra, Australia
Bachelor of Computing Degree in Computer Science
Federation University - Ballarat, Australia
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