Designer + Technical Lead
2015 - 2016Alchemy + Aim- Built and maintained the base framework for all custom projects.
- Interviewed and assisted new staff during onboarding.
- Built a large number of the company's flagship projects.
- Contributed to major business decisions regarding the company's direction.
- Put together systems to standardize the project workflow among devs.
Technologies: PHP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, WordPressWeb Designer
2014 - 2015Firing Squad- Built a donation site with rankings where users could nominate people to partake.
- Created a forum and community engagement website for a major energy drink.
- Set the internal standard for coding practices and frameworks used by other developers in the company.
- Managed projects, client expectations, deadlines, and collaboration with external developers and designers.
- Built a showcase and eCommerce website for a high-performance bicycle company.
- Built many sites from scratch, through a CMS like WordPress.
Technologies: Git, WordPress, JavaScript, CSS, HTMLWeb Designer
2010 - 2014Freelance- Rebuilt a major music blog in South Africa, which resulted in a 1500% increase in traffic.
- Designed and built an events calendar that could be maintained via a Google Docs CSV.
- Built a recipe database website for a major food brand's product range.
- Created a showcase and online order system for a wine company.
- Programmed a tool for users to place orders for prints of their Instagram images.
Technologies: WordPress, Git, JavaScript, CSS, HTML