About Me
Hi, my name is Mark and I am passionate about technology, web design, and web development. Having recently graduated from the University of Bath with a first class Applied Computing degree I am now looking for work opportunities.
I started my professional career in computing as a freelance Flash Developer back in the noughties, successfully developing Flash games, microsites, and multimedia applications. One of my biggest achievements was having a Flash game published on the BBC website.
In the following years, as the demise of Flash became apparent I learnt new skills that enabled me to develop small brochure websites and newsletters for email marketing campaigns. Additionally, I became increasingly interested in the technologies and programming languages that were used to create the dynamic content often associated with Web 2.0.
However, finding work consistently as a freelancer was proving difficult, and therefore in 2014 I decided to return to full-time education in order to improve my career prospects. In addition to my studies, I volunteered for Wiltshire Wildlife Trust utilising my IT skills to maintain and add further functionality to an existing intranet database application.
Technical Skills and Competencies
- HTML / CSS / Bootstrap / Responsive Design
- JavaScript / JQuery / JQueryUI / DataTables / Hightcharts
- PHP / MySQL / WordPress / CodeIgniter
- ASP.NET / C# / WPF / SQL Server Management Studio
- Usability and user experience testing
I enjoy coding to provide solutions to real world problems, and have developed a broad range of technical skills. Above all, I believe that good communication is crucial in order to facilitate the successful delivery of projects that fully meet client requirements.