JAMES BRUCE

This was my first dive into web development, I have worked with this client on a few occations building a pair of websites to the clients specification. the first version of this was making use of a static website, built with moslty HTML and CSS, with a small amount of Javascript

This project was the first inital introducton into development and It was fun figuring out how everything worked, from building the code and slotting it together, to the server management side of things

I enjoyed building this from a developer persopective but in terms of content management, this was quite hard, as the client was unable to work in direct HTML, this was later adressed when I re-visited the client and re-scoped the website

The link below is to a legacy version of the website developed by me oritionally, and has been made viewable using the WaybackMachine

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The client that I worked with previous wanted to work with me again to rebuild their website and make some ajustments to the layout, I took it upon myself to re-build this project using the wordress platform. this enabled me to hand over the project to the client and the end of development and train them on how to use the admin area. this made it a lot easier for them to use and meant that any content changes could be done by them

Building in wordpress was enjoyable and the plaform is quite straght forward from a developer and content management perpsective. I made use of various plugins to help me with uploading content and creating page layouts for the client as well as automated website optimisations such as image scaling and sizing. The client was then able to take over on the management side of things and make amendments to the pages where needed.

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This was a project that I worked on during university, my main goal was to create an application that can search for movies based on a criteria (reviews, top 25, star rating) and users could then create watch lists for films they are interested in. the app used an API to pull in the movie title, the year it was created cover image and a description of the film. this was quite a fun project to work on as I have a strong interest in films.

This app was built using nodeJS as a framework, the skills that I have learned using this language developed into some of the skills I use each day for other projects im currently working on

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• Created responsive HTML email templates and website pages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Utilized email marketing software and tools (Pardot, Spotler, Constant Contact) for building and distributing email templates.
• Established and documented procedures and workflows for Spotler, including campaign creation and segmentation, resulting in effective email marketing efforts.
• Utilized content management systems (Kentico, Storefront) to ensure high-quality website changes and product creation across subsidiaries.
• Managed email templates and web changes, including version control and archiving, to maintain messaging accuracy and consistency.
• Led a successful re-branding effort for email templates, collaborating closely with the design team to align with the company's updated brand identity.

• Ensure timely delivery of websites meeting required standards for scheduled go-live.
• Conduct comprehensive cross-browser and cross-device testing to minimize issues with new features.
• Migrate existing content from clients' previous websites to populate new websites.
• Communicate and assign tasks to the marketing team for cross-over clients.
• Prioritize client satisfaction and delegate requested changes accordingly.
• Develop automated tests using Codeception and PHP within a Docker container.