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KOIOS :: AI Consultant

Researched & delivered a variety of AI Toolchains to analyze legacy databases across multiple organizations, ensuring that all data concepts aligned with a standardized concept dictionary based on international standards (ISO, DIN, ANSI, etc.). This involved mapping disparate organizational descriptions to core standards, transforming traditional data dictionaries into a multidimensional thesaurus for more accurate and […]

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Head of AI :: Fractional Head of AI

Partnering with SMEs to develop, build & execute AI strategies that deliver measurable outcomes. My work included the solutions architecture of a autonomous, event-driven sales, marketing & data workflows that perform & process for a leading global skincare product (MCP, Snowflake, Shopify, CommerceTools, Klaviyo & GCP), a NDA’d Generative AI ‘penknife’ production pipeline for a […]

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AIForge :: Technical Lead – AI Incubator

Fast tracked a leading global AI Incubator ability to prototype, build & test AI App, SASS & PASS propositions swiftly by delivering a highly versatile, performant AI App production pipeline creating flexible, turnkey stacks. The stacks merged AI SDKs & Agentic Apis (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Perplexity, Replicate, Deepseek) with leading platforms (CMS, Martech & […]

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Oliver :: Freelance Technical Director

AI strategy & technical support for a multidisciplinary Unilever team ideating, prototyping & engineering AI:CX enhancements via AI SDKs (OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, Llama, Perplexity & Replicate) alongside CommerceTools. Additionally managed a distributed team of 23 in migrating Diageo’s brand & ecommerce sites from Umbraco (.Net) to Contentful (React). Technical oversight, strategic planning & stakeholder alignment, […]

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Unilever :: AI:CX

\n Whilst acting as freelance Technical Director at Oliver I was assisted with AI strategy & technical support for a multidisciplinary Unilever team ideating, prototyping & engineering AI:CX enhancements via AI SDKs (OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, Llama, Perplexity & Replicate) alongside CommerceTools. \n

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Diageo Umbraco (.Net) to Contentful Migration

Whilst freelance Technical Director at Oliver I managed a distributed team of 23 in migrating Diageo’s brand & ecommerce sites from Umbraco (.Net) to Contentful (React). Technical oversight, strategic planning & stakeholder alignment, mainly client-side (Olivers USP), followed by React pattern & component design, rigorous testing (Playright) & staged rollout to teams (Storybook).

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Raptive :: AI + Influencer Stack Refactor

Raptive, a global leader in Influencer tech & social media management wanted to bring GenAI capabilities (image, voice, video & fx) to its creator suite whilst undergoing a major SAAS refactor. Oversaw the architecture & delivery of a CI:CD suite of AI tools running SDKs & APIs from Bedrock, Vertex, OpenAI, Elevenlabs & Runway. Additional […]

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Vaionex :: Technical Lead – AI + Blockchain Apps

Collaborating with founders to ideate, engineer & deliver highly innovative React + React Native apps, interfacing with a suite of bespoke, commercial SDKs & APIs for BAAS Blockchain (Bitcoin, Solana, Ethereum) & AI. These included Legaliser (www.legaliser.com) an AI-powered legal contract analyst, Relysia (www.relysia.com) – a iOS, Android, & web-based Bitcoin & NFT wallet with […]

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Daily Mail Group (Eliza) :: Social Media Fashion Ecomm Startup

Oversaw an innovative social:fashion:ecommerce app for Millenials, entitled Eliza. Working in startup mode, oversaw the full lifecycle of UI design, prototyping, stakeholder signoff (management) & build via CI pipelines with unit testing. Streamlined content workflows & created a hierarchical editorial sign-off, removed RestAPI dependencies, integrated GraphQL, setup performant microservices (Kubernetes), server & serverless functions (Vercel’s […]

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nChain :: Fractional CTO – Blockchain Startups

Spent 3 incredible years at Nchain, the global leader in patented Bitcoin / POW technologies overseeing the incubation of a suite of turnkey enterprise:consumer blockchain startups that I sourced, selected & oversaw to leverage, reinforce & showcase Nchain’s L1 Bitcoin technologies. I also led the lifecycle development of a suite of turnkey blockchain products for […]

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CSL :: Technical Lead – Global Pharma Corporate Playbook

Oversaw the design, production & delivery of CSL’s innovative **playbook**, demystifying complex operations & day-to-day workings for a global pharma company. The work included composable content curation via **Contentful**, performant **React UI** design with scroll-driven animations, **3D visuals (Three.js)**, and **data visualizations (D3.js)**. Multi-level, permissioned-access via **Okta** & **Microsoft 360** was a prerequisite for legal […]

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UK Government :: Solutions Architect – 20,000,000 Document CMS

Solutions architected a significant GovUK departmental workstream to open access to, & management of, over 20,000,000 **Planning Inspectorate documents**. Designed API gateways (**Python/Django**) via **OAuth 2.0** (granular RBAC) to manage access. Created elastic GovUK **WordPress** instances to index/search the data performantly via **Elastic Search** and **Apache Kafka**-driven webhooks for updates. Also ‘hands-on’ designed and developed […]

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Woodford Funds :: Technical Lead – Trading UIs & DataViz Tools

Managed a cross-functional team converting prototypes into self-brandable **React UIs** and a trading UI controls suite (+**ThreeJS, D3**) powered by a highly performant, flexible **Django toolchain** + Cloud-based JS / Rust microservices. Architected, designed & built rich, realtime investor API-driven, user-customized, split-tested dashboards that analyzed data (**PowerBi, Kafka**). Spearheaded the use of **CI/CD (CircleCI)** on […]

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New Scientist, The Estates Gazette :: Technical Lead – Enterprise Headless Publishing Suite

Setup, configured, rearchitected & customized an Enterprise-level CMS with APIs and a decoupled, **React**-based frontend for RBI, unifying multiple leading titles under one low-latency, scalable code base and editorial workflow. Architected performant **microservices (Kubernetes@AWS)**, added optimized caching & rate-limiting, rolled out a **Jenkins**-based CI Pipeline, and indexed/primed **ElasticSearch** on all content types. Significant time was […]

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Ibiza Delivers :: Magento-based Yacht Provisioning Website

\nIbiza delivers is a online supermarket offering 24/7 deliveries to hotels, villas and yachts on the island of Ibiza. It has been compared to Ibiza’s version of Ocado and is used regularly by thousands of customers including celebrities like P Diddy, Jay Z, Kate Moss, Sienna Miller and David Cameron. I have been heavily involved […]

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Ibiza Delivers :: Magento-based SuperMarket / Delivery Site

\nIbiza delivers is a online supermarket offering 24/7 deliveries to hotels, villas and yachts on the island of Ibiza. It has been compared to Ibiza’s version of Ocado and is used regularly by thousands of customers including celebrities like P Diddy, Jay Z, Kate Moss, Sienna Miller and David Cameron. I have been heavily involved […]

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Prana Wellbeing :: WordPress Website

\n Prana Wellbeing is one of Londons top Health and Wellbeing centers offering a range of services including Yoga, Pilates, Physiotherapy and Nutrition. I was asked to evaluate and then rebuild their existing WordPress based site. The work involved unpicking the legacy code and rebuilding a multisite-enabled platform allowing each part of their business to […]

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The Harrington :: Serviced Apartments & Booking Website

\n The Harrington is one of Londons largest providers of Serviced apartments. I was asked to evaluate and then rebuild their existing WordPress based site. The work involved unpicking the legacy code and rebuilding a multisite-enabled platform allowing each part of their business to function with autonomy whilst allowing management to access all key areas. […]

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WPMotion :: Touch, Swipe, Gesture WordPress

I have just completed WPMotion a premium wordpress theme and potentially a web service too. This site is currently running in it. Its designed with portfolio and presentation sites in mind and allows you to navigate with click, touch, swipe and even gesture via leap motion. It utilises Reveal JS and supports all standard wordpress […]

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Hogarth Worldwide :: Freelance Technical Director

I was recruited to assist when their Technical Lead departed and just before a new Head of Digital took over. My role was very varied and included: Working on apps, websites, online tools and digital display advertising for the likes of HSBC, Santander, Dior, BetFair and British American Tobacco. Assisted outsourcing the majority of their […]

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BAT :: Android and IOS Social Location App

Whilst at Hogarth I was required to build a multi-language location based app for BAT. It used a wealth of APIs including Gigya for social login, GoogleMaps for Maps, Foursquare for locations and others for age verification etc. The idea was to show users the best places to smoke in specific cities like London, Zurich […]

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Santander :: Mobile Banking UI Framework

Whilst at Hogarth I lead a small team of UI Designers in the creation of a new HTML5 Mobile Banking UI Framework that allowed Santander to rapidly prototype and produce mobile-based product related applications for their customers.

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Santander :: Student Mentoring Network

Whilst at Hogarth I was responsible for overseeing the UX and Development of a new Student Portal for Santander that allows students to team up with mentors and allows them to gain work experience. The platform I chose was BuddyPress and great care was taken to ensure that the User Journeys and User Experience was […]

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Momondo :: Site Performance Optimisation

I was contracted as a consultant to assist Momondo, one of the leading online travel websites, to access and improve their PPC, SEO optimised website that was based on WordPress. The majority of the challenges faced were orientated around the hight traffic loads that the site was experiencing (in excess of 200,000 visitors per day) […]

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Native Design :: Lead Creative Technologist

Native Design is a leading integrated experience design company that delivers both industrial and interaction design solutions to many of the worlds’ leading brands including Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, HP, Audi, Mercedes, Bentley and the BBC. They are based in London, San Francisco and Amsterdam.\n\nI was employed as their lead creative technologist, helping them create the […]

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DX Halloween

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DX Cyber Pop Punk

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DX Electro:Cute

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DX Electrance

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DX Mystric

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DX Mystery:Tech

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Pernod Ricards Project Gutenburg :: Lead Creative Technologist

\n\nAs the lead Creative Technologist at Native Design I was responsible for a new intelligent product and platform for one of the worlds largest drink manufacturers, Pernod Ricard whose brands include Absolute Vodka and Beefeater Gin. They have released a press release of the project I was involved with, entitled Project Gutenburg. An NDA prevents me from […]

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Hewlett Packard :: Android Customisation & Launcher

Whilst lead Creative Technologist at Native Design, the integrated design agency, I was required to oversee the technical and development aspects of three new Nexus devices for HP – a 7, 8 and 10 inch tablet.\n\nThe majority of the project was the modification of the Android platform to make it more aligned with the HP […]

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Bowers and Wilkins :: UI, UX & Mobile Applications

Whilst working as the lead Creative Technologists at Native Design I was involved in numerous projects for and client meetings with their client Bowers and Wilkins (B&W) the leading speaker and headphone manufacturer. My work is under a very strict NDA and the products will not be out for another year or so. I am […]

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SFR – Set-Top Box UI / UX

Whilst Natives Lead Creative Technologist I worked for SFR, Frances leading telephone, mobile and broadband provider (part of Vivendi the group). The projects I was involved in ranged from the research, design and build of their next generation set-top box featuring plenty of ground-breaking entertainment and home-orientated technologies accessed via an advanced HTML5 UI. The majority of my work […]

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HP Sprout :: Lead Creative Technologist

Update: The HP Sprout has now been released. I was the lead creative technologist in its development at Native. Please see below.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/IBnf_lHxPdE\n\nhttps://sprout.hp.com/\n\nhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11408538/HP-Sprout-is-this-the-future-of-desktop-computing.html\n\nIt also was considered one of the top 10 items launched at CES 2015:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?t=268&v=gBF6j3qOfvA\n\nOne of the most interesting projects i worked on whilst at Native Design, the leading Integrated Product designs, was to completely […]

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DX SynthPop

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DX Disco:Tech

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MultiStory.org :: WordPress-based Photo Archive

Multistory is a lottery funded organisation that aims to document and archive day to day life in the UK. Top photographers like Martin Parr have been commissioned to take part and actively contribute to the program almost daily. I was asked to build the photo archive and gallery section of the site and leveraged wordpress […]

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DX Apocalypse 2012

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Billington Cartmell, Brave and Closer Live :: Technical Director

I was appointed Technical Director of Billington Cartmell (www.bcl.co.uk), their sister adverting agency, Brave (www.brave.co.uk) and their experiential arm, Closer (www.closerlive.co.uk) in January 2012. The group of companies between them represent a phenomenal array of leading clients including Carlsberg, Panasonic, Sennheiser, Philips, Unilever, Kraft, GSK, Lexus, Morrisons and Ernst & Young.\n\n

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Ellas Kitchen :: The Big Outdoors Facebook App

Whilst at Billington Cartmell i was responsible for the Big Outdoors Facebook App that allowed parents to upload ideas for outdoor activity ideas for their young children. The best ideas were then put into leader-boards and the users could then vote on them. The response was very positive and many parents commented on how useful […]

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PotNoodle :: Spinning Fork Banner and Facebook Campaign

Whilst working at Billington Cartmell I was responsible for numerous campaigns for their lead client, Unilever. Pot Noodles hugely successful Spinning Fork campaign, the product that makes the easiest of meals even easier, generated awareness and desire through a fully integrated support campaign, including digital & mobile advertising targeted at a youth audience. I was […]

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Ellas Kitchen :: Create your own TV Ad Facebook App

\n\nBillington Cartmell were asked to create Ellas Kitchens first integrated advertising campaign. I was involved at the story board stage and briefied to source the right type of flash animator to ensure the streamlined portability of their assets for use in the Digital side of the Campaign (both on the website and within Facebook as an App).  The idea within the digital execution was […]

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Ellas Kitchen :: Spin to Win Facebook App

The Ellas Kitchen ‘Spin to Win’ Facebook App was a flash-frontend, php-backend game by which users had to spin a pin wheel on the screen and whatever item it finished on was the item that the user one. Most prizes were voucher based and the fulfillment of these was done via Coupons.com. The ease of use and the significant discounts trough […]

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Ellas Kitchen :: Global Website, Email and eCRM Platform

Ellas Kitchen, a Billington Cartmell client, is one of the worlds leading organic baby food manufacturers and i was responsible for the build and roll out of a new eCRM platform that consisted of a multi-site WordPress-based platform for websites with email, Facebook and customer service functionality built in. \n\n Global Website Platform with Localised […]

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Philips :: Remote Training Platform Prototype

Whilst Technical Director at Closer, the experiential marketing arm of the Billington Cartmell Group, I was required to prototype a Remote Training Platform for their lead client, the Electronics giant, Philips. The web-based application enabled Philips marketeers to login and create content in the form of video sales promotion training tutorials and related questionnaires in order to access the quality of the users understanding of the training […]

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Panasonic :: European Roll-out for Community Platform

Whilst at Brave, part of the Billington Cartmell group of companies, I was involved with a few significant projects for their lead client, Panasonic. The Panasonic Lumix G is their top selling prosumer camera and Brave had been running there very successful ‘Lumix Lifestyle’ UK community site based in WordPress that enabled professionals and amateurs alike to share images, techniques and […]

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John Frieda :: ‘Bag a Box’ Facebook App

Whilst at Brave, I was responsible for an amazing, yet challenging, build for a John Frieda App on Facebook. Called ‘Bag a Box’ the app was a HTML5 game based on the principal of snaffling, whereby users could grab an evening wear item that they want from the previous owner and if they happened to ‘own’ the […]

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Ecover :: Experiential Event R&D

Whilst Technical Director of Brave (part of the Billington Cartmell Group) I was asked to investigate and advise on the best way to allow two handheld Ecover Disinfection Sprays with ‘pull to release’ handles to be used as both game and content controls for an state of the art exhibition stand at a global event. […]

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Dyson :: AirBlade Facebook Campaign

Whilst Technical Director at Brave (part of the Billington Cartmell Group of companies) I oversaw their client, Dyson’s Facebook Campaign to nominate public restrooms in America for an AirBlade sponsored makeover! Users could self nominate a restroom by adding it to a searchable database then leave comments and votes on it. The leader-board mechanic dictate which restrooms needed making over and the winners received a full refurb including Dysons revolutionary AirBlade hand driers. My […]

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Babybel :: SpaceHopper Campaign

Whilst at Brave we created a Babybel’s SpaceHopper Campaign that allowed participants to upload their own picture (generally of children) and position and wrap it round a Babybel branded space-hopper. These were then printed remotely and delivered back to the user. The code was Php-based and the platform was WordPress.\n

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Surf :: Gorgeous Laundrette Facebook App and Banners

At Billington Cartmell, we created a Gorgeous Laundrette Facebook Game based in Flash in which surfers were put in charge of a male model, Danny, who was at their every whim.  I was involved throughout the entire process from signing off the concepts pre-client, to writing the technical specifications,  working out costs, and managing both the Flash and  Php development and QA on the project. […]

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Wrigleys Airwaves :: Facebook App and Digital Advertising

Billington Cartmell were asked to reposition Wrigley’s Airwaves chewing gum from a medicinal decongestant to a product that offers consumers mental refreshment. The resulting award winning fully integrated campaign celebrated the effect of Airwaves’ unique menthol kick under the strapline and rebranding, Pocket Some Pow.\n\nThe result used visually impactful cartoon-style graphics across various media, from outdoor […]

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Sennheiser :: Labyrinth Collaboration Event and Facebook App

Billington Cartmell had a very successful music and performance arm, developed to marry brands and celebrities in a complementary marketing synergy. Artists like Plan B, Kylie Minogue and Dynamo teamed up with brands like Lucozade and Lexus for some award winning collaborative campaigns.  One of these  collaborations involved Sennheiser, a client, and Labyrinth teaming up to target the booming teenage headphone market that was increasingly dominated by brands […]

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Scotty Brand :: Pixar’s Brave Facebook App and Website Updates

Scotty Brand, a Billington Cartmell client, is a leading vegetable brand sold in the majority of supermarkets. Scotty had teamed up with Disney and Pixar for the launch of Brave, the animated movie about a red-haired Scottish girl on an adventure. I was responsible for the build of the Facebook App which contained a simple […]

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Morrisons :: iPad Experiential Campaign R&D

Whilst Technical Director at Billington Cartmell i assisted one of their lead clients, Morrisons, in researching their Christmas Experiential Campaign that involved a team of Morrisons Christmas helpers being dispatched to key shopping Centers setting up stands and asking members of the public to help them compile their Christmas shopping lists on branded iPads. As […]

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Ernst and Young :: CBI Annual Conference Sponsors Stand Technology R&D

Part of my role as Billington Cartmell’s Technical Director involved a significant amount of R%D to assist both pitches and client work. In the case of Ernst and Young my role involved researching the display, media and live content pushing technologies required to support their bank of HD screens for lead sponsors stand at the […]

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Dulux :: ‘Paint for Petrol’ Trade Redemption Campaign

Part of my role at Billington Catrmell’s Technical Director involved the researching of technologies to assist with predefined solutions. Dulux required a way of allowing their corporate account holders, lead paint and decorators, to accumulate credit by their paint purchases and then redeeming this credit directly for petrol. Whilst not being involved later in the […]

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Tetleys :: Microsite for ‘Help the Heroes’

Just done a Tetleys Microsite helping raise money for the ‘Help the Heroes’ campaign for British service men. Based in WordPress, it features a cookie-based age gate, and a client-editable area for updating the campaigns success.\n\n

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PotNoodle :: ‘Easy Street’ Facebook Game

Whilst working at Billington Cartmell I was responsible for overseeing numerous Facebook campaigns and apps for their lead client, Unilever. PotNoodle’s ‘Easy Street’ Facebook App was a selection of flash-based games with a retro, binary feel. Players competed for prizes by aggregating highest scores on a leaderboard and then sharing their positions. This project was […]

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St Ives :: ‘Bare to Dare’ Facebook Campaign

Whilst at Billington Cartmell I was responsible for many Facebook Campaigns for their lead client, Unilever. The St Ives ‘Bare to Dare’ campaign was a two stage campaign that featured almost naked male models revealing all for the first part, then inviting ‘real women’ to take and share a picture of themselves without make up. […]

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Dove :: Stay Colourful Facebook App

Dove is a client of Billington Cartmell and the Stay Colourful Facebook App required a Wordpress based Php back-end for storing and sharing of the pictures coupled with an advanced flash front end for the Filters and File Management. I was responsible for overseeing the freelance flash development and ensuring the the Php back-end was written in a modular way […]

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Dove :: TV Advert to Shopping Basket via Mobile

Whilst Technical Director at Billington Cartmell i spent considerable time assisting the Innovation Team in cutting edge, first to market solutions. One of these was a hybrid concept bringing together a range of pre-existing technologies to produce a compelling synergy.\n\nThe idea was simple, watch a TV advert for something you like, hold up your phone, […]

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Panasonic :: ‘Flag Tags’ Facebook and Mobile App

Panasonic is the official worldwide Olympic partner in the Audio Video Equipment Category, and whilst working as Technical Director of Brave I was responsible for technically overseeing their 2012 Olympics campaign, Flag Tags.\n\nFlag Tags allowed people around the world to show support for their country in the London 2012 Games by projecting a map onto […]

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Albert Bartlett :: Global Website Platform

Whilst at Billington Cartmell we built a global website platform for Albert Bartlett, the leading grower, packager and suppliers of potatoes. The client wanted a platform that could scale efficiently over time and permit a range of sites from full functionality localised sites enabling each territory to maintain autonomy through bespoke content, varying tone of voice […]

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Ellas Kitchen :: Global Websites, Banners & Facebook Apps

Whilst Technical Director at Billington Cartmell I was responsible for all digital work produced for their client Ellas Kitchen, the leading baby food manufacturer.\n\nThe work involved the full mix of digital channels including a global website framework, ecommerce, facebook apps, HTML5 and Flash banners and client-editible email campaigns. In addition I was also responsible for […]

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DX Radio – The Thriller (Halloween Mix)

https://soundcloud.com/dxradio/dx-radio-the-horror-halloween-mix\n\nA scary DX Radio mixed live on Halloween 2012 by the legendary Drahcir Xam to a graveyard full of zombies and witches. As always its an eclectic set, this time with a scary slant, featuring Haunted House, Electro, Techno and Breaks from artists as varied as the Bee Gees and Skrillex. The introduction features the […]

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Nash Bond :: Leading Estate Agents WordPress Site

Nash Bond is one of Londons leading estate and retail agents covering areas like Chelsea and Oxford Street. I was contracted by Underscore to convert their Photoshop designs into a wordpress theme. The site included custom post types and carousels and had to utilise some of Underscores existing wordpress plugins. The backend was greatly enhanced […]

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Casa Buen Honor, Ibiza :: Holding Page + Email Accounts

I have been asked by Casa Buen Honor, an Ibiza-based organic farm, to create them a simple brochure-based holding page for their newly launched farm shop.\n\nI have also set up hosting and email accounts for their employees.

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Bed & Breakfast Berkshire :: WordPress Site

Bed & Breakfast Berkshire is the website for a successful, family run Bed & Breakfast in Berkshire. I was asked to design and build a simple brochure site, with decent SEO, that could be self managed via a CMS.\n\nI chose WordPress as its out of the box features matched the projects requirements. I even used […]

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British Olympic Association / Team GB :: Technical Direction

I was at KitKattNohr Digitas, a top global Digital agency that’s part of the Publicis Group, to bring technical leadership to a range of private and public websites for the London 2012 Olympics, Team GB and the British Olympic Association (BOA).\n\nI am heavily in all areas of the Olympics based projects, from board level discussions […]

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HyperNaked :: Freelance Technical Director

Hyper is a phenomenally successful creative media agency whose clients include Nokia, Cadburys and Sony. They have just merged with Naked to form HyperNaked.\n\nI was recruited by them as freelance Technical Director to assist with technical guidance and leadership on two concurrent projects for their clients, Cadburys and Pedigree. It was also my duty to […]

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Cadburys :: ‘Keep Team GB Pumped’ Technical Direction

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1026E151551EFD73\n\nI was recruited by HyperNaked as freelance Technical Director to technically lead their client Cadburys’ London 2012 Olympic campaign. Cadburys are one of the British Olympic Associations and the Games main sponsors.\n\nThe campaign, running now, is called “Keep Team GB Pumped” and the idea is that members of the UK public can record themselves via […]

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Pedigree :: IA & Tech Specifications

Whilst contracting as Technical Director at HyperNaked I was required to assist them technically with their work on the Pedigree account for a new product launch, ‘The JumBone’.\n\nThe concept was a Facebook page and website with an embeded flash application for users to upload pictures and videos of their dog and then create and record […]

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DEFRA :: WordPress Site

Seven is a Digital Customer Engagement Agency who make, manage and monetise print, video, digital, social and mobile content for clients like Sainsburys and Virgin.\n\nI was recruited by them to create a WordPress-based site for DEFRA, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to replace their existing print-based magazine, Landscape.\n\nBuilt using WordPress 3.1 the […]

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Cabinet Office :: WordPress Site Planning and Build

I just received a call from the cabinet office confirming that they would like to utilise my WordPress knowledge and lead the build for the new Number 1o website that celebrates the 1st anniversary of the Coalition…. Working in Downing Street!!!! Lets see as other offers on table…

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Line :: WordPress Consultancy & Build

Line Communications is a market leader in bespoke e-learning content development with clients including Barclays, KPMG, Ford and Toyota. I was contracted by them to update and improve their existing WordPress-based website. Working closely with their marketing departmant to work out their new requirements and ways they currently used their site, I reinstalled WordPress, imported […]

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Integra CLO :: WordPress Site

Integra Community Living Options provides residential support and rehabilitation for men and women with enduring mental health issues and complex needs between the ages of 18 to 64. I was commissioned by them to build a new website to replace their rather dated original site.\n\nBuilt using WordPress, the site closely follows their branding guidelines to […]

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UFO Clips from Mainstream News

Mad footage of UFOs taken from the worlds news channels over the past few years. Fascinating, and, if true, pretty freaky… sit tight.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/v/87PRVP4EQAo

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Ibiza Delivers :: eCommerce Consultancy & Magento Prototyping

I was asked to be a technical consultant by Ibiza Delivers, an exciting Ibiza-based start-up, that aims to be the Balerics answer to Ocardo. They wanted a robust eCommerce store with real-time functionality to enable a multitude of advanced requirements including Multiple suppliers with perishable stock, Warehouse packaging, Member based services and Lorry distribution management.\n\nWith […]

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Digital :: Magento eCommerce Store

Just launched the new Magento-based eCommerce store for Digital, my company. Selling code, plugins, themes and consultancy by the hour, it has bookable appointment slots, paid for downloads and a hosts of rather clever Magento extensions. It will hopefully prove a new revenue stream in the months to but, at worst, its been a blast using […]

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Digital :: Online Support System with Trellis Desk

To support the new eCommerce arm of Digital i have built an online support system using Trellis allowing customers access key information 24/7 and for me to centrally manage support requests quickly.

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Gracelands Yard :: BuddyPress Site

Gracelands yard is basically a collective of alternative therapists and practitioners working together to offer a vast array of health therapies.\n\nI was asked to build a site that complemented their easy going surroundings and philosophy whilst conveying a wealth of information about the services and classes on offer. I used a multisite instance of wordpress […]

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Ki Performance :: Chief Technical Officer for StartUp

I was appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Ki Performance, a leading health and wellbeing provider to primarily manage their technical relationships with third parties, spec and develop white-labelled health and diet portals and create affiliate technologies that could increase sales opportunities. It was a very hands on role with considerable time was spent using Open […]

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Digital :: V-UI

Just finished another V-UI (Flash Website) for Digital, my company.\n\n

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Miranda Arneil :: V-UI (Flash Site)

Another V-UI (flash site) for a leading London-based makeup artist, Miranda Arneil. A photo-rich portfolio site showcasing some of her work.

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Outsorcery :: Creative Technologist

Outsorcery support some of the UK’s biggest and best Advertising Agencies, SMEs, Media Companies and Charities with a full range of Creative Services. Whilst there I was employed as a Creative Technologist, responsible for assisting with pitch and creative ideas (including creating the rich media idea for Citroens DS3 launch), and developing a range of […]

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Citroën :: DS3 Rich Media Ideas & Build

I was asked to create a variety of online media concepts for a launch campaign for Citroen’s DS3 by OutSorcery, one of EuroRSCG’s top creative agencies. The campaign theme was ‘AntiRetro’.\n\nFull story boards were submitted for each concept along with working flash examples that i built of the more advanced, proposed functionality. Citroen choose one […]

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Citroën :: C3 Rich Media Banners

I was asked to build a range of flash rich media banners for the Citroen C3 Campaign whilst working for OutSorcery, one of EuroRSCG’s top creative agencies. They were built for the doubleclick network. This was in addition to the rich media ideas and build that i did for them (click here to find out […]

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Credit Suisse :: Flash Banners

I was responsible for taking static designs and producing rich media, syncronised flash banners for leading investment bank, Credit Suisse whilst working for Outsorcery who are one of EuroRSCG’s top creative agencies. They utilised Flash’s local connection for between swf communication and were hosted on Credit Suisse’s main website.\n\n

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OS-Digital :: WordPress Site

I have just finished a new wordpress-based website for Outsorcery, a leading London-based creative studio. Its a portfolio-based site with a crisp, modern design. Features included dynamic content dependant on page keywords and an interactive flash based portfolio section. It was built as a child theme of my own D1g1tal theme.

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Digital :: Social Network in BuddyPress

Have just finished a social network-based site for my company, Digital, that’s based on the BuddyPress platform albeit with a lot of advanced, bespoke functionality.\n\nLots of clever features including voice communication, groups, forums, chatrooms (public and private), member-only content and the ability to build your own sites. Check it out.\n\n

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VoiceApps :: New Business Venture

Voice-enabled applications and services \nVoiceApps is taking communications to the next level by utilizing the latest technologies to offer advanced voice-enabled applications and services for both business and personal use.\n\nVoiceApps product and service range includes:\n \n Voice-enabled Advertising \n Voice-enabled Web \n Corporate Communications Tools \n Call Center Plug-ins \n Desktop Apps \n Mobile Apps […]

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UKCIP :: Consultancy, UX, Design & Build

I was required to discuss, spec and build an interactive Climate Change application for UKCIP (UK Climate Impacts Programme) via Oxford Universities Advanced Learning Department. It was built in Flash and featured 5 separate applications with video that educated businesses about the impact of Climate change and how to mitigate against changes in it. The […]

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HP, Pernod Ricard, B&W, SFR :: Product Design, Creative Technology & IoT Innovation

Led **IoT** & hardware design for **HP’s CES-winning** ‘blended reality’ Sprout PC and Spectre laptop, plus Android launchers for their tablet range. Designed self-ordering, data-generating eco-bottles, IoT cocktail smart dispensers and an engaging cocktail social ecom platform for **Pernod Ricard**. Developed **SFR’s smart home ecosystem** (set-top boxes, security cams, connected devices). Helped design the iconic […]

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Next :: Consultancy, UX & Build

EMC is one of the world’s leading IT Consultancies and I was appointed as a technical consultant to both advise on and build a video-rich microsite for Next’s Winter Advertising Campaign. Timings were very tight as the TV ad campaign had been already booked and there was no technical documentation or user journeys’ supplied. Having […]

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Drive Business :: Technical Director

I was appointed Drive Businesses Technical Director to primarily install process and bring strategy and innovation to this rapidly expanding, ecommerce provider whose clients included Bench, Gant, Reiss, All Saints, Hooch and celebrities like Kelly Brook and Randy Jackson. The majority of my time was taken up liaising with these lead clients and assisting with their […]

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All Saints :: eCommerce UX and eCRM

Whilst at Drive Business I spent a lot of time working closely with All Saints, the phenomenally successful fashion retailer who’s international eCommerce site was turning over £40 million annually.\n\nI had the task of improving their websites User Experience (UX) from both a functional and physical perspective in order to increase sales and site performance. […]

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Kelly Brook :: Website and Secure CMS

Whilst at Drive Business, the leading eCommerce company, i was responsible for the planning, ux and build of a new website for Kelly Brook, the actress. We built a beautiful site with a great UX, featuring a wealth of photography and video. Another significant feature was that Kelly and her management team were able to add […]

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Reiss :: Flash Look Book

Whilst at Drive Business, the leading eCommerce company, I was responsible for the creation of a Flash look book for one of their main clients, Reiss. This flash application resided on the homepage of their main website and after extensive User Experience (UX) research we created a simple UI enabled the user to quickly find […]

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West Country Designs :: V-UI (Flash Site)

New V-UI for West Country Designs, empowering them with Digital’s technology, network and solutions. Based in Cornwall, they are a welcomed branch to our ‘Digital’ network.

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Ibiza Penthouse :: V-UI Additions for DeliciouslySorted.com

At the request of Ibiza Penthouse, Ibiza’s premier penthouse complex, we have upgraded the www.delicioulysortedibiza.com website to incorporate a new ‘penthouse’ section featuring their commercial, recent photography and further property information.

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Rolling Rebel :: Digital & Print Identity

Commissioned by Peter Ker’s new film location company, Rolling Rebel to create an identity for them. Their new venture is currently working on productions featuring the likes of Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt. My work involved detailed research of the perceived and desired brand, followed by the creation of a logo suitable style guidelines. I […]

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Landmark Garden Design :: V-UI (Flash Site)

Deployed a new V-UI for Landmark Gardens, to replace their three year old website that I’d done. Massively updated to include a wealth of portfolio photography.\n\n

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Finders Keepers :: Website Consultancy for leading Estate Agent

Finders Keepers are the leading property rental agency in Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties asked Digital for advice on the new site that they had commissioned to a third party Development Company. I advised them on the best way to implement their requirements (Ajax, Database Conversions etc) and liaised directly with the development company to […]

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Noble Art :: eCommerce Store in Magento

Noble Art is a highly successful English company that produces giftware and souvenirs for worldwide distribution. I have built them a beautiful, engaging shop with a one page checkout built combining the power of Magento, the world’s best open source ecommerce platform.

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Deliciously Sorted :: V-UI (Flash Site)

Another day, another V-UI, this time for Deliciously Sorted, the Balearics foremost concierge and catering company who’s clients include Siena Miller, Calvin Klein and P Diddy. This V-UI contains a host of additional modules including an iTunes-style press gallery and video.\n\n

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Seriously Fit :: 2 Flash Sites

Seriously Fit Limited is a dynamic and innovative company with a passionate commitment to provide quality assured kitchen and fitted furniture installation solutions to both domestic and contract clients. I built them two flash sites, one for retail (home-based fittings) and the other for commercial (corporate) fittings.\n\n

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Beeching Gardens :: V-UI (Flash Site)

Another V-UI for one of London’s top Landscape Designers, Piers Beeching. The website was a simple design with an elegant feel, with 6 sections and a basic contact form.\n\n\n

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StreetShine :: Flash Site

StreetShine is an innovative social enterprise that gives people who have experienced homelessness, suffered disadvantage in the job market and are in the process of rebuilding their lives the chance to earn a regular income by operating a shoeshine service within offices in the City of London. Their clients include KPMG, Bloomberg, Deutsche Bank, Barclays […]

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Saatchi & Saatchi :: Technical Director

I was contracted by Saatchi and Saatchi’s in London to direct them in ‘bringing Digital to the heart of the agency’ after the demise of Saatchi Interactive. It was my responsibility to run all London-based Digital work, brainstorm with the creative’s (mainly with the global creative director), assist the Head of Operations’ in sorting process, […]

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T-Mobile :: Androids Launch in the UK

Whilst at Saatchi and Saatchi I was responsible for technically overseeing the launch of the Android platform in the UK for TMobile. Items included the creation of the UK’s first Android game, an AS3 Flash micro site and a wealth of online advertising for the UK launch of the G1 Phone from Google (the UKs […]

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Cadburys :: Touch Screen Game

Whilst at Saatchi and Saatchi I was responsible for researching and writing the technical and functional specifications on a touch screen game campaign for Cadburys Cream Eggs to be used over the Christmas period in London-based bus shelters. The campaign was utilising outdoor media owners JC Decaux’s screens and technologies and, thus, I had to […]

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Atlantis – The Palm :: Technical Project Management

Atlantis – The Palm is a luxury hotel based at the Palm, Dubai. Whilst at Saatchi and Saatchi I was it was my responsibility to advise the account directors’ on the best way to implement their clients Digital offerings. Work overseen included a Paper Vision based content carousel with a full CMS for their site, […]

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General Mills :: Online Strategy Discussions

Whilst at Saatchi and Saatchi I attended numerous strategic and planning meetings to discuss and begin the implementation of General Mills’ 2009 Online strategy for their numerous food-based brands. These brands included Green Giant, Betty Crocker, Haagan-Dazs and Old El Paso.

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3M :: Deal or No Deal Game Technical Project Management

Whilst working at Saatchis I was responsible for Technical Project Management of a half finished Database-driven Flash project that they had commenced for the Post It brand of 3M.\n\nThe project was an emulation of the Successful Deal or No Deal TV programme. Cash prizes were available and thus additional security measures had to be implemented […]

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Starbucks :: Website Rebuild

Whilst at Saatchi and Saatchi I was responsible for overseeing the London-based rebuilding and populating of a website that had been initially built for Starbucks by their American-based web development agency. The overriding issue was the lack of flexibility in the existing AS3 code to implement content changes efficiently and I advocated the rewriting of […]

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Axa :: Technical Project Management

Whilst at Saatchi and Saatchi I was responsible for overseeing a TV Campaign’s conversion to online. This included working with the creative’s to maximise the sourced material from the existing commercial’s footage. I was also responsible for raising numerous concerns about impossible creative treatments that were about to be pitched to the client.\n\n

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Google Oceans / MSC :: Project Assessment

Whilst at Saatchi and Saatchi I was responsible for technically assisting the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) with a producing a content layer and corresponding website to work within the new Google Oceans application.

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NSPCC :: Outsourcing Management

Whilst at Saatchis and Saatchis I assisted the above-the-line creative’s to extend their award winning campaign against cruelty to children onto the web as an interactive game. Liaised with both the animation production company and a Kiev-based development partner to get the project started and built a working flash demonstration illustrating the way the code […]

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Visa :: Digital Campaign Management

Whilst i was at Saatchi and Saatchi’s I was responsible for technically overseeing two large Digital campaigns that included numerous video/flash asset creations for Visa’s partner sites and a wealth of rich media banners that ran on FlashTalking. I had to attend numerous client meetings and liaise regularly with the account director, Visa’s head of […]

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Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) :: Lead CBT Consultant

Steria, the leading IT services provider in Europe, employed me primarily as the lead CBT consultant on their clients, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) new Diploma aggregation service that was to be used by schools to manage all UK-based students’ qualifications. I had to attend high level discussions with the client and decide on […]

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DX Radio :: Volume 1

https://soundcloud.com/dxradio/dx-radio-welcome-to-dx-radio\n\nThe first in a series, DX Radio brings to you a eclectic mix of party tracks selected and mixed by yours truly.\n\nStarting with more accessible, uplifting tracks and steadily building to a banging crescendo, DX radio takes you on a ever intensifying sonic journey, ideal for house parties, that follows the ethos, ‘if you can’t […]

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JWT :: Creative Developer

I was primarily employed to work on the Shell account as their Creative Developer advising both the client and colleagues and developing applications and sites. In addition other clients i worked on whilst there included Heineken, MTV, the Metropolitan Police and Merrill Lynch.\n\nOver time however, being the only ‘permanent developer’ in JWT I became more […]

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Shell :: Planning & Developing Brand / HR projects

I was assisted in the planning and implementation of a variety of Flash projects. My work included planning, solely-developing and supporting an award winning 3D-Flash recruitment site on shell.com, creating numerous rich-media banners for a variety of global campaigns, meeting with ad networks like Eye Blaster and Double Click and participating in both Media Buying […]

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StreetShine :: HTML Site

StreetShine is an innovative social enterprise that gives people who have experienced homelessness, suffered disadvantage in the job market and are in the process of rebuilding their lives the chance to earn a regular income by operating a shoeshine service within offices in the City of London. Their clients include KPMG, Bloomberg, Deutsche Bank, Barclays […]

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Heineken :: Pitch winning idea

Conceptualised and developed an idea for a campaign to launch a new keg based product in Greece. Idea was based on a virtual house party that you could invite your friends to whilst receiving a free drink from the keg on entry, The most visitors, hence the most beer, would then get their own real […]

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MTV :: 3 fake investment bank websites

These supported an anti slavery campaign for MTV. Also used detailed tracking via both Reinvigorate and Google Analytics and streamed video.\n

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EA, Microsoft, BBC, MTV, etc. :: Lead Developer/UI Designer

Built & launched the **BBC’s first video-enabled website** for BBC2 (which became the foundation for the **iPlayer**). Built **Microsoft/HP’s** £200M **BBC Jam**, revolutionizing elearning for all UK school children. Designed gaming UX for **EA’s Harry Potter franchise** (Xbox, PlayStation, GameCube). Designed and built **Cazenove’s** first website (UK’s largest private bank). Designed Digital experiences for **MTV**, […]

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Thomas Cook :: Technical Direction for broadband/ video travel site

It was my responsibility to manage, plan, develop and implement a ‘revolutionary’ video-based travel website, specifically for broadband, for their client, Thomas Cook. The site featured detailed holiday searches that provided video-based content for all countries, resorts and hotels on their database. Another feature was the ability to send any of these videos directly to […]

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Orange :: Website Update & eLearning Tools

I was recruited via Sapient to amend and update Orange’s business services flash site to include a new range of services that they were offering. I was solely responsible for all the work and organisation of the project including liaising directly with Orange Business Services Manager, both on site and at Oranges HQ. The majority […]

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Live Group :: Code optimization for PDA voting software

Fixing bugs that they were experiencing when running their interactive Flash-based research and polling software on PDA’s via wireless networks. I was also responsible for optimising the performance.

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Nokia :: Product Website Prototyping

Creation and deployment of an interactive site demonstration for their new mobile phone branding. It was to be presented to the global marketing executives of Nokia. MovingBrands supplied me with the visuals and videos and a series of story boards and I had to build the site via Flash. The site and demonstration included numerous […]

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Vodafone :: Product Presentation

Creation of an interactive Flash presentation for Vodafones’ executives explaining the next generation mobile technologies. Use of AS1 and AS2 to bring their Adobe Illustrator slides to life, navigation was controlled via the keyboard using the same commands as PowerPoint. It was published and distributed both as an .exe and a CD-ROM.\n\n

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BBC Jam :: Planning & implementation of a BBC Jam project

It was my responsibility to help Illumina Digital, a top digital content provider, plan and implement a Digital Curriculum Project for the BBC’s Jam site. The cutting-edge commission involved users collaborating on a series of missions through which they could learn or test themselves on all aspects of the science curriculum. The project featured interactive […]

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RailSelect.com :: Amending Flash UI for .Net Holiday Site

I was recruited to amend a Flash UI on a .Net-based holiday reservation site that ran web services. The main amendments were to add the ability for subscribers to amend their holidays’ itinerary and fix a variety of outstanding bugs that had been left by the two previous Flash Developers.\n\n

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Cable & Wireless :: eLearning Tutorial Viewer

I was recruited by Cable & Wireless to finish off an online tutorial viewer and Cd-rom that was part of the Secure Email service that they were building for the Criminal Justice System. It was my responsibility to add a range of additional features to the existing viewer that they had built and also to […]

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BBC :: Lead Consultant for the BBC’s first Broadband Website

Planning and developing the BBC2’s new ‘showcase’ broadband website. The website was written in XHTML, CSS and JavaScript and featured many Flash 7 and 8 enhancements. The site contained many advanced features, including the BBC’s first use of Flash 8 streamed video and the ability for the site to dynamically render assets according to both […]

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Microsoft :: API & UI Consultant

The Digital Curriculum (including the now defunct BBC Jam) provided e-learning for all schools in the UK. It delivers high quality video, audio and interactive educational content over the Web. I was employed as part of the IM Group, to work as a consultant for Microsoft (and whilst there, Hewlett Packard). I advised and instructed […]

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Pelagon :: Flash UI for .NET Print Annotation Software

Responsible for redeveloping the Flash front-end, ironing out any existing bugs and adding additional functionality. The finished product had the ability for users to annotate, edit and preview their print jobs remotely, create different levels of users, follow amendment histories and collaborate in real-time.

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Intel :: Code Debugging

I was recruited briefly to work from home, helping with a project’s flash implementation that was based around a virtual world.\n\n

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McDonalds :: Microsite & Nutrition Calculator

I was responsible for the entire development of a Flash-based microsite that supported a major TV and Press promotion promoting the new nutritional content of their happy meal choice meals. The site, aimed at mothers and children, featured a wealth of content including a nutritional calculator that enabled a user to select their desired meal […]

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Dove :: Flash Bug solving & ActionScript assistance

Working over a weekend from home to resolve numerous issues within a flash site that was due to launch at 9 am on the following Monday. All issues were either resolved or if there wasn’t time an explanation was supplied for how to fix the issue that their developers could address the next week.\n\n

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Pete Finer :: Flash Website

Was contracted by AquaTerra to build a flash website for this leading Chelsea-based Antiques company.\n\n 

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Fiat :: HTML Newsletter

I was employed by Arc Interactive to work for their client Fiat. It was my responsibility to create an html-based email template, using both PhotoShop and DreamWeaver, that would be dynamically created and dispatched to the required addresses via their ASP backend.

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Head 2 Head :: Intro & Navigation for Flash Website

Built a scripted, animated introduction for a client’s site that featured physics-based wind-blown blades of grass that randomly move and settle. The wind speed, order, rotation speed etc were all randomised to make the effect as realistic as possible. I also had to build an advanced scrollable navigation system for the site that enabled auto-selection […]

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Cisco :: Flash Banners & HTML Emails

Contracted directly by Cisco to work on an ad hoc basis remotely from home via secure access to their intranet. Work included an html email template for their UK Directors and numerous web banners in both flash and graphic formats.\n\n

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Standards Unit :: Flash eLearning CD-Rom

Planned the entire project, liaised with the clients directly and developed the functionality. The Quiz Engine was written in Flash and queried an Excel-editable, CSV database to enable easy data updates. All user statistics were tracked to the Shared Object Library for further reports, analysis and printing. Other useful functionality included the ability to host […]

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NHS University :: Html Intranet Site

It was my responsibility to redevelop and extend their existing Intranet Site to incorporate a “Developing New Processes” section and other additional content. The majority of the work involved converting existing word documentation into xhtml and the editing of existing intranets’ navigation. I was also involved in numerous meetings to establish best practice.\n\n

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Electronic Arts (EA) :: UI for Harry Potter (PC, XBox, PS2, Game Cube)

I was responsible for resolving the numerous issues they were facing whilst using Flash for the first time in as a UI for a game. The majority of the issues were related to localisation, i.e. dynamically rendering 15 different languages, including Japanese, on a variety of games platforms including the XBOX, Game Cube, PlayStation and […]

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InMarSat :: XHTML Website

Was employed by Publicis to rewrite existing html content, for use in InMarSat’s new XHTML website. All code had to be checked for W3C compliance before being submitted to their new Content Management System that Publicis had developed.

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DoDec :: Flash Sites, Banners, Games & Emails

In addition to designing sites for both DoDec and its sister company DoSo, I also was responsible for developing and designing for clients including Tefal, Rowenta, Bonus Print, Krups, ForeMost Villas, Director UK, Credit UK and Youth2Youth.\n\n

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Cazenove & Co :: Html Website for Top UK Investment Bank

I was responsible for recoding and redesigning their website for launch in September 2002. This highly visual yet corporate website included a wealth of HTML, JavaScript, downloadable forms, flash-based enhancements, advanced cgi-scripting, css and extensive cross-browser compatibility.\n\n

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AITC (Association of Investment Trusts) :: Flash-based CD-Rom

Flash-based CD-Rom that I developed for London-based developers, Webb Technologies and their client Egg Interactive. The CD contained a real-time interface for updating text, uploading presentations, interaction with their XML-based extranet, an interactive search engine, the ability to recognise users and write data to the hard drive for use at a later date. \n \n\n\n […]

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Drahcir Xam :: The Rocker

https://soundcloud.com/dxradio/sets/drahcir-xam-rocker-mixes-2001\n\nThis is the last track I made before I started concentrating on code rather than notes, which was probably for the best for everyone! Its over ten years old and counting. Made with Cubase and clicked in with a mouse, it’s a rocky little number with an uplifting end. As per usual its more of […]

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50 Connect :: Interactive TV HTML Site & Flash Banners

Converted their existing ASP-based Portal to Interactive Television specifications. Site was designed in order to optimise both the picture quality and the user experience on a variety of TV displays without the use of a mouse. Also created twelve trackable flash-banners for use in their Internet portal and online advertising campaigns.

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Parcel Force :: HTML MicroSite

HTML micro-site with JavaScript & CSS for Parcel Force’s online presence at the leading Internet auction site, eBay.com.

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Consignia :: Presentation for Post Office rebranding

Screened at the Crucible, for the Post Offices rebranding as Consignia. Contained a wealth of ActionScript, stunning animations and high-resolution photography and a wealth of creative table and chart effects.\n\n

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BladeRunner Group :: Flash Health Charts & Tutorials

Created an ASP-driven, certificate to display real-time data for this leading American employee health corporation. Detailed ActionScript coding with mathematic calculations resulted in a dynamic web-based pie chart. Also was responsible for the creation of a series of interactive, educational animations for their leading corporate health portal, LifeCheck.com.\n

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Drahcir Xam :: Alpha Draconis

https://soundcloud.com/dxradio/alpha-draconis\n\nA weird and wonderful funky tech track that even features my voice… get on down!

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WHSmiths :: Interactive CD-Rom with QuickTime videos

Created for leading London-based design agency, Big Fish. The WHSmiths Amazing Adventures CD-Rom, which is still on sale, was flash-based and contained QuickTime videos, audio channels and a wealth of information on over 30 different adventure activities.

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Drahcir Xam :: Westerno

https://soundcloud.com/dxradio/westerno/\n\nAnother track that i created in my youth! All done just on a PC with a variety of software like Rebirth and Cubase SX. Have a listen, there’s a few great ideas there, production quality is obviously lacking so apologies!

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Drahcir Xam :: Acid Flashback

https://soundcloud.com/dxradio/acid-flash-back\n\nAnother track that i created in my youth! All done just on a PC with a variety of software like Rebirth and Cubase SX. Have a listen, there’s a few great ideas there, production quality is obviously lacking so apologies!

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Drahcir Xam :: Mystric

https://soundcloud.com/dxradio/mystric/s-zQQVR\n\nAnother track i created in my youth! All done just on a PC with a variety of software like Rebirth and Cubase SX. Have a listen, there’s a few great ideas there, production quality is obviously lacking so apologies!

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Drahcir Xam :: London Ting

https://soundcloud.com/dxradio/london-ting/s-nHy2z\n\nAnother track that i created in my youth! All done just on a PC with a variety of software like Rebirth and Cubase SX. Have a listen, there’s a few great ideas there, production quality is obviously lacking so apologies!

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University and School Club Nights

\n I organised my first club night, Anonymity, when i was 16 and still at school. The music was house (great tracks from the early 90’s) and it was based in Henley-on-Thames, the UK club mecca! After that i tried a few more including, The One on One which all went extremely well. The final […]