I can take your web or mobile project from concept to delivery — without the jargon

I’m the creator of Checkbot, a Chrome extension that tests 100s of pages at a time against 50+ SEO, speed and security web best practices. Checkbot automates website optimisation audits that normally have to be done manually such as finding broken links, duplicate page content and insecure password forms, and has been praised for its UX. Everything was done by myself including the website, the graphic design and logo, the UX design, the custom subscription payment solution and the comprehensive web best practices guide that accompanies the extension. Checkbot has a 4.9 out of 5 average user rating, 30K+ active users and 100s of paid subscriptions.

I’m the creator of Fresco for Android, an easy to use yet feature packed digital painting app for Android phones and tablets. Fresco was one of the first Android apps to feature layers, and comes with configurable brushes, custom implemented image filters and robust undo/redo/autosave. The code was highly optimised to run on low-end devices: it has low memory usage, painting feels responsive with limited processing power and only requires 0.3MB to install. On release, Tested said Fresco was “the best drawing app on Android” praising its intuitive interface and the realism of the digital paintings produced. Fresco has sold 10K+ copies and has 500K+ free downloads.

I was lead developer on the team that made AV Search for the UK government’s National Apprenticeship Service. The publicly available iOS and Android mobile app lets you search and apply for apprenticeships. The project included writing a web service that lets you search through live apprenticeship data that were synchronized from another database. A core challenge of the project was managing the complexity of multiplatform and multidevice development. We used extensive automated testing to reduce defects and improve code maintainability. The app was successfully launched to the public without a single major bug needing to be fixed.

Working with Freak Films, I developed an interactive map experience for a Triumph Motorcycles visitor centre. The map was projected on to a 170 inch screen and displayed map pins for brand related Instagram posts and information on Triumph dealership locations. A nearby large touchscreen display let visitors pan, zoom and explore the projected map. I had to develop a custom CMS that let staff curate the Instagram posts shown and automate pulling in dealership data from an existing live database. The map display also had to function if it went offline. The experience this project was part of won a Scottish Design Award.

I was the core developer responsible for enhancing and optimising the website for Cloudreach, an international cloud computing consultancy with 700+ employees with headquarters in 17 cities . My role included adding a complete multilingual solution, dynamic content that changed based on the perceived interests of the user, SEO auditing and optimisations, Salesforce integration, migrating to HTTPS, cloud hosting migration, analytics for visitor behaviour, theme customisation and landing page development.

In collaboration with film production company Freak Films, I created a large screen touch input game for the Old Low Light nautical museum. I worked closely with the museum to create a game design that taught players how light houses are used by sailors to steer to shore. I then worked with graphic designer Andrei Staruiala to create an inviting faux 3D gaming experience that worked within the budget we had.