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Based in Northern Ireland, with |yearsToDate| years of front end experience across digital agency, hospitality, retail and eLearning industries.
Core technologies
- Next.js
- Typescript
- TailwindCSS
- Framer Motion/GSAP
- Headless CMS Platforms
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Fast learner, able to pick up new technologies quickly
- 01React, Next.js
- 02Typescript
- 03Headless CMS platforms - Wordpress, Storyblok, Sanity
- 04GraphQL
- 05TailwindCSS, SCSS, CSS in JS
- 06PHP - Laravel Blade
- 07Git, .yml
- 08Framer Motion, GSAP
Projects I've worked on
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Able to challenge procedures and suggest new ideas
- 01Fast Learner
- 02High attention to detail, can work to tight deadlines
- 03Can take ownership and accountability
- 04Well developed internal and client communication skills
- 05Experience of mentoring
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Creating impactful solutions that stand out, capture attention, and drive measurable success.
Sep 2019
Saffron Interactive
Front End Developer/IT Technician
Developed bespoke learning course web applications, delivering custom digital education experiences.
- Enhanced web applications by integrating new features and improving performance
- Refactored legacy code and fixed bugs to boost maintainability and reliability
- Modernized front-end architecture by migrating components from Backbone.js to React
- Improved responsive UI using SCSS and Bootstrap, following mobile-first best practices
- Increased test coverage and confidence with end-to-end testing via Cypress
- Maintained and updated the company’s WordPress (Elementor) site for consistent content delivery
Apr 2021
Ironmongery Direct
Front End Developer
Led the migration of major infrastructure of an ecommerce site from MVC ASP.NET site to a modern Next.js + TypeScript site, overseeing both project management and hands-on development.
- Managed front-end team, setting coding standards, conducting code reviews, and mentoring junior developers
- Authored front-end documentation and best practices to improve onboarding and team consistency
- Maintained and improved third-party integrations (e.g., RichRelevance, Increasingly) to enhance user experience
- Collaborated cross-functionally with design, marketing, and SEO teams to align UI with business goals
Apr 2022
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Front End Developer
Worked across three internal software products - contributing to feature development, refactoring, and architecture planning.
- Contributed to feature development and architecture across three products, including a full product redevelopment that led to +15% subscriptions, +25% session duration, +25% increase in session duration and -33% support enquiries
- Built scalable, typed React components and reusable hooks to enhance maintainability
- Modernized legacy code by refactoring class components to functional with composition patterns and context API
- Integrated complex GraphQL queries and mutations using classic Relay
- Collaborated with designers to improve UI/UX feasibility and flows, and with back-end developers to evolve the GraphQL API
- Helped shape front-end best practices alongside senior developers
Redeveloped an existing product which led to +15% monthly subscriptions, +10% user growth, -33% support enquiries, +25% increase in session duration.
Jun 2023
To present
Together
Creative Developer
Worked across retainer and production teams developing, deploying and maintaining legacy and modern headless sites - prioritizing performance, SEO and animation quality.
- Deployed projects via WPEngine, Vercel, and Netlify, ensuring smooth releases
- Translated high-fidelity Figma designs into responsive, high-performing front-end experiences
- Acted as primary technical contact for clients throughout project timelines, ensuring alignment with development milestones and client expectations
- Collaborated with designers, animators, and copywriters to deliver cohesive digital products
- Refactored and added to PHP backend to support new front-end features
- Contributed extensively to the team’s internal development wiki, improving documentation, onboarding processes, and technical knowledge sharing
- Improved development efficiency through smart use of AI tools like ChatGPT and Cursor IDE
Built a custom WordPress plugin that extends ACF to improve team workflows and client UX in CMS