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This is the online portfolio for Steve Fletcher. I'm a multimedia designer, front-end developer and e-commerce integration specialist.
I've worked with multi-talented project teams on the design and build phases of high-level e-commerce applications for some of the UK's biggest (and well-known) companies.
I design and build websites that are not only browser-independent, but are also accessible across a wide variety of user-agents from PDA's, web-enabled phones, touch-screen kiosks through to screen readers and Braille displays.
My solutions are stylish but practical websites that are hand-coded using the latest technologies, validated to W3C standards and WAI compliant.
Keywords:
London, E-Commerce, Development, Integration, Graphic Design, Usability, Accessibility, Assistive Technologies, CSS, Dom, AJAX, Javascript, Jquery, Java, JSP, Testing, Microformats, SEO.
Key Skills:
Development:
Designing and building UX (user experience) derived presentation layers over Java, ISML, ASP, .NET and PHP. Hand-coding XHTML, CSS, XSLT, XML, DHTML, DOM, AJAX & Javascript libraries (Jquery et al) to W3C, WAI & WSG (WaSP) web & accessibility standards (with RNIB training) and with attention to usability heuristics, user personas and test labs.
I am familiar with most database connectivity and server-side programming with PHP and SQL/MySql. I use both OS X and win32 platforms. Full knowledge of software life-cycle through to testing via system testing, UAT and Production. Member of Web Standards Group.
Design:
Certified Advanced Multimedia Designer. User-interface design, image creation, illustration, manipulation and optimisation using Illustrator, Photoshop, ImageReady, Flash and all other standard image processing software. I have also studied screen printing at central St. Martins (London).
Production:
Excellent man management skills. Use of standard project methodologies (Prince 2 but also familiar with Agile & Scrum) for internet production, resource scheduling, budgeting, performance monitoring, change control and documentation.
Experience of User Test criteria and focus groups for usability. Solid experience of dealing with clients (pitches, briefings et al), external project managers, account directors, producers, designers and developers at all levels.
Content & Creative:
User Interface/Experience (UX) planning and design, creative process direction, content creation, copywriting, proofreading, editing and proven CRM form design & SEO techniques.
Back to top.Current Availability
April 2011: Currently available for a contract role.
I'm quite keen to hear from any prospective agencies or companies as I'm currently looking to get stuck in to another project.
If there's any contract roles suitable, please email me (or call me on 07985 455561) and I'd be more than delighted to discuss things further.
Recent Projects
November 2007 - August 2010: SALMON.
High-level E-Commerce Project Team member dealing with pre-sales (initial design & presentation to clients) through to front-end build, integration with Java back-end, testing and delivery for some of the biggest retailers in the UK.
Projects involve design and integration of usable CSS & Javascript/Jquery front-end design patterns with Websphere Commerce JSP for the Salmon Application Framework for eCommerce (SAFE):
Previous Projects
January - November 2006: ARCADIA GROUP.
Completely new suite of e-commerce websites for Britain's largest retail giant.
All the UK's top brands:
Working with the Arcadia IT Programme Manager, I set-up, trained and directed the E-commerce Design Team throughout the design and build phase of the project to the successful launch of the major brands.
Contracted-in as Arcadia's E-commerce Consultant, I liased with IBM's Websphere Project Managers, Brand Directors and representatives, third-party design agencies, in-house graphic designers and web developers to ensure seamless integration of front-end user-interfaces and back-end technology.
All the sites use the same xhtml templates (served-up via IBM's Java-based Websphere), yet all were given their own unique brand 'look and feel' by using separate stylesheets based on Web Standards Project guidelines for accessibilty.