Luke Bryan

Horsham, West Sussex, UK

I am an expert problem solver that can manage, lead and collaborate with any team and contribute to any phase of a project.

Process-driven and reliable, I have solid front-end development skills & experience to match.

Education

University

Bachelor of Business (Electronic Commerce)

2007 | Victoria University, Australia.

Graduated with Distinction (72% Average). Awarded Outstanding Student of the Year by Australian Computer Society in 2007.

High School

Victorian Certificate of Education

2001 | Swan Hill College, Australia

Enter of 93.3/100, ranked 3rd in year.

Experience

Core skills

These are the skills that I use in any project/role.

HTML5CSS3JavascriptUI/UX designAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorResponsive Web DesignGIT/GitHubNode.js & NPMAgile MethodologyProject Management
Roles
Now
Sep '22
Web Development Consultant
Remote (UK base)

2 years 10 months

  • Jan - Mar 2023: Building a PWA with React to extend the tech for a company that is scaling and requires their partners to collect/manage more granular data as they deliver services for customers.
  • Sep - Dec 2022: Generation CFO, main resources/events website rebuild, migrating from WordPress to headless strapi CMS with a Nuxt/Vue.js frontend hosted on DigitalOcean.
  • Proficient in all things web: marketing websites, internal tools, PWAs, integration work.
  • Available for contract work of any length and retainer arrangements.
  • Specialising in web application development.
TypeScriptVue.jsReactAngular 8+Nuxt.jsAdobe XDCSS Gridstrapi headless CMSPostgreSQLSEOTailwind CSSSassDocker
Aug '22
Jul '19
Head of Technology
LOVESPACELondon

3 years 2 months

  • Member of the senior management team.
  • Managed a team of 5 software developers.
  • Continued to own key products and contribute to development as the most senior front-end developer in the team.
CSS GridFirebase FirestoreVue.jsAngularJSProgressive Web AppsRESTful API designLessR&D ClaimsProcess DesignTeam Management
Jul '19
Jul '18
Development Manager
LOVESPACELondon

1 year 1 month

  • Oversaw the development process, taking on an increasingly strategic role interfacing with senior managmement.
  • Designed and developed a support chat tool with diagnostic data collection that embeds into various products.
  • Designed and developed a feature rich internal PWA (and before this, Android & iOS apps using PhoneGap) now used by all areas of the business on a daily basis.This app replaced a largely spreadsheet/paper-based set of processes and has become critical to operations for a rapidly growing business.
PhoneGap (Cordova)Progressive Web AppsFirebase FirestoreBootstrapGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle AnalyticsRESTful API designProcess DesignA/B TestingTeam Management
Jul '18
Jun '15
Senior Frontend Developer
LOVESPACELondon

3 years 2 months

  • Relied on to lead business-critical projects.
  • Designed a KPI reporting tool for the team and overhauled the project management processes and workflows to better measure the effectiveness of my team as a resource and improve planning.
  • Designed and developed a consumer Android & iOS app for the management of customer accounts/orders.
  • Designed and developed a web application used by warehouses to manage the inbound & outbound movement of boxes.
  • Produced detailed specifications for the move from a monolithic legacy codebase to the microservice architecture and now RESTful API consumed by various frontends.
  • Introduced Agile and led the creation of a product and tech team around these methodologies.
AngularJSReactPhoneGap (Cordova)WordPress CMSFirebase FirestoreMySQLBootstrapRESTful API designProcess DesignA/B Testing
May '15
Jan '15
Frontend Developer
Rockwell CollinsCrawley, West Sussex

5 months

  • Lead the UI development of a new in-flight entertainment system.
AngularJSBootstrapLess
Jan '15
Sep '13
Head of Website Development
KabbeeLondon

1 year 5 months

  • Promoted from Frontend Developer to Head of Website Development after 9 months with the company.
  • Acted as scrum master for a team of 15 developers and QA managers. This role included the responsibility of managing a complete overhaul of the team's internal processes and practices as well as the procurement of an online agile project management tool (Pivotal Tracker) and training the team in its use.
  • Lead the redevelopment of several legacy websites to client-side only solutions with AngularJS consuming RESTful APIs.
  • Recruited and managed a small web development team in Kiev. Conducted appraisals, sprint planning sessions and roadmap meetings with the Product team.
  • Liaised with the Product team and stakeholders to produce specifications and manage the day-to-day requirements of projects across multiple sub-teams.
  • Produced detailed documentation for internal tools.
jQueryAngularJSBootstrapProcess DesignTeam Management
Aug '13
Nov '12
Website & Social Media Manager
Master DistributorsMelbourne, Australia

10 months

  • Designed and developed brand/product websites including an online store and a custom open innovation web application for internal use by staff.
  • Researched, developed and implemented social media strategy for parent company and led the marketing team in developing a following on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
  • Conducted SEO for all web properties and search marketing and EDM campaign development for promotional activities.
  • Researched, composed and presented several proposals for social media, PR, online security, e-commerceinfrastructure and blogging opportunities.
PHPjQueryWordPress CMSMySQLSocial Media StrategySEO
Aug '13
Nov '11
Freelance Web Developer
WigitalMelbourne, Australia

1 year 10 months

  • Consultations with clients to determine requirements and advise on best practice/solutions.
  • Design and development of websites (marketing, catalogue, microsite, mobile) and custom web applications.
  • SEO, Search/Social marketing strategy and implementation.
  • EDM campaign design and implementation.
PHPWordPress CMSDesignBrand DevelopmentSEOSocial Media StrategyEDM Marketing
Nov '11
Feb '11
E-Commerce Coordinator
United PetroleumMelbourne, Australia

10 months

  • Designed, developed and launched a new company website resulting in a 30% increase in traffic, 15% reduction in bounce rate and a doubling of ongoing stakeholder involvement through improved back-end/training.
  • Designed marketing materials/branding, including flyers, advertisements, logos, imagery sourcing/production, taking on the role of lead graphic designer in the Marketing & Merchandising department in addition to the role I had been hired to do.
Drupal CMSDesignBrand DevelopmentSocial Media Strategy
Feb '11
Oct '09
Multimedia Developer
PT AcademyMelbourne, Australia

1 year 5 months

  • Designed, developed and maintained all of the Personal Training Academy websites including flash development, form and database integration and CMS implementation.
  • Designed brochures, flyers, advertisements, business cards and developed branding.
  • Produced video for training and marketing purposes.
  • Researched, developed and implemented social media strategy.
  • Implemented email marketing campaigns, including email design and database maintenance.
PHPDesignBrand DevelopmentAdobe InDesignJoomla CMSDrupal CMSEDM MarketingSocial Media StrategyVideo Editing
Sep '09
Feb '02
Temporary positions and study
Melbourne, Australia
  • Essentially working out what career I wanted to pursue.

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