services
web development, design and usability reviews
I can help you make the best of your online presence or intranet application because I understand how people really use the web. I take the time to understand the needs of your users and those of your business.
I bring a friendly, enthusiastic approach, a keen eye for design and, most importantly, lots of professional web development experience throughout the full project lifecycle within a demanding commercial environment.
My areas of expertise
- Usability testing (did I see you at Usability Week 2006?)
- User experience (human-centred design)
- Information Architecture
- Web-application design, development & integration
- Website design
- Content management solutions
- .net & open-source development
- W3, DOM and standards compliance
- Accessible computing
- Database administration & design (SQL Server and MySQL)
About me
I'm an enthusiastic and creative developer with a passion for good design,
usability, quality code and a well-managed project. I'm an
experienced industry professional who has contributed to the success of all kinds
of projects from traditional websites for small business and charity, right through
to huge web applications for enterprise clients
(including major financial organisations and high-street banks).
Next steps
» Contact me to find out how I can help you
» Find out more about me (informal)
» Download my CV (MS Word format)
Recent work
Galerie Resonance website launched
I have just completed a design for the fine art gallery 'Galerie Resonance'. The gallery
keep things fresh with a new exhibition every 6 weeks. The website is designed to
reflect this by being fully 'themeable' - each exhibition can have a signature image
in the banner area, together with a corresponding colour pallette for the site.
» Galerie Resonance: Fine art gallery
Newtons4th.com redesigned
The new look newtons4th site builds on my previous standards compliant, accessible design
of the previous implementation, but brings a new, more polished design that better reflects
the company's forward thinking approach.
» Newtons4th
A new website for Southampton Vineyard Church
Another project successfully implemented with Macromedia Contribute for content management.
» Southampton Vineyard
Powerful content-management solution for Squire
A newly redesigned site for Squire Technologies brings a powerful content-management solution to Squire staff.
Macromedia Contribute provides the flexibility required to keep this site current, whilst being easy to use.
» Visit the Squire Technologies website
Beautiful Furniture website from Aspire
I developed a highly visual and engaging website for Aspire Community Enterprise, Southampton.
They have two markets — luxury furniture and training programmes. I delivered a modern, accessible site
but also took the opportunity to make use of some advanced CSS layout techniques to provide a graphically rich site
without sacrificing load times!
» Aspire Community Enterprise
A new look for Peptide Protein Research Ltd
I have just created a fresh new look for peptidesynthetics.co.uk following the success of the previous design.
An updated corporate identity and website design, with revised and expanded content bring this site right up to date.
» Visit the PeptideSynthetics website
Jewellery and precious stones: 24-Karat
I have recently completed a new e-commerce website for the jewellery and precious stones store, 24-Karat.co.uk.
The site is built around a very easy to use purchase procedure, and is managed from a bespoke content-management utility.
» Visit the 24-karat website
