Matthew Wells Resume

Welcome to my online resume. I am a 24 year old web developer based in the north of england. My interests lay mainly in development of user oriented, standards based solutions using open source technologies. I focus mainly on application development though deal heavily with web design/development and various levels of client side coding.

Education history

Date Information

2005-2006

MSc Computer Science (Distinction)

Dissertation: Dynamic Security Skins - read

Modules:
Software Engineering,
Requirements Analysis, HCI and Relational Databases,
Introduction to Java,
Advanced Java,
Computer Networking,
Computer Infrastructure

2001-2004

BSc Marine Biology (2:2)

1999-2001

A-Levels (5)

1998-1999

GCSE's (10)

Key Interests

  • Web application development with a focus of maintainability, scalability and efficiency. My area of focus involves php development within a framework such as the Zend framework or CodeIgniter.
  • User Interface (UI) design and implementation, use of Asynchronous javascript (AJAX) to achieve enhanced and more intuitive user experience. Effective interface design can reduce workloads, increase efficiency and decrease server loads.
  • Standards based web design focusing on accessibility and site optimization. Design oriented around reaching the maximum possible audience and providing an intuitive experience for all users. Embracing such standards results in a faster, more usable site with a higher search engine ranking.

Skills

  • Fluent in XHTML, CSS, XSL, Javascript, PHP
  • 5+years experience in all aspects of design with Photoshop
  • Experienced in a number of IDE's: Dreamweaver, Zend Studio, Textmate, Blue Fish
  • Experience with a number of different relational databases including MySQL and Oracle, fluent in SQL
  • Experience in all aspects of managing and maintaining a web server. My experience lies with Unix based solutions and I have a lot of experience in maintaining and using both Apache and MySQL
  • I have a lot of experience in working with Java (including some JSP)
  • I have experience in a number of different programming languages including, Perl, Python, Bash, ASP, VB and C++
  • I have a lot of experience in designing large scale solutions using Object oriented design patterns along with associated technologies in documenting these designs. For example using Microsoft Visio and OmniGraffle (preferred) in producing technical documentation constructed mainly using UML
  • Experience in working on a number of different platforms: Mac, Windows and Linux