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Ben Sharp

Senior Front-end Developer at Zzish

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About Me

Hello! I'm Ben, a creative, front-end web developer with 12 years experience specialising in front-end technologies namely JavaScript to ES6, HTML and CSS. I am passionate about building effective, user friendly web experiences. Whilst being a front-end developer, I am always keen to learn and expand my skill set to all areas of the development process. I am currently looking for new opportunities to work, share, collaborate and learn with good people.

Experience

Zzish

Senior Front-end Developer

  • Development and maintenance of the Quizalize front-end
  • Brought in new tech such as Styled Components and Apollo into the front-end stack
  • Onboarding and mentoring of junior members of the team

Tech stack: React | Apollo GraphQL | Relay Classic & Modern | Styled Components & PostCSS | JavaScript/Typescript/FlowJS | Webpack 3/4 | Node/Express

Zzish

Front-end Developer

  • Development of front-end architecture using React / Relay in Node-powered workflow
  • Focus on performance, usability and up-to-date practices
  • Focus on own learning and expanding my own skill set in a modern web stack
  • Collaborated closely with designers to create beautiful, fast and functional interfaces
  • Occasionally worked in a full stack role when required to help with workload and to pique my own interest in the overall development process

Tech stack: React | Relay Classic & Modern | PostCSS | SASS | JavaScript/FlowJS | Webpack 3 | Jenkins CI | Circle CI | Bootstrap | Pug

Freelance

Web Developer

  • Provide consultation, project management and support
  • Facilitate end to end development on a wide range of projects
  • Diagnose and rectify issues
  • Work closely with project management and design teams to deliver within a tight timeframe

Tech stack: HTML | CSS/SASS/LESS | JavaScript | jQuery | HandlebarsJS | Gulp | Webpack | GreensockJS | Actionscript | SVG | Bootstrap | GitHub | PHP | Wordpress | ExpressionEngine | Concrete5

Agencies: The Minimart, Antidote, ThirtyThree, VCCP, Everywhere, Cool Square.
Companies: International Railway Journal.

The Minimart

Creative Web Developer

  • Built numerous client websites, games, banner & micro-site campaigns
  • Worked closely with managing director in pitching for new business
  • Maintained performance of existing client websites
  • Maintained agency I.T infrastructure
  • Lead the development of agency website

Tech stack: Flash | AS2/3 | Greensock | HTML | CSS | JS | jQuery | XML | JSON | PHP | Photoshop | Illustrator | TortoiseSVN | Doubleclick Studio | cPanel | Plesk

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Projects

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Zzish

Interactive teaching and learning platform for schools

I joined the highly talented tech team at Zzish to work on their award winning teaching platform and assessment tool Quizalize.

Mercedes-Benz

IRJ PRO

Angular JS web app integrated with ExpressionEngine

Working closely with the sales and data team at International Railway Journal, I had been providing project consultation, SSL secured hosting services and site modifications for this AngularJS data visualisation application.

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz - Electric Intelligence

Interactive touch table application

Hired by east London marketing agency Your Favourite Story, I was tasked with building this interactive point of sale touch table application to be used in Mercedes-Benz showrooms up and down the country.

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