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GARY
SIMONS

Creative Web Developer

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Bird

GARY
SIMONS

Creative Web Developer

CONTACT ME

About

Creative, enthusiastic web developer. Passionate about great design and building dynamic, responsive and intuitive websites using the latest programs and languages

Currently employed full-time as a front-end developer, building and maintaining websites with Angular and TypeScript.

Earned a Diploma in Full Stack Software Development, First Class Honours, from Code Institute.

Ability to produce clean, maintainable and re-usable code.

Experience building responsive websites using Angular, React, Python, HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript and TypeScript.

Works well as part of a team or individually.

Many years design experience as an art director.

Creative concepts for web design.

Version control using Git and GitHub.

Databases in MongoDB and MySQL.

Work

Junior Front End Developer

mipools.com

MiPools

October 2021 - Present day

Maintaining and updating code for mipools.com using Angular, HTML, SCSS and TypeScript.

Creating new pages and features for mipools.com.

Creating off-shoot mini sites for special sporting fixtures.

Creative ideas and input into UI for projects.

Using Angular Materials to create UI components.

Building responsive HTML emails.

Art Director - Attitude Magazine

Attitude Media Limited / Stream Publishing

February 2017 - September 2021

Art direction, design and concepts for the UK's best selling gay lifestyle magazine.

Concepts for and art directed photo shoots.

Created logos, branding, marketing, supplements and related material for awards and events.

Created interactive iPad issue.

Created behind the scenes videos and 'moving covers' for iPad.

Created visual content for social media.

Mentored and develop other designers.

Art Director - The Liberty Magazine

Stream Publishing

July 2016 - February 2017

Created a glossy in-store magazine for Liberty of London.

Concepts for, and art directed fashion, interior and still life photo shoots.

Commissioned photographers and sourced location spaces for shoots.

Worked with clients to produce the best product to suit their needs.

Freelance Art Director

August 2014 - July 2016

Clients included Hearst Magazines, John Brown Media and The River Group.

Experienced in organising and art directing photo shoots; from food and interiors to lifestyle and celebrities.

Experience running Art Departments and mentoring designers.

Art Director - Restaurant Magazine

William Reed Business Media

April 2008 - August 2014

Art direction, design and concepts.

Commissioned illustrators and photographers, and art directed photo shoots.

Created logos, branding, marketing, supplements and related material for awards and events.

Mentored and developed other designers.

More design experience on request

Qualifications

Diploma in Full Stack
Software Development

Code Institute

Accredited by the University of Napier, Edinburgh (2020)

Grade: First Class Honours

Online course learning all aspects of Development.

Earned First Class Honours.

Built projects with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and Python.

Version control using Git and GitHub.

SQL, MongoDB and AWS servers.

HND Graphic Design

Lincoln College of Art, Lincolnshire

Grade: Merit

OND Graphic Design

Ware College, Hertfordshire

Grade: Merit

Projects

MiPools

MiPools website
MiPools is a gambling website, and my current employer. The site is built with Angular and TypeScript. It uses Angular Materials UI components for many functions, styled to match the site's UI.
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ANGULAR

TYPSESCRIPT

HTML

SCSS

Brandon Diller Photography

Brandon Diller website
Personal project designed by me and built with React. This is a fictional photography portfolio website. I designed a contemporary style to highlight the photographer's style.
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REACT

JAVASCRIPT

HTML

CSS

Handpicked Brighton

Handpicked Brighton website
Project from my coding course. A visitors guide to the best places to eat, drink and stay in Brighton. Built using JavaScript to show/hide content on click events. I used the Google Maps API to make a bespoke map.
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JAVASCRIPT

JQUERY

HTML

CSS

GOOGLE MAPS API

Wild Bunch Florist

Wild Bunch Florist website
Project from my coding course. Wild Bunch is a high-end florist. I used beautiful images of flowers and a clean design to create a strong visual brand. I designed a hand written logo to show the brand's wild attitude.
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HTML

CSS

Design & build by Gary Simons

Copyright © Gary Simons