I am a front-end web engineer with a passion for solving complex problems with elegant solutions.
I have over 13 years experience in web development building sites and apps for games studios and volunteer projects.
I blog about my experience and quests in web development, and you can view my public articles on my blog page.
Below you can read about my employment history, skills and professional portfolio.
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I have worked in the games industry for 16 years with 13 of those working in web development. I am currently employed at Jagex Games Ltd
as a Senior Web Engineer. I currently work predominantly remote and am mostly interested in roles that offer hybrid or remote-first employment. References are available upon request.
Below is my Games Industry employment timeline at companies across the UK. Before working in games I have also worked in the USA as a Recreation Director at the Internation Gymnastics Camp, Pennsylvania.
Senior Web Engineer
Senior Web Developer
Web Developer
Junior Web Developer
Software Tester
QA Engineer
QA Tester
Technical Level Designer
QA Technician
QA Tester
Throughout my career and personal projects I have a wide exposure to many frameworks and languages both industry standard and proprietary. Whilst my passion is predominantly front-end I also have many years of experience supporting back-end implementations across multiple platforms and am able to quickly adapt to support the needs of my team.
I have also been passionate about blogging myself and other team's work to improve company cohesion and help identify value delivered to the business.
I am an avid supporter of design system delivered through Storybook.js for display, maintenance and testing. I have planned and delivered progressively more ambitious implementations of these that have been of high value to the business.
Passionate about pushing the boundaries of what CSS can achieve in a browser.
Vast experience in React/Next.js for constructing web apps and sites for AAA games and corporate websites.
Many years of experience in php on LAMP servers to deliver mysql database driven websites and internal web-based tools.
Moderate experience developing a proprietary Java based framework to support several very mature online MMORPGs.
Basic experience editing videos with Adobe Premier for display in presentations or usage in web technologies.
Active maintainer of Dev Blogs and internal monthly roundups for my department. Passion for increasing visibility of value delivered
Decent exposure to integrating marketing and analytical tools including PostHog, GA/GTM and Singular.
Substantial experience with developing Consent compliance websites and applications using OneTrust and Cookiebot.
Below you will find a collection of projects I have worked on throughout my career and in my personal time. Referees for projects are available upon request but technical details may be withheld by the owner / business.
Built a shared integration layer for OneTrust, PostHog and Singular across Jagex websites and the Launcher, eliminating duplicated implementation work across 15 technology teams.
(URL not public)
Implemented and coordinated a brand refresh and update across Jagex's entire ecosystem that included a simultaneous launch of over 50 systems including websites, apps, billing systems and internal tooling. I undertook the majority of the code changes and then planned and ran a seamless launch that completed on schedule to high praise from senior management.
Built a multi-tenant Next.js app to support community immersion for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape with accompanying Storybook design system.
The system includes HiScores, Polls and other systems that encourage players to return and immerse themselves in the games.
(URL not public)
Constructed a large design system using React/Next.js and Storybook.js to style and maintain consistent branding across all Jagex Publishing Platform products including websites and apps.
The system covers all areas of visual implementation including colours, animation, typography, sizing, components and is all structured using atomic design principles.
The Jagex Launcher is an application that is used to run all Jagex products. I was responsible for maintaining the design system integration that delivered the visual aesthetics and functionality for the front-end as well as event tracking and consent compliance.
Rebuilt the RuneScape news system using Java and FreeMarker hosted on proprietary technology to work better on modern browsers and be ready for the launch of RuneScape Mobile improving article engagement by over 40%.
The corporate website for Jagex Games Ltd. This site content was powered by Contentful CMS and later migrated to a fixed, code-driven version. The site is driven via Express with EJS for page templating.
RuneScape and Old School RuneScape's player event runs most years and requires a large input from teams across the studio. For this event I have built multiple versions of this site on many different tech stacks.
I also built my first ever Progressive Web App for RuneFest 2017 that was used to assist players throughout their visit to the event.
At RuneFest 2018 other team members and I hosted a talk on one of the stages at the event explaining the work that goes into managing Jagex's web services.
The following is a library of person projects I have undertaken outside of my career and regular work. Most source code is available on my GitHub for review but private projects are available on request.
I built a web app to read live data from my Netatmo Weather station. The data from the station is read and used to adjust an SVG graphic using CSS animations and transformations.
I constructed a website to advertise, administrate and provide performance analysis tools for my local trampoline club.
My CV is available for a more condensed format of my professional and personal experience - read it here.
I am always happy to talk about experience of discuss potential exciting new projects and ideas. You can reach out to me using the form below or contact me on Social Media.