Curriculum Vitae

Profile
I began web developing as a hobby back in 1995 at university.  I quickly combined it with my other main interest, comedy, and built my first freelance website for the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring in 1996.  After leaving university, I joined Dennis Publishing where I stayed to become the longest serving member of the interactive department.  During that period I gained vast experience, with an extensive knowledge base and a wide array of skills.  I am still passionate about the industry, take great pride in my work and always looking for the next innovation.

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Skill Set

Key Skills
Web Development, LAMP Administration (*nix, Apache, MySQL, PHP), Database Design/Query Optimisation, Search Engine Optimisation, Ad Serving Technologies (DART/Doubleclick).

Technologies
PHP, MySQL, XHTML / HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Zend Framework, PEAR, Apache Web Server, Adobe Flash, Subversion, ImageMagick, Perl, Content Distribution Networks, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Virtual Machines.  Familiar with other web technologies & software (eg Adobe AIR, Actionscript, Drupal, Wordpress).

Applications
Zend Studio, phpMyAdmin, Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat PDF, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, VMWare, VirtualBox.

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Experience

September 1997 - December 2009: Dennis Interactive, Dennis Publishing Ltd.
Started as a junior (Technical) Production Assistant in the then newly formed DI department, gradually working up to become Technical Director in January 2007.  During the twelve years saw huge expansion in the department, was involved a great many technical innovations, as well as the production of countless websites across a broad range of Dennis titles.

Role included working with editorial, design, production, sales and licensing teams throughout the company, along with overseeing the organisation, development and mentoring of the in-house technical team.

In 2008 oversaw the migration process of all Dennis websites from the existing technology partner to a new hosting partner.  The migration process meant that, for the first time, the DI technical team would be responsible for the configuration and deployment of server software.  Migration also saw the introduction of Subversion (SVN) version control system as part of the development process.

Other key innovations include: Development of in-house content management systems, international licencee website codebase, automated search engine optimisation algorithms, personalised advertising campaign software.

Freelance Work
Includes the initial software design and development of NetGenie and AdGenie platforms, for GenieGroup.  Also numerous CMS-driven websites for comedians and writers.  Please see portfolio for examples.

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Education

1994 - 1997: 2.1 Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Loughborough University, Leicestershire

1992 - 1994: GCE ‘A’ Levels from Chelmsford College, Essex

1987 - 1992: GCSEs from Shenfield High School, Essex

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Personal Details

Age: 34

Location: East London

Driving License: Full Clean UK Licence

Email: robsedgebeer@googlemail.com

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Other Interests

Comedy

Television and Film

Marathon running (currently in training for 2010 London Marathon, see comedy)