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- Jo Carter (she/ they)
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Holler Digital Ltd. (January 2011 - November 2014)
Responsible for developing and styling new websites and Facebook applications (using Symfony 1.4 and Symfony2) for a variety of clients; including writing functional and technical specifications for projects. Also responsible for setting up live server environments with nginx and Apache2.
The latest items I've worked on are:
- innocent drinks - global - completed on 2 Jun 2014
- the innocent foundation - completed on 20 Dec 2013
- innocent Chain of Good - completed on 19 Dec 2013
Freelance Senior Developer (November 2011 - January 2011)
Freelance development for Skive Group Ltd and Albion London Ltd. Work included maintenance on existing client sites, building a custom CMS solution in Symfony 1.4, development of a custom webservice for radio stations and customisation of an asset management system for a brand site.
The last items I worked on were:
- Jose Cuervo Brand site - completed on 11 Jan 2011
- Aviva BIG - completed on 15 Dec 2010
Pod1 Ltd. - Digital Media Agency (June 2007 - September 2010)
Responsible for maintaining and developing a selection of e-commerce and content managed websites for a variety of clients primarily in the fashion and holiday industries; including proposing new solutions for existing clients, and writing functional and technical specifications for projects. Development in PHP5 (with MySQL), using both a custom framework solution and an open source framework, Symfony (with database abstraction using both Propel and Doctrine).
The last items I worked on were:
- Barceló Hotels & Resorts - completed on 12 Aug 2010
- Chic Outlet Shopping - completed on 25 Jan 2010
- Sani Resort - completed on 27 Nov 2009
Personal Projects
These include a collection of tools for Packrat (a virtual social collection-based game on Facebook) and other games (inc Cities). The Packrat Tools include a MOO Sticker generator (using the MOO API - currently disabled); a Market Tracker, which uses a cron job that scrapes information from the site (with permission); an Information tool, which displays recipes and market information for the cards; and a Mockup generator. They have been received well by the Packrat community, and the developers of the game.
The latest items I've worked on are:
- Daisy and Chris's wedding site - completed on 31 Jul 2011
- Packrat Mockups - completed on 7 Dec 2009
- Packrat Recipes & Card Info - completed on 4 Aug 2009
Mind Candy Design Ltd. (March 2006 - June 2007)
Responsible for maintaining and developing many websites used for Perplex City, an online alternate reality game (ARG); and a website used for the BBC Big Weekend ARG. Also involved in the alpha stages of the development for Moshi Monsters.
The last items I worked on were:
- Perplex City Stories - completed on 5 Jun 2007
- Perplex City Post Office - completed on 9 May 2007
- Wayback @ Perplex City Stories - completed on 4 May 2007
University of Nottingham MSc in Information Technology (2000 - 2005)
The last items I worked on were:
- Dissertation: Hyperstructure Image Organiser - completed on 19 Sep 2005
- The jim++ Interpreter - completed on 8 Jun 2005
- Online Application System - completed on 13 May 2005
