Personal details
Chris Herring BA(Hons)
London
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Summary
Since leaving University in July '07 I have been working for Or Media in South London as an Interactive Developer. As part of my role I have worked upon the production of numerous Flash and web projects throughout their lifecycle including:
- www.itvmedia.co.uk/eventtv/
- plannertarium.channel4sales.com/main
- www.channel4sales.com/
- www.onenightonlyonline.com
Prior to working at Or Media, I studied Interactive Media Production at the Bournemouth University Media School, graduating with a First-Class Honours. During my final year I received the D&AD New Blood award for my major project.
Core technical skills
- Actionscript 3.0 with XML using OOP.
- XHTML and CSS to W3C Standard.
- PHP 5 OOP using Symfony framework.
- Javascript using JQuery libraries.
- Experienced in SVN and Trac, set up.
- Understanding of MySQL and ORM.
- Awareness of MVC concepts and design patterns
Professional experience
- Development of various commercial and B2B websites, using the Symfony framework for both front-end and back-end.
- Carrying out functional enhancements to existing websites.
- Prototyping new ideas and technology for projects alongside the design team.
- Working within an agile environment, whilst using SVN and Trac.
- Assisting in the scoping of new ideas for pitches.
- Knowledge of website usability and accessibility standards, WAI, W3C.
- Awareness of website optimisation solutions.
- Worked on projects Channel 4, ITV, Mercury Music, Sennheiser.
- Contributed on e-commerce projects for Ravel, Dune.
Employment history
- Interactive developer at Or-Media, London, Sept 07 to Nov 08:
- Work placement at PMedia, Bath, June 06 to Sept 06:
Qualifications
Bournemouth University Media School, Bournemouth, 2004 to 2007
BA(Hons) Interactive Media Production First class honors.
Wellsway School and Sixth form centre, Bristol, 1997 to 2004
3 A Levels at grade B in Media studies, Design Technology and Geography
11 GSCE's from grades A* to C including English, Math's and Science
Achievements
- D&AD New Blood Winner 2007, for Ruled By Secrecy project.
http://www.chrisherring.co.uk/portfolio/Ruled+by+Secrecy
http://media.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/news/jun7/news_dad.htm
- University 3rd year student rep and grad-how committee member.
