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About Me
I'm a creative developer based in London, working on HTML5 / JavaScript projects with digital advertising agencies and organizing events related to Google technology. If you're interetsted in working together I'd love to hear from you, drop me an email to find out more or request a CV.
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Digital Advertising
I've worked as a creative developer for several digital agencies, creating advertising for over 20 clients with a range of technology. I'm currently freelancing as a HTML5/JavaScript developer in agencies around London.
DoubleClick
HTML5 Challenge
I developed Lean Mean Fighting Machine's entry into DoubleClick's HTML5 challenge, an interactive machine that visualized the users thoughts by displaying images and YouTube videos based on their text/speech input.
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HTML5 Challenge
Our banner won the contest, achieving a days placement on YouTube's homepage and a showcase in DoubleClick's Rich Media Gallery.
Google
Translate Banners
I developed a series of banners to advertise Google Translate for Chrome that pulled in foreign news using Google's Feed API, then allow the user to translate them using the Translate API.
Visit Sweden
Lapland Lotto
The Super Swedish Lapland Lotto was a project I worked on for Visit Sweden, and consisted of a lotto-type competition to win tickets to Sweden.
Strongbow
The Last Word
A Facebook app to show a new ending to Strongbow's 'The Last Word' commercial each day, and browse through the endings that aired previously.
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Festival Fun
As part of Strongbow's 2011 festival sponsorship, I developed an app for their Facebook page to show line-ups and pull in photos using the Facebook API.
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Magners
Catch 'n' Crush
A game I developed for the Magners Facebook page. Players crush apples as quickly as they can to compete with their friends and win prizes.
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Fosters
Fosters Pourtal
I developed a HTML5 app for the Fosters Facebook page to promote their new Pourtal pouring system and help users find their nearest pub.
Vic & Bob's Speedy Pants
A game written in HTML5 and jQuery, where players had to remove Vic's pants as fast as they could to win tickets to their new comedy tour.
Toyota
YouTube Masthead
For Toyota Yaris I worked with DoubleClick Studio to develop a video container for an advertisment by Saatchi & Saatchi. The banner was featured on the Youtube.com homepage for a day.
Event Management
In January 2011 I began management of Google Technology User Group in London, to plan and organize Google technology related events. See london-gtug.org for more info and upcoming events.
Google I/O Extended
I organized an two day event for Google I/O 2011, giving people an oppurtunity to watch Google's keynotes streamed live from the conference in Mountain View. Over 100 people attended over both days.
Developing AngularJS
A talk I organized with Google's Vojta Jina discussing AngularJS, a new JavaScript framework for web app developers.
Google Maps Code Jam
An event I hosted with talks from Google's Mano Marks and Maps blogger Keir Clarke, followed by a Google Maps hackathon.
Google Chart Tools
A talk I organized with Google's Riccardo Govoni discussing the latest advancements of Google Chart Tools.
Chrome Add-Ons
Since the development platform for Google Chrome opened up, I've been working with the APIs to produce Extensions, Apps and Themes. You can find more details at ChromeShark.com.
Chrome World Cup
A set of 33 country themes for Google Chrome, developed as part of Google's Fifa World Cup 2010 promotion. They reached over 200,000 downloads in just three days.
Evolved Online Games
A gaming app that pulls games in simplistic and intuitive jQuery interface. The app has had over 60,000 users in the Chrome Web Store.
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Papercuts
A simple but versatile note keeping extension. It uses Chrome's bookmark API for storage, so notes can be synced between computers.
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Other Extensions
Paste It
Paste your email address or any other text from a toolbar button, context menu option or Alt+V keyboard shortcut.
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History Search
Search through your browsing history by typing 'h' plus your query in the Omnibox.
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Online Games
I've developed over 20 games for online gaming sites and also as part of my Interactive Media degree at Wolverhampton University.
Chromium Symphony
A shooting game with 15 exciting stages, artistic effects and epic orchestral sountrack.
Play it here
HappyLand Valentine
Miserable elves are making everyone in HappyLand sad, help the Fuzzy Elf use happy hearts to cheer them all up.
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Meteor Blast Synergy
A retro style shooting game with a colour matching twist. Includes 3D models, stat upgrades and challenges.
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University Projects
Get Fit with Wolverhampton FC
A game to teach children about health and fitness whilst also promoting the Wolverhampton Football club. The application was purchased by the club and distributed to local schools.
Byteworld: An Internet Safety Adventure
An educational game designed to teach children aged 8-12 how to stay safe on the Internet, with video clips that I filmed and edited.
Counting and Time in Japanese
A software package to teach users how to recognize, draw and speak numbers and times in Japanese. The program is compatible with touch screens and includes recorded Japanese speech.
Contact Me
Contact me via my LinkedIn profile.