About me
Hello! my name's James Thomas, and I'm a Zend Certified Engineer who specialises in developing PHP and MySQL database driven sites. I was also a finalist for Freelancer of the Year 2012! Take a look at my employment history and programming skills below!
Employment
The Funding Corporation April 2010 - PRESENT
In this position I am responsible for requirements gathering, database design, web application development of internal web based systems, and system analysis.
In my time at The Funding Corporation I've developed a number of web based systems which have dramatically streamlined business processes, cut costs, and helped the way which people around the company go about their day to day work.
Not only have I developed new web based systems, but I've rewritten ASP.NET web applications into PHP, and written business critical scripts saving the company in excess of £20,000/annum.
Moneysupermarket.com June 2008 - June 2009
As part of the Rapid Response Development Team I was responsible for urgent bug fixes, which included prevention of SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting (XSS).
In this position I was required to communicate with not only staff throughout different areas of the business, but also with staff at Moneysupermarket.com partner companies, such as Yahoo and MSN.
I originally went to Moneysupermarket.com for work experience and had no experience of ASP. I picked up ASP within a couple of days after shadowing a developer and was then given some work to do mysql. This made a good enough impression which lead them to offering me a contract at the end of my two week work experience period.
Freelance Testimonials
PHP Web Application for ordering processDecember 2011
"This was the first stage of an evolving project. James dug me out of trouble after a previous bidder messed me around and i'm so happy that this was the case now!! James has been fantastic to work with. His communication is daily or on demand and he accepts new changes and challenges with enthusiasm. I look forward to the next phases and using James on future projects. A true proffesional with a bright future."
"Phase two of the project and James continues to impress with his coding work, communication and understanding of my needs. Highly recommended by me!"
revision to form November 2011
"Thanks James! Another job well done."
Access Data Base Program November 2011
"Absolutely Fantastic. Exceeded my expectations and has delivered a first class product. James has written and scripted an advanced Web based database, and we shall now be looking to extend the product using his services. Throughout we have been kept updated, been able to test and modify the product to a more than successful and workable solution. Complete value for money to suit our current budget on this trial project. Totally recommend James services. Faultless. Many Thanks. CTS Group!"
Small CMS and maybe a little front-end development October 2011
"Cheers James... splendid work as usual! "
html programmer October 2011
"Great Job!!!!!!!"
Reset/Retrieve Admin Password on Website October 2011
"Prompt response. Good communication skills. Highly recommended."
Front-end developer wanted August 2011
"James has been very diligent with regular feedback & update on the job. Will use him again for sure."
Google Analytics and PPC help August 2011
"James has acheived my goal of identifying which keywords are resulting in orders on my website. I would recommend him for this type of work and will use him again."
Help with Hacked WordPress Websites April 2011
"I know James personally and asked him to fix 4 of my wordpress sites that had been hacked. He quickly found the problems, fixed them, and blocked any leaks in security. I would highly reccommend James for this type of work."
Skills and Software
On the 5th October 2011 I passed the Zend PHP 5.3 Certification and became a Zend Certified Engineer. "Zend Certified Engineer (ZCE) certification is an internationally-recognized PHP certification established by Zend Technologies." By passing the Zend PHP 5.3 Certification, I am fully qualified to build PHP web applications.
Below you can find a list of software that I use and the languages that I'm skilled in.
Software I Use
- WordPress
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5
- MySQL Query Browser / Administrator
- SQL Management Studio 2005
- Macromedia Fireworks
- Microsoft Office
- FileZilla
- WinMerge
Languages I Develop In
- XHTML / CSS
- PHP
- MySQL / MSSQL
- JavaScript / jQuery / AJAX
- XML / XSL
- Classic ASP / ASP.NET
Education
Rydal Penrhos September 2003 - April 2010
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