PHIL GYFORD London EC2Y, UK. phil@gyford.com http://www.gyford.com/ OVERVIEW ======== * Freelance web consultant and developer with clients such as the BBC, Nature, the Cabinet Office, Ning, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Webby-award winning JamieOliver.com. Read more at www.gyford.com/phil/work * I have worked in and around the web industry since 1995 including editorial, design, programming and information architecture for companies such as Wired magazine, Capital Radio and UpMyStreet.com. * Completed a two year full-time course in Creating Theatre at LISPA. * MSc in Future Studies, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Texas. * BA(Hons) in Graphic Design and Illustration, University of the West of England, Bristol. * Free-time projects include TheyWorkForYou.com, Pepys' Diary, Byliner and Haddock.org. WORK & EDUCATION ================ Jun 2003 - Now Freelance WEB DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTING I perform a variety of roles, focussing on the design and build of websites. I create accessible and elegant HTML and CSS pages and produce neat, well-commented, object-oriented PHP and MySQL. * I and a colleague were commissioned by the BBC to develop a new editorial focus for the bbc.co.uk homepage. * I developed all the HTML/CSS templates for BBC Programmes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/ * I designed and prototyped various behind-the-scenes form-based processes used by advertisers on the Blyk mobile phone network. * I created a site for Jamie Oliver with Poke which went on to win a Webby Award. I was solely responsible for all PHP, HTML, CSS and integration of third party applications: http://www.jamieoliver.com/ * I designed and built the website for the BBC Innovation Labs in 2006 using Movable Type, which continues to be used. * I have designed and built The Time When for the BBC, a prototype for recording peoples' memories of days in history and aggregrating events on a day-by-day basis. An internal team later developed Memoryshare based on the prototype. * I developed an internal-only demo site for the BBC that enabled users to search, browse, rate and comment on a huge archive of TV programmes and share their preferences with friends. * Working with Wilson Fletcher I have produced neat and accessible HTML/CSS templates for the Royal Society of Chemistry and Wood Mackenzie: http://www.rsc.org.uk/ , http://www.woodmac.com/ * Other clients have included Dopplr, The Guardian, FT.com, Syzygy, Campbell-Lange Workshop, Ideas Bazaar, and other projects for the BBC. Mar 2001 - May 2003 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST at UpMyStreet.com. Creating and developing web-based products, both in-house and for public- and private-sector clients such as the award winning http://www.somersetonline.gov.uk/ . Projects taken from initial design and information architecture through development using PHP, MySQL, Perl, and W3C standards-compliant HTML and CSS. Aug 1999 - Dec 2000 MSc in FUTURE STUDIES, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Texas, USA. Gained a wide-ranging theoretical and practical knowledge of futures ideas and methods, with a personal concentration on communications technology and urban development. 'A's for every class. * Quantitative and qualitative techniques such as data analysis, questionnaires, trend scanning, scenario building and visioning. * Examination of trends through history and around the world, and the causes and effects of social change. * Methods for facilitating and encouraging group brainstorming. * Final thesis entitled 'Conceptual Dissemination Between the Internet and the Mainstream.' * Most papers are available online at http://www.gyford.com/phil/uhcl/ May 2000 - Jul 2000 Freelance WEB DEVELOPMENT for EmptySpace, London. Development and construction of new features for a high-spec streaming video and animation site using ASP, SQL, HTML and CSS. Dec 1999 - Jan 2000 Freelance WEB DEVELOPMENT for Chello Broadband, Amsterdam. Co-ordinating the integration and regionalisation of a new web-based email system for the European broadband ISP, http://www.chello.com/ Jan 1998 - Aug 1999 DEPUTY EDITOR at Capital Interactive, Capital Radio, London. Assisted with the ongoing development of one of the UK's largest networks of entertainment websites, eg, http://www.capitalfm.com/ * Training and managing section editors. * Originating, co-ordinating, editing and writing features. * Programming daily site content. * Setting style and organisational standards. * Playing a key role in special events such as webcasts and chats. Mar 1997 - Dec 1997 WEBMASTER at Syzygy, London. Wide-ranging responsibilities on a variety of websites for clients such as Pepsi, Excite, Cartoon Network and the V&A: * Planning site structures and navigation. * Graphic and interface design. * Liaising with clients. * Educating new members of staff. Oct 1996 - Mar 1997 Part-time course in USER-INTERFACE DESIGN, London Guildhall University. Oct 1995 - Mar 1997 ALPHA GEEK at 'Wired' magazine, London. * Sole responsibility for running a network of 40 computers, including email, web and DNS servers. * Advised on the expansion of technology solutions. * Created databases for inventory/order tracking and targeting marketing materials. * Educated and assisted users of wide-ranging abilities. * Played an active part in the editorial process. * Set up and maintained an intranet archive of back issues. Aug 1995 - Oct 1995 LAYOUT ARTIST at Bristol United Press. Jul 1994 - May 1995 Freelance MODELMAKER for Aardman Animations. Worked as part of a team on a variety of projects including Wallace & Gromit and many TV commercials. Oct 1993 - Jun 1994 Freelance ILLUSTRATOR for a variety of clients. Oct 1990 - Jun 1993 BA(Hons) GRAPHIC DESIGN (2:1), University of the West of England, Bristol. * Practised many skills: multimedia, typography, design, photography, illustration, printing and theory. * Work experience at Bristol Old Vic and Colchester Mercury Theatre. * Evening courses in French, German and Art History. OTHER ACTIVITIES & SKILLS ========================= * Worked with a team of volunteers to create They Work For You, a site where users can search proceedings in the UK Parliament and track the activity of their Member of Parliament. I was responsible for 90% of the PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS and elements of the design. http://www.TheyWorkForYou.com/ * Designed, built and run Pepys' Diary, a real-time publishing of the diary with annotations by a community of enthusiastic readers. http://www.pepysdiary.com/ * Designed, built and run Byliner, a service allowing users to receive email updates of new articles by their favourite writers on many websites. http://www.byliner.com/ * Designed, built and run sites for Haddock, an online community: a directory of several thousand associated links, http://www.haddock.org/directory/ ; a community media review site, http://www.haddock.org/review/ ; and a weblog aggregation tool, http://www.haddock.org/blogs/ . * Thirteen years' internet experience and continuing use of PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Perl, JavaScript, Movable Type, WordPress, etc. * I have learned basic Japanese and am currently doing a two year full-time acting course. * Organised, conscientious, hard-working, literate, reliable, attendant to detail, good communicator. References available upon request.