Steve Pugh - Curriculum Vitae

Head of Channels & Innovation @ London & Partners

• Leading web and email technology specialists at the Mayor of London's official promotional agency.

Senior Web Development Manager @ London & Partners

Senior Web Developer @ London & Partners

• Bringing together the online presences of Study London, Think London and Visit London to create a new digital platform for the best big city on earth.

Senior Web Developer @ Visit London

• Added WAI ARIA landmark roles across all Visit London sites – very quickly received unprompted, positive feedback from screen reader users.
• Converted all Visit London web sites to HTML5.
• Produced working prototypes using Google maps, Bing maps and five other mapping APIs in order to choose the best product.
• Simple JSP based parser of RSS feeds from Twitter in order to recognise and separate common Twitter idioms (@username, #hashtag, etc.).
• Development of experimental web site presentation layer in XSLT as well as a more conventional JSP framework.
• Implementation of a Content Management System, using the Percussion Rhythmyx platform. I liaised closely with consultants from the vendor to customise the product in line with business requirements.
• Supporting web analytics using WebTrends, creation of custom reports in collaboration with an in-house business analyst and consultants from WebTrends.

Freelance Web Developer/Consultant

• Accessibility and site optimisation for a large government department.
• Creation of a portal for teenagers utilising an advanced templating system for easy updating of complex pages by editors.
• Extranet development for a major IT company.
• Accessibility guidelines for a financial institution.

Web Developer @ Wicked Web

• Line manager for other web and multi-media developers.
• Assessing project requirements and advising on appropriate technologies.
• Creation of project documentation, including information architecture, style guidelines and technical specifications.
• Primary build of HTML pages and templates. Supervision and mentoring of build carried out by other developers.
• Liaison with designers and programmers to ensure seamless workflow throughout a project.
• Quality control - set standards for the project; test functionality, usability, accessibility and browser compatibility; and advise on remedial actions to be taken.
• Advising on strategies and implementations for improved search engine presence.

Intern @ On-line Publishing

Worked on web sites for clients including the Labour Party and several charities. Developed HTML, JavaScript and graphics skills in a commercial environment.