Experienced web developer looking for freelance/sub-contract work - Perth, Australia

May 2012: Everything below is still true and I am available for work, but I now trade as part of Que Media along with my wife, Renée. If you need freelance web design, film, video or print in Perth, contact Renée.

Hi, my name is Chris Botman, I'm a web developer with over 8 years commercial experience, looking for freelance and sub-contracting work in Perth.

In 2010, I left Bam Creative as the development team leader and a shareholder, to take on the excitement and challenges of self-employment.

I would love to hear from you if you have web development work available or coming up, so please read on then call 0439 251 211 or email chris@botman.com.au. You can also catch me at most Port 80s in Perth.

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Testimonials

"We are very happy with the end result - you could not have done a better job. Thank you again very much for your professionalism and high standard of workmanship throughout the project."
Ashley S., Director, Maniac Mining

"As well as improving our website out of sight and being on hand to implement updates at a moment’s notice; Chris has developed login microsites for our key dealers and customers and an interactive online resource centre for our sales team. Chris is breeze to work with."
Bree A., Marketing Manager, Allight

Core skills

• Developing web-applications, websites and modules using PHP 5, ASP.NET, JavaScript and HTML 5 wizardry.
• Experience using frameworks such as CakePHP and WordPress, ASP.NET MVC2, inhouse CMSs, and JavaScript libraries including jQuery and Google Maps API.
• Excellent bug-fixing and maintenance skills for existing websites, including sites built in older languages such as ASP Classic or Perl. (Need help with an old site? Call me!)
• Hand-coding semantic, W3C compliant CSS/(X)HTML. (I work well with designers and know my way around Photoshop.)
• Consulting on payment gateways, e-commerce software, CMSs, etc.
• Good, clear communication. I can explain technical details to non-technical people.

Experience

I worked at Bam Creative from September 2007 to June 2010, first as a senior developer, and then as the development team leader. During this time, I:

• Built many websites and web applications for businesses, state government and non-profits, and wrote a lot of code!
• Was the main point of contact for many clients.
• Consulted with clients to find solutions, document requirements, scope and estimate work, and write functionality specifications.
• Delegated tasks (but not responsibility) and managed the development team.

Achievements at Bam Creative I am most proud of:

• I was the lead developer and ongoing contact for Cancer Council WA's new website. The website's size meant it ultimately involved over half the team at Bam Creative. The new website continues to evolve and has been a big success for Cancer Council WA.
• Working on successful websites for charities and non-profits including Association for the Blind of WA, Huntington's WA and Kalparrin.
• Co-authored a 15,000 word functionality specification for a medical web-application being developed for the mining industry.

Prior to working at Bam Creative, I was a programmer at Diligent Board Member Services for 3 years (based in Christchurch, New Zealand, where I am originally from). There I worked on web-based corporate-governance software for American clients.

Education

I am interested in research, so in 2009 I also took night classes and completed a Graduate Diploma in Software Engineering at ECU. The one-year course involved third and forth-year classes. I achieved High Distinction in every class and graduated with a course average of 90%.

And finally...

Thank you for reading, I look forward to working with you!