James Smith
Engineering Director at Red Ant - The leading digital store platform- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Red Ant
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineering Director
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Feb 2019 - Present
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Engineering Manager
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Oct 2017 - Present
Delivery and maintenance of software for clients as a senior member of the Engineering TeamLeading the teams approach to hosting, tooling and CI processesResponsible for the effective running of hosting systemsEnsuring the engineering team can provide adequate on-going support for client projects
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Lead Engineer
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Oct 2016 - Present
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Full Stack Developer
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Oct 2013 - Present
JavaScript developer working on Red Ant's RetailOS platform, used by leaders in the retail industry. Working with technologies including Backbone.js and Cordova, as well as growing our own in-house JS framework.Helping the design team to bring PSD's to life with HTML and CSS. A good design eye is essential to this role, as many design decisions need to be made during front-end build.
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Precedent
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United Kingdom
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Front-end Developer
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Jan 2013 - Oct 2013
Convert website designs into website templates using HTML, CSS and JavaScript with considerations for page performance, browser compatibility, accessibility and devices. Consider and work with back-end developers to help with the integration of templates into content management systems, including Sitecore, Umbraco, Kentico, Drupal and WordPress. Create HTML email templates for use in clients marketing campaigns, with maximum email client compatibility. Research and deploy new tools and technologies to evolve better development workflows.
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Kayo Digital
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United Kingdom
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Junior Web Designer
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Jun 2011 - Dec 2012
Design user interfaces using Photoshop for web applications, and develop the front-end using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Work with .NET developers to integrate my front-end code with the back-end. Design company marketing materials for web, email and print. Provide customer support for MoCo's SaaS products Provide internal network and IT support. Design user interfaces using Photoshop for web applications, and develop the front-end using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Work with .NET developers to integrate my front-end code with the back-end. Design company marketing materials for web, email and print. Provide customer support for MoCo's SaaS products Provide internal network and IT support.
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Self Employed
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Maidstone
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Web Designer & Developer
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Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
Website Design & Development for small to mid-sized projects Website Design & Development for small to mid-sized projects
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Personal Trainer
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Dec 2009 - May 2011
Store based, one-to-one customer training on Mac OSX and related software. Store based, one-to-one customer training on Mac OSX and related software.
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Education
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Mid-Kent College, Maidstone
BTEC ND, Media Production