Hello and welcome to my résumé. My name is Chris Jones and I'm a web developer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Thanks for visiting!
Why This Guy? —
With almost 25 years experience working on the web helping clients from small local enterprises to major professional sports operations, on teams ranging from a small early-stage startup to a top-5 Fortune 500 global technology services firm, I am primarily a front-end web developer – who likes the server side too – with modern HTML, CSS, and Javascript skills. I believe in the web.
Work Experience —
The life of a web developer is a life of constant learning and upgrading skills. I’ve been working on the web for almost 25 years, from font tags and table layouts to web fonts and Grid, I’ve seen it all and worked with most of it.
October 2023 – Present · Nova Scotia Legislative Library, Halifax, NS
Internet Applications Specialist
- Web application design and development
- CMS administration
- Content publishing
- Provide technical expertise on web-related projects
November 2016 – July 2023 · Able Sense, Halifax, NS
Senior Developer / Technical Lead
At Able Sense I worked for over six-and-a-half years exclusively on the Shopify platform, bringing the skills and experience I built over a long career in web development to every project I was involved in.
From e-commerce consulting to custom theme development to data transformation and integration, solving problems on the Shopify platform is what I did every day.
Day-to-day activities included:
- Custom theme and web application development
- Business analysis and solution design
- Data migration and integration
- Code review
- Design review
- Shopify platform consulting
- Interviewing new team members
- Mentoring junior team members
- Shopify app front-line customer service
September 2014 – October 2016 · IBM, Halifax, NS
Web/Mobile Application Developer
- Web application design and development
- Senior UI architect/developer on small team creating IBM Sports Insight Central for MLSE/Toronto Raptors, a web-based analytics and front-office operations application; finalist for the 2016 Fast Co Design Innovation By Design Awards in the Graphic Design & Data Visualization category
- UI/animation developer on an onboarding site for new employees of a major banking client
- Interviewing new developers; mentoring junior team members
- Completed course: IBM Design Thinking for Practitioners
January 2013 – July 2014 · Novawise, Halifax, NS
Web Developer
- Front-end web application development
- HTML, CSS, Javascript/jQuery; a little Ruby, a little MongoDB
- A small, agile, HTML mobile product-driven startup
- Design and develop web-based administrative backend
March 2012 – December 2012 · Lixar I.T., Halifax, NS
Web Developer
- Front-end development for hybrid iOS/Android apps
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery
December 2008 – February 2012 · Nova Scotia Power, Halifax, NS
Web Developer/Administrator
- Front-end website design and development
- Web application development for internal use
- Updating/maintaining content on intranet/internet using various content management systems and development tools
- Provide administration support to internal Sharepoint clients
- Provide project liaison to external consultants
- Provide technical expertise to staff on web-related projects
- Provide direction to staff on system use
July 2007 – December 2008 · IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
Web Support Specialist
- Updating/maintaining online learning system using Blackboard course/content management software
- Provide direction to staff on system use
July 2002 – April 2007 · City of Prince George, BC
Web Administrator
- Design, coding, maintenance and security of the City's internet, intranet and extranet websites
- Redesigned layout, navigation and backend to a standards-compliant (W3C), accessible site
- Initiated large scale Content Management Project using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
- Design and maintenance for affiliated external clients and agencies
- Application design, programming and maintenance using ColdFusion, PHP and ASP
- Maintenance of web server hardware and software, ISA server, DNS, IAS and RADIUS, SSL certificates
- Code and maintain various administrative and backup scripts with Perl
Education —
Sir Sandford Fleming College
School of Natural Resources – Lindsay, Ontario
GIS Application Specialist Diploma
Sir Sandford Fleming College
School of Natural Resources – Lindsay, Ontario
Forestry Technician Diploma
Certificates —
- June 2016: IBM Design Thinking for Practitioners
- May 2015: iOS and Swift for the Enterprise
- June 2012: W3C Tech Courses – Mobile Web 2: Programming Web Applications
- 2007 – 2009: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design – Certificate of Photography
Elsewhere —
- Questions? Favourite muffin recipe? Send me an email
- I have a profile on LinkedIn
- I have a personal website
Please note my résumé is always available online.
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