I'm Creative

I'm Talented

I'm Alastair Fallon

Seasoned Web Designer & Developer

A brief history of me

  • 1971 First met the parents in Lancaster, UK.
  • 1982 Educated at Kirkham Grammar, UK.
  • 1988 Joined the Scots Guards.
  • 1993 Started a degree at Manchester Met.
  • 2002 Left Manchester to go and live in Bogota, Colombia. Ran my own agency, got married.
  • 2004 Came back to Manchester and went back to work for BCMB as a senior level web designer/developer.
  • 2006 Gained an MSc in Design Management. First child, Emilio was born, a wonderful year.
  • 2008 Went to work for Xerox Global Services, UK.
  • 2009 Second child, Lucas was born, very tired but another wonderful day.
  • 2010 Joined RMS as Head of Development.
  • 2013 Third child, Oliver was born, really tired now, but still a wonderful day.
  • 2021 Moved to Motion Lab to develop my experience and take on a new challenge.
  • 2022 Motion Lab didn't survive, moved to Bespoke Digital, enjoying life

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Salford University

    Msc in Design Management

    (One year School of Management, One year in School of Art & Design)

  • Manchester Metropolitan University

    B.A. Hons. In Design History with Practice

    2.1

  • Kirkham Grammar School

    4 'O' Levels

    English, English Lit., Maths, History

Experience

  • Bespoke Digital Agency

    Current

    Senior Frontend Developer

    Working closely with the team I am responsible for building and looking after high end laravel and tailwind built websites for a range of clients in the B2B sector.

  • Motiolab /Amplify Sales

    Head of Technical

    Working closely with the team I was responsble for moving all website over from AWS to Digital Ocean, managing those servers while also developing WordPress websites to a high standard. I also managed a small team in all aspects of development and bug fixing.

    • Moved 14 website from AWS to Digital Ocean
    • Moved and set up all DNS details in Digital Ocean from AWS
    • Created resports based on tracking and uptime software for a myriad of clients
    • Managed all websites that were on a support package, dealing with tickets and resolving issues where they were found
    • Built and managed several websites from start to completion

  • RMS

    Head of Web Development

    Working closely with all stakeholders on digital strategy development and working as part of a team I manage all aspects of internet operations: web development, digital marketing, social media, mobile apps, web analytics, content strategy, interface design and usability, domain portfolio management, and platform development roadmaps.

  • Xerox Global Services

    Frontend Web Designer and Developer

    Responsible for the creation of online visual design, including typography, visual concept, logo and icon design for the Internet and interactive platforms. Effective communication and coordination with the information architects, writers and production artists ensured that the visual design always communicated the desired message, and functioned successfully to varying technical and performance specifications.

  • BCMB
    (HomeForm Group)

    Frontend Web Designer and Developer

    Designer, Developer and client facing role which included planning, designing and authoring websites using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL. Major projects included an ecommerce site, email marketing campaigns, a CD Rom, brochure led websites and online advertising for various other companies within the HomeForm Group and externally.

  • Self-Employed

    Web Designer & Developer

    A contracts and project-based practice working on diverse media projects, with a focus on usability and brand adaptations for different media platforms. Clients included the Canadian Embassy in Bogotá, the CEC (Canadian Education Centre), and the Colombo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce along with various other smaller companies.

  • Code Language Fluency

    CSS3
    98
    HTML 5
    98
    Javascript
    85
    PHP
    85
    Laravel
    75
    Node Js
    70
    NPM
    90
  • Application Fluency

    PHP Storm
    28
    Dreamweaver
    20
    Photoshop
    17
    Illustrator
    17
    InDesign
    15
    Adobe XD
    18
    Figma
    15
  • Framework, Methodology, Library & CMS Fluency

    Alpinejs
    11
    Jquery
    11
    Laravel
    8
    Tailwind
    14
    Bootstrap
    12
    MODx
    14
    WordPress
    10
    SASS
    14
    LESS
    11
    GULP
    13
    Agile
    7
  • I have a well-rounded skill set in UI / UX design.

    Wireframing
    32
    Prototyping
    24
    User Interviews
    17
    Usability Testing
    14
    Usability Reports
    10

Portfolio

Contact

Where I am Based

Get in Touch

9 Richardson Avenue, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1BX
07921 296645
a.fallon@adfmedia.net
www.adfmedia.co.uk

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