Tim Stone

Bournemouth, Dorset
England
fetimo.com
tim@fetimo.com

Profile

My passion is the web. I come from a strong academic background with excellent grades and revel in writing and researching. My creative thinking makes me a valuable asset in participating well in both small and large groups to contribute ideas. I am able to learn new software quickly and as such I am adept with a large range of software.


I have a varied and in-depth knowledge of current best practices and the latest technological developments. Getting to grips with how things work has helped build up a wide skill set straddling front– and back–end development which has encouraged me to not be afraid of breaking things and fixing them. Overall, I am a quick, agile, and hard-working learner with much to offer.

Interests

I listen to various technology podcasts, read books and articles on web development techniques, and keep up-to-date with Twitter. Away from the computer I like to go for walks and soak in my surroundings, read a good novel and listen to music continuously. I also enjoy going to web conferences, pub meets, and talking with friends.

Skills

Education

  1. Bournemouth University
    Interactive Media Production, 2009–2012. First Year passed with Distinction, Second Year passed with 2:1 and letter of commendation.
  2. Churchill Community School & Sixth Form
    A-levels: English Literature (A), Media Studies (B), ICT (B), General Studies (C). AS-level: RS (B).
  3. Worle Community School
    11 GCSEs A–C including English, Science and Maths.

Experience

  1. B & W Meet Co-Organiser, November 2011 – present
    • Hosting and co-organising a networking pub meet in Bournemouth for people in the digital industry
    • Sourcing sponsors and dealing with accounts
    • Attended by 25–35 people
  2. Sencha, Bournemouth, August 2011 – present
    • Writing tutorials and demos for Ext JS featured on their tutorials page.
    • Formatting documentation with JSDuck included in their core documentation documents
    • Featured in Bournemouth University news
  3. Fishrod Interactive, Bournemouth, April – July 2011
    • 2x 3 week internships
    • Introduced to Zend Framework, filling in gaps in my knowledge at home
    • Worked on a node.js app on our 20% day
    • Client work involving transferring a static site to a Symphony CMS–backed site
    • Furthered my knowledge of JavaScript by building the front–end of an analytics dashboard
    • Organised each day's workload for myself and the other interns
    • Managed and aided two other interns when they needed help
  4. BUStation, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, September 2010
    • One week of putting out a live TV show
    • Led the Interactive team of three
    • Developed and conceptualised quizzes with PHP under a short deadline
    • Encoded and uploaded video reliably on a day-to-day basis
  5. Josephine Goddard, Weston-super-Mare, April 2008 – June 2011
    • Designed bespoke website to her needs
    • Worked with client over a long period
    • Uses Symphony CMS for the back-end