Martin Crockett

My resume is currently only available on request. As an alternative, I’ve listed a number of key skill areas to describe relevant work experience.

For all relevant employment enquiries, please contact me.

Key skill areas

Project Management
On time and within budget:
Management of within a project with a budget of €4M.
Management of overall digital campaigns with a budget of €500K.
Management of Flash website development projects with a budget of €250K.
Management of a pan-European game console R&D project with a budget €1.5M.
Management of pan-European banner advertisement campaigns with localisation.
Management of outsource agency digital production and QA to agencies within Europe and Asia.

Digital Production
Online Gaming.
Interactive installations.
Online marketing campaigns.
Blogging.
Editorial and user-generated content (UGC).
Mobile: WAP and XHTML Mobile Profile (XHTML MP).
Digital outdoor: LCD/LED.
Streaming high definition video.
Digital installations.
Interaction Design: UI, User Experience, Information Architecture, Taxonomies.
Website copywriting.

Online PR
Monitoring of online communications.
Online client reputation management.

Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
PPC campaigns.
Affiliate marketing.
Google AdWords.
Yahoo! Search Marketing (formerly Overture).
MSN/Microsoft adCenter.

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Track record of successful top 10 keyword ranking in major search engines.
Optimising websites for assisting in higher ranking SERPs.
Manual search engine submission.
Server-side scripting for SEO.
Google Sitemaps.
Google Analytics.
White Hat SEO techniques.
Weekly monitoring of search trends.
Omniture.
WebTrends.

Accessibility
Trained and experienced with using:
First-hand experience working alonsgsde a visually-impaired user, from software install to site user experience.
Jaws (Install, set up and use).
Windows Eyes (Install, set up and use).
Coding with DDA Compliance in mind.
Coding with screen-readers in mind.

XHTML/CSS
Very experienced with:
Converting legacy sites to future-proof XHTML code.
Converting TABLE-based designs to CSS TABLE-less designs.
Elegant CSS hacks and best practice.

PHP
Object-oriented programming for PHP4/5.

Integration, template build and customisation:
WordPress.
Textpattern.
Drupal.
Movable Type.
PunBB.
Etomite.
ExpressionEngine.
MODx.
Magneto.
SugarCRM.

Libraries:
CakePHP.
CodeIgniter.
Zend Framework.

Integration and customisation:
osCommerce integration and customisation.
eZ Publish CMS integration and customisation.
ADODB database abstraction library.
PHPMailer email abstraction library.
Smarty templates.
SimpleXML (PHP5).

Flash ActionScript
sIFR.
SWFObject.
Flash Remoting with AMFPHP.

Java Server Pages (JSP)
Website migration to Struts & Tiles framework.

Ruby On Rails
PC/Mac setup and basic working knowledge of Ruby On Rails.

Python
Working knowledge of Python and Django framework.
Installation and setup of Trac.

Perl
Working knowledge of Perl (Active State, ActivePerl 5.8).
Installation and setup of Bugzilla.

Please contact me if you have a project or freelance role you wish to discuss.

My technical aptitude is my key competitive advantage as a project manager. My background as a developer gives me a strong understanding of all things tech-related. As such, I have had hands on experience in the design and build process for hundreds of microsites, websites, blogs and web applications.

Below is a list outlining a number of my various technical skills:

Technical Skills

• Agile Web Development
• Valid standards-compliant XHTML
• Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)-compliant coding
• Hands on experience of testing for accessibility and web usability issues
• AJAX technologies
• Open source content management systems
• CSS2 for semantic layout

Being an advocate of the DRY process philosophy, I find the usage of popular code libraries essential, especially when following an unobtrusive JavaScript technique:

• Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI)
• Blueprint CSS
• jQuery
• jQuery UI
• SWFObject
• JW FLV Player
• Prototype
• sIFR
• MooTools

Other languages, web servers and databases:

• Object-Oriented PHP 4/5
• Flash ActionScript
• ASP (VBScript/JScript)
• Python
• Perl
• MySQL
• MS SQL Server
• Apache
• IIS
• XML
• XSL/XSLT

Source control, version control and SCM:

• Subversion
• CVS
• Visual SourceSafe

I’m a freelance project manager/producer with a background in both web development and design currently based in London UK. This insight allows me to think creatively but also be technically savvy, an invaluable asset.

With over eleven years’ online experience, I know how to effectively apply creativity, organisation, time management, trouble-shooting and problem solving skills into producing professional digital solutions that work.

I work well in team collaboration and brainstorming, and take extreme pride in my work and in my ability to please others.

I constantly strive to take my skills to the next level and raise the bar in personal excellence.

Personal attributes

• Creative
• Team-worker
• Attention to detail
• Self-starting
• Methodical
• Keen interest in emerging trends in technology, design and communication

Background

• Worked on simple promotional site constructions to large-scale, complex integration projects
• UK Government security cleared
• Familiarity of project management methodologies, such as PRINCE2
• Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance (SOX)
• Employee of WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY) Group, the world’s No. 2 agency company
• Employee of IPG (NYSE:IPG) in 2007 ranked as the world’s third-largest agency company

Sectors

• Mobile
• Telecoms
• Technology
• Media and PR
• Online Gaming
• Automotive
• Consumer electronics
• Construction
• Financial
• Ecommerce
• FMCG
• Entertainment
• Health/Medical
• Charity
• UK Government
• Private sector energy

Please contact me if you have a project or freelance role you wish to discuss.

I’m a freelance Digital Project Manager/Producer based in London, UK

I have experience delivering multiple digital projects for creative agencies and clients, on time and to budget.

I have a proven track record in online media as a project manager, having dealt with all aspects of the digital production processes.

My varied experience means I have delivered websites, CMS systems, multilingual campaigns in numerous multimedia formats, digital installations and digital outdoor.

My project management experience includes all of the prerequisite skills for the job: estimating project costs, issues, risks, strategy, resourcing, milestones, financial reconciliations and budgeting for each project.

Consistently, this means being responsible for managing the entire production process throughout the project lifecycle and reporting directly to clients.

My industry background covers over eleven years in predominantly agency side technical and creative roles with brief stints incorporating significant client side experience. As a project manager with a hands on background, my advantage is that I can effectively communicate to creative and technical team members with ease.

I have worked for UK Government, Internet startups, Interactive, Above the line (ATL) and Integrated agencies and the largest global names in IT, Telecoms, FMCG, lifestyle, automotive and blue-chip companies.

I maintain an active interest in Extreme Programming (or XP) and Agile methodologies for iterative, feature driven development.

This project management process allows for frequent inspection and adaptation; encourages team work, self-organization and accountability; a set of engineering best practices that allow for rapid delivery of high-quality software; and a business approach that aligns development with customer needs and company goals.

Please contact me if you have a project or freelance role you wish to discuss.