David Hirst

Experience

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  Freelancer

  Apr 2011 - Nov 2019

  Web Designer

  Alongside work and study I have also found the time to do some freelance web design work. Although generally unpaid it has given me lots of valuable experience in allowing me to put my knowledge to use. I have worked on a series of projects over the last few years for a variety of different clients. Most of the work I have done has been voluntary and often linked to my connections with the Clear Light Buddhist Centre whose website was my first and primary project as a freelance web designer.I have predominately worked with WordPress as a platform because I consider it quick and easy to setup and use. It also enables my clients the freedom to manage their own websites and make their own updates. Although many often find it daunting at first, they usually embrace it with time and I am only called upon to make major changes or sort out problems. In some cases I have written detailed guides for them on how to perform updates and change areas of their websites. Giving clients the knowledge and freedom to manage their own sites gives me more time to concentrate on work and study commitmentsAs a result of these projects i have learnt a lot about WordPress and gained many skills working with people while designing and building the websites. Show less

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  StudentConsulting

  Aug 2011 - Feb 2016

  Temp at Distribution Services A/S

  Until my study commitments became full time I worked as a temp for Student Consulting at Distribution Services A/S. I worked on the production line loading magazines into machines or assembling, and repairing the shipping crates. Due to the fact I worked there for a long time I became well known and respected by the full time staff.

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  FK Distribution A/S

  Jan 2013 - Aug 2015

  Avis Omdeler

  I previously worked for FK Distributions delivering newspapers, magazines and other printed material to residents and businesses in North West Copenhagen. During my time with them I worked on many different routes and took on a greater workload as I became more experienced. I also worked to improve the delivery system by informing them of any problems whilst working in order to improve the system and reduce waste.

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  PostNord Danmark

  Apr 2014 - Jan 2019

  I began working as a temp at the same time as starting as a Saturday Deliverer, however after the cancellation of Saturday post I have continued to work as a temp. I have since transferred from Copenhagen City distribution centre to Gladsaxe Distribution Centre because of the relocation of the Copenhagen City office to Taastrup.Despite my years of experience settling into Gladsaxe was a bit of learning curb as they did things differently, however after a few weeks I felt quite settled there and I got used to the new system. Show less As a Saturday Postman (Lørdagsomdeler) I work as a postman on Saturdays and as a temp if needed on weekdays. I perform all the duties of a regular postman alternating between different routes, usually located in Inner Copenhagen, although I have been to Vesterbro and Osterbro some days.Besides giving me a great opportunity to improve my Danish, Post Denmark has given me the opportunity to experience the Danish work culture and work closely with a wide range of different people as part of a team. Show less

  • Temp at Post Denmark

    Apr 2014 - Jan 2019

  • Fredagsafløser (Friday Postman)

    Aug 2016 - Oct 2016

  • Lørdagsomdeler (Saturday Postman)

    Apr 2014 - Oct 2016
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  Siemens

  Feb 2016 - Apr 2016

  Student Internship

  During my time at Siemens I worked alongside three of my colleagues from KEA (see education) as part of my internship. We worked on a new pre-boarding website for the Danish branch of the company.Siemens Denmark had a problem because new employee's joining the company sometimes had to wait months to receive the official introductory course. So the objective of our project was to create an on-line solution which would bring new employee's up to speed about life at Siemens and get them excited about their new career at the company.This project spanned 11 weeks and was very successful. Our supervisors and everyone else who viewed the website were very pleased with the end product. Show less

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  StudentConsulting

  Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

  Temp at IKEA Logistics

  I work part time as a temp for Student Consulting at IKEA. This job involves working in various parts of IKEA at different locations around Copenhagen. I have worked in their logistics department in Ballerup, with the self service and restocking in Gentoffte and similar things in Taastrup.

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  KEA - Københavns Erhvervsakademi

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

  Tutor/Teachers assistant

  My job as tutor at KEA involves helping students currently studying Multimedia Design (MMD). The job involves working in the tutor’s cafe and as a teacher’s assistant with certain classes. When tutoring in the tutor's cafe I assist students with their assignments and help them find solutions to the problems they encounter across the wide range of subjects covered within the MMD education. When working as a teacher’s assistant its usually a bit less broad, as you in the class room helping with a specific class and with problems relating to the topic they are studying at the time. Show less

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  Moment A/S

  Mar 2017 - Sept 2017

  Temp at Moment
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  MentorDanmark

  Oct 2017 - Nov 2018

  Student Frontend Developer

  At MentorDenmark I work as part of the IT team and I am responsible for assisting with any website updates, tweaks and fixes when they arise. I am also assisting with the creation of a new webpage and other projects for the organisation within the scope of front-end development and interface design and user experience.

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  Naked Society A/S

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  Web Deveopment Intern

  I worked as an intern for Naked Society to develop a new homepage and web shop for the buisiness. The project was a little over 4 weeks. The website was developed using a boilerplate theme in WordPress and with the support of Woocommerce for the webshop.

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  ZiniMedia

  Feb 2019 - Feb 2019

  Frontend Development intern

  My Internship at Zinimedia involved me working with WordPress on a wide range of projects for various clients, as they're a web agency they had a wide range of different clients with different needs and different designs in mind. As I was also working on a lot of different designs, it also helped my design skills.I also touched on Magento2 while working there gaining a little knowledge about how to use the ecommerce platform.

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  Freemi

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Developer Internship

  During my internship at Freemi I was responsible for a variety of tasks working on their app and its future development. I initially focused on getting myself up to speed with the latest version of Angular and learning Ionic 4 and Storybook. Both of which they wanted to implement in the future. To get myself up to date with these technologies, I completed various tutorials and build prototype projects. I also developed a visual site map of the Freemi app in order to better understand its flow and familiarize myself with how everything tied together. The idea was also to help any future developers more quickly get their head around the app, as by this stage it has been in production for 3 years with very little documentation. I also began working on refactoring the App to use the latest version of Angular (8) and Ionic 4 with the goal of improving the efficiency, speed and future proofing the app (as there’s a lot of big changes between Ionic 3 and 4).It was a very good internship in terms of professional development. It introduced me to working with Progressive Web Apps, Ionic and Storybook and greatly improved my understanding of Angular. Show less

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  DIS

  Oct 2019 - Oct 2019

  External Lecturer

  I was invited to introduce students from DIS to dumpster diving. (Which to clarify is legal in Denmark). It might seem a bit odd, but I was approached by the school because the students were learning a lot about food waste, the food supply chain and sustainability. As the school focuses on experience based learning it was felt that this would be an interesting experience for them.I found it personally very enlightening, as although I have done many tour's (especially free walking tours) myself. I have never led one and especially not for 8 people at night in the dark. I made a point of educating them along the way taking the opportunity to explain things, answer questions and teach them about food waste, food safety and some fun facts and stories to keep it interesting. I applied a lot of my own experiences of being a tourist to try and keep it interesting. I felt it was challenging, but in a really rewarding way as it pushed my comfort zone a lot and the feedback I got was super positive. Show less

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  Bmetric

  Nov 2019 - now

  My role at bmetric is a mix of technical expert and project manager. I'm the team lead and coordinator of the Product Implementation team (internally called Customer Success) which involves working with our software, managing our backlog and ensure requests from customers are build on schedule and as requested, while on the side also taking on the more advanced and complex tasks which require technical knowledge. bmetric is a SASS company and provides solutions to companies to help improve their interaction with their customers. That's where the Product Implementation team comes in, we are the ones responsible for turning the customers requests (in the form of Figma's, spreadsheets and text descriptions handed down by the Account managers) into a product that helps bmetric's customers archive their goals. My role on a daily basis is coordinating the team, ensuring everyone has work to do and knows how to tackle the tasks that come in. On top of that with my technical background and years of experience at bmetric. I am responsible for taking the more complex and experimental tasks which often involves pushing the limits of what bmetric's software is designed to do and inventing creative new ways to do what we need to do. I also focus on reducing our workload and improving efficiency. Enabling us to keep providing good quality service. Show less

  • Product Manager

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Senior Technical Project Manager

    Apr 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Technical Project Manager

    Nov 2019 - Feb 2023
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  Tasmanian Hospitality Association

  Jul 2023 - Sept 2023

  Business Consultant

  I contributed to the creation of a report and guidelines for food waste reduction in the hospitality industry in Tasmania.

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  AgriCULTURED Tasmania

  Jul 2024 - Aug 2024

  Zero waste officer

  Worked as a Zero waste officer for Agricultured 2024 - The job involved helping them to identify how to reduce their waste, prepare plans for participating venues, measure the waste at each venue during the event and then analysis the data and produce a report on the results with recommendations on how to continue to improve in the journey towards a zero waste festival.