Tom Taylor

Tom Taylor

Creative Designer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Available for Contract as Web/Solutions Architect, Lead DevOps Consultant, Lead Dev FullStack, Tech Lead, etc

  • Education

    • Priestley College, Warrington

      2001 - 2002
      A Level in ICT and Media Studies Information Technology
    • William Beamont High School

      1996 - 2001
      GCSE ICT, English, Maths, Science Double Award, Art, Spanish

      Activities and Societies: Theatre Group, IT Club

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      2016 - 2016
      Internet of Things (IoT): Roadmap to a Connected World MIT Professional Education 100% Pass with Certificate

      By 2020, there will be 50 billion devices connected to the Internet. How will you and your organization capitalize on this tremendous opportunity? Join this new evolution in hardware, software, and data with a course from MIT Professional Education. While the promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) brings many new business prospects, it also presents significant challenges ranging from technology architectural choices to security concerns. MIT Professional Education’s new Internet of… Show more By 2020, there will be 50 billion devices connected to the Internet. How will you and your organization capitalize on this tremendous opportunity? Join this new evolution in hardware, software, and data with a course from MIT Professional Education. While the promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) brings many new business prospects, it also presents significant challenges ranging from technology architectural choices to security concerns. MIT Professional Education’s new Internet of Things: Roadmap to the Connected World course offers important insights on how to overcome these challenges and thrive in this exciting space. At the end of the program, you will be able to understand how to develop and implement your own IoT technologies, solutions, and applications.Instructors: Sanjay Sarma, Daniela Rus, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, David Clark, Hari Balakrishnan, Sam Madden, Srini Devadas, Jim Glass, John Leonard, Joseph Paradiso, Dina Katabi, Carlo Ratti Show less

  • Experience

    • Freephone Local Directory

      Jan 2002 - Jun 2002
      Creative Designer

      Creating adverts and paging up the different regional freephone magazines using Apple Mac G4s running Mac OS 9 and Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator.

    • Into Action Group

      Jul 2002 - Oct 2005
      Creative Designer

      Created the brand and online identity for the Into Action Group and it's flagship companies including Laser Q, Tracerzone and Fun Zone.Created and managed the websites, organised and designed flyers.The company website for the IAG also listed many of its products and services available.

    • Auto Trader UK

      Oct 2005 - Jan 2012

      Title changed, now work with the new Consumer team for Auto Trader. Agile test driven web dev of www.autotrader.co.ukTravel down to London for (at least) a week every month to work with the other half of the Consumer Team in WimbledonFocus is now more on the User Experience and Site Speed across autotrader.co.uk using the latest XHTML, HTML5 and jQuery enhancements, while providing great userbility for all. Design, Dev of Web GUI for www.autotrader.co.uk with 2 redesigns. Creating and updating product pages for all channels of the website. Using RedDot CMS to allow Editorial content to be updated when required. In 2008 AutoTrader launches the 'World Of Cars Made Easy' campaign and a new Identity and look to the magazine to support the campaign.

      • Senior UX Developer

        May 2009 - Jan 2012
      • Creative Designer

        Oct 2005 - May 2009
    • LateRooms.com

      Jan 2012 - Jul 2013
      Front End Developer

      Helping to shape the UI Architecture, site performance, and TDD :)

    • Radical Company

      Jul 2013 - Oct 2013
      UX Consultant (Barclays Bank)

      User Experience Development and Web Performance Testing and Metrics Reporting

    • The Tom Taylor Company

      Jul 2013 - now
      Director/Web Architect

      Director of The Tom Taylor Company Ltd, UX Developer and Web Performance Specialist

    • Moneysupermarket Group

      Dec 2013 - Oct 2015
      UX Consultant (Travelsupermarket.com)

      User Experience/Front End Development and Web Performance Engineering

    • TravelSupermarket

      Dec 2013 - Oct 2015
      UX Consultant

      User Experience/Front End Development and Web Performance Engineering

    • United Utilities

      Dec 2015 - May 2017
      Web Architect (Contract)

      Market Reform Programme - For more info please see http://www.open-water.org.uk/

    • Yodel (Yodel Delivery Network Ltd)

      Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
      Contract Developer & Consultant
    • United Utilities

      Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
      Web Architect (Contract)
    • AstraZeneca

      May 2018 - Sept 2018
      Web Architect (Contract)
    • THG

      Nov 2018 - May 2019
      Senior Frontend Developer (Contract)
    • Intechnica

      Sept 2019 - Jan 2020
      Web Architect (Contract)
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MIT Professional Education Digital Programs Honor Code Certificate for Internet of Things: Roadmap to a Connected World

      EdX
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Web Designer

      Issued by Newsquest Media Group Ltd on Aug 2000
      Newsquest Media Group LtdAssociated with Tom Taylor