Adrian Kirsten

Adrian Kirsten

Junior Web Designer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    UX focused Frontend Developer. Human before anything else.

  • Education

    • Pro Arte Alphen Park

      2001 - 2003
      Matric Computer studies
    • Sybrand Van Niekerk

      1999 - 2000
    • Laerskool Sabie

      1992 - 1998
  • Experience

    • Netralink IBSP

      Apr 2004 - Jan 2006
      Junior Web Designer

      I was junior designer with them, working in both Johannesburg and Cape Town. I was in charge of all the small to medium website design and development. Most of the work was done in html and css. Worked on several large dynamic websites within the team, doing primarily conceptual and layout work.

    • JE Financial Consulting

      Nov 2006 - Jun 2007
      Web Designer

      As the web designer I was responsible for the company's website design, development, copywriting & SEO. I had the opportunity to experience the industry intimately from the client's perspective.

    • TraaidMark

      Feb 2007 - Aug 2007
      Freelance Designer

      Tried my hand at starting my own business, while I studied. With a focus on design & development I was responsible for everything from simple mailers, static website all the way through to Drupal websites.

    • Pacific Volt Inc.

      Aug 2007 - Jun 2009
      Web Designer

      Taking care of design, development, management, promotion aspects of our company's website production process.

    • Junk Mail Marketplace

      Jun 2009 - Jan 2013
      Frontend Developer

      I was responsible for managing the digital design (theming) department & the outsourcing of design work that can't be handled internally. I was responsible for the wireframing, design, user experience, usability & implementation of frontend work for Junk Mail, Job Mail & all of our other web & mobile sitesI was in charge of ensuring quality of frontend code (HTML & CSS), developing frontend best practices, internal standards and code procedures. I am in charge of designing and developing our web and mobile css frameworks. I designed user experience and usability patterns and practices used throughout our sites.I was responsible for vetting & approving all online advertising material (both internal & client work), as well as any internal print production. I am responsible for giving digital (screen) design training to the production departments.I was responsible of any CMS work (Drupal, Wordpress, phpBB, etc) that we did internally.I was in charge of Online Advertising from the creative side (technical administration, support and quality control), Banner Designs, Misc Designs. Show less

    • CRIO Mobile Agency

      Jan 2013 - Dec 2017
      Frontend Developer

      I was the lead frontend developer - responsible for bringing our creative work to life!I had the opportunity to experiment a lot with new tools & technologies, and get to work on a wide variety of platforms and projects ranging from simple Jekyll websites to the Holobooth (ask me about that in conversation!)

    • Wealthpoint

      Jan 2018 - Feb 2023
      Frontend Developer

      Responsible for our digital assets, including websites and core contributor of our investment platform. I also spent time mentoring junior developers in the company.

    • Sequure

      Jan 2023 - now
      UX / Frontend Engineer

      I am responsible for Product Design, UX Design and Frontend Development of the Sequure application that's being developed with Nuxt 3. I am also the Designer and Developer of the Wordpress marketing site, and designed other marketing assets and the basic brand direction.I was able to help out with basic backend services built with Node.js, on top of serverless Lambda functions.

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