Bruce Tomalin
Location: Dorset, England – Tel: 07966673924 - Email: brucetomalin@gmail.com
Online CV: http://www.brucetomalin.co.uk/bruce-tomalin-cv - Web Site: www.brucetomalin.co.uk
Profile Summary
I am a Web Developer, with over 20 years experience with a number of industry clients. I have experience of team leading, systems analysis,
AGILE methodology, web authoring and programming. I have always been praised for my communication skills and have experience of
challenging client-facing roles, as well as experience of ecommerce. I have worked across the development and delivery lifecycle and
managed large projects.
Software Skills and Competencies
Primary Skills
Drupal
PHP
CSS
Google Double Click for Publishers
Dreamweaver
Domain Administration
SQL & MySQL
HTML
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) , Keyword analysis
Google Analytics
Photoshop
Project Management
Secondary / Legacy Skills – Skills unused for a few years
Joomla
ASP.NET & Classic ASP
Google Adsense
Flash
UNIX Programming
VB.net programming
Javascript
Email marketing
COBOL Programming
Microsoft Visual Studio
Professional Certificates
MCP Microsoft Certified Professional - 3858222 - September 2007 .Net & ASP.net development
Work Experience
Drupal Web Developer (Permanent) – Free Lance (Self Employed) - Poole, Dorset – Nov 2012 – to date
I work mainly as a free lance contractor on various short and long term projects building and developing Drupal CMS systems
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Web Development – Drupal - HTML - CSS – MySQL – SEO – XML – PHP
Main projects since Nov 2012 – an internal Drupal portal migration from Drupal 6 to 7 and a translation to Greek for a
Drupal site and a bespoke PHP tool to import XML to Wordpress
Web Developer (Permanent) – Excel Publishing Company Ltd - Manchester, Lancashire – Nov 2010 – Nov
2012
Excel Publishing Company Limited is a leading business to business publisher providing a wide ranging portfolio of professional
products for the business community regionally, nationally and internationally. - Further details at the end of the CV
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Web Development of 25 web sites and 15 e-zines – Drupal – Joomla – HTML - CSS – MySQL - PHP – LAMP stack –
PLESK - SEO – Google Web Master Tools
SEO / Web Developer (Contracting) – Zoosh Media Ltd - Kirkham, Lancashire – Sept 2010 – Oct 2010
Zoosh are a web design, digital marketing and SEO company who make web sites for customers and specialise in search engine
optimisation to promote web sites.
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Search Engine Optimization on Compensation Connect – Link Building – Google Adwords - Analytics
Web page content and building – HTML - CSS – SQL - PHP – SEO – Keyword Analysis
Software Developer (Contracting) – Web By Numbers Ltd - Kendal, Cumbria – Aug 2010 – Sept 2010
Web By numbers are a web development company specialising in back end software development and database
software. My role was to build an integration program between Access Accounting and an eCommerce site – C#.Net SQL
Software Developer (Contracting) – Byrom & Keeley Financial Services Ltd - Manchester, Lancashire –
April 2010 – August 2010
Byrom are a financial services company specialising in debt management. My role was to maintain existing in house software and
implement changes incorporating new software as well as create reporting systems via SQL server reporting system.
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C#.Net web and a desktop application development - – ASP - C# -Net
Web and database administration – HTML – SQL - FTP – SEO
Systems Architect (Permanent) - Flowers Direct Online Ltd - Morecambe, Lancashire - December 2009 –
March 2010
(made Redundant following company being sold)
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DNS Administration - Web and database administration – HTML – SQL – ASP - C# - FTP – SEO
Three web sites – FlowerDirect.co.uk – Flowergram.co.uk & DebenhamsFlowers.co.uk
I.T. Manager (Permanent) - Farmpharm Ltd, Macmerry, Scotland - February 2009 – November 2009
– (resigned to relocate for family reasons)
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Maintenance and development of three main web sites
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Bestpet.co.uk, AnimalMedicines.co.uk and HorseandOutdoor.co.uk
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Content management systems.
Plan and analyse current IT requirements for future growth potential – HTML – CSS – ASP – Dreamweaver –
Google Adwords – SEO – Google Analytics – Dreamweaver – Javascript – MySQL – SQL – FTP – Photoshop
– Paintshop – Email Marketing – SQL Server 2003
Liaise with both IT and retail suppliers.
Software Developer - Shin-Etsu Handotai Ltd, Livingston, Scotland - November 2008 – February 2009 (made Redundant)
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Full lifecycle development, Gather requirements, develop a design and deliver final product – C# - ASP.net
Associate Software Engineer (Permanent) - Accenture (Solutions & Technology) – London January 2007
to September 2008 - (made Redundant)
Key Projects:
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Princes Trust Million Makers Challenge - Web Designer - HTML – CSS – Dreamweaver
AOL (UK) - Project: Harmonise - Technical Tester - MySQL – SQL - FTP
iRed - Project: Internal Flash integrated web pages - Flash Developer - Flash
Department of Work & Pensions - Project: Real Time Pensions Forecasting - C# Developer
Universal Music Group (UK) - Project: Digital Music Downloads - Systems Administration
AOL (UK) (Digital Trinity) - Technical Tools Tester - MySQL – SQL - FTP
First Line Support - Legend.co.uk - Oct. 2006 - Nov. 2006 - Temporary Contract
Work Experience prior to University
Civil Service - Ministry of Defence
Permanent – June 1987 – August 2003
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Directorate of Engineering & Interoperability - Analyst Programmer – UNIX – SQL
Pay & Personnel Agency - Analyst Programmer - COBOL – SQL - Filetab
Pay Personnel & Pension Agency - Quality Assurance Officer - SQL
Director General Defence Accounts - Payroll Administrator
Directorate of Naval Statistics - Statistics Administrator
Education
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Lancaster University – BSc Information Technology – 2006
Trowbridge Technical College – Trowbridge, Wiltshire – 1983 – 1985
Kingdown School – Warminster, Wiltshire – 1979 – 1983
Qualifications
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BSc Information Technology & Creative Writing
BTEC National Diploma – Business Studies
6 - O Levels - 9 CSEs
Further Skills
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Full driving licence
British Sign Language (Stage 1)
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A few Drupal Projects – While at Excel Publishing
Housing Excellence - www.housingexcellence.co.uk
Project duration - 6 weeks
Upgrade current Housing news site from Drupal 6 site to Drupal 7 with a view to increasing social interaction and SEO.
Incorporating a mobile theme. I lead a team of two during the development myself and one designer.
Using Drupal modules - adsense, browscap, calendar, captcha, cck, ckeditor, ctools, date, display suite, facebook, features,
google admanager, analytics and plusone, imce, joomla, jquery, location, oauth, panels, media, meta-tags quick, mobile
switch, page theme, phpmailer, simple mobile redirect, social buttons, taxonomy, twitter, uuid, views and webform,
xmlsitemap.
Fleet Times - www.fleettimes.co.uk
Project Duration - 6 weeks
Migrate current car news, Joomla site to Drupal 7. Convert all content and redesign redevelop the site with an eye on SEO
and Google advertising manipulation. I lead a team of two during the development myself and one designer.
Using Drupal modules - addthis, adsense, calendar, captcha, car, ckeditor, cck, ctools, date, facebook, google admanager,
analytics and plusone, imce, joomla, jquery, location, oauth, panels, media, meta-tags quick, phpmailer, taxonomy, twitter,
uuid, views and webform, xmlsitemap.
Food Science & Technology Journal - www.fstjournal.org
Project duration - 6 weeks
Create a Drupal 7 secure site. Create a online magazine style web site with Member only content and some content visible
to non-Members
I lead a team of two during the development myself and one designer.
Excel Publishing - Intranet
Project duration - 9 weeks
Concept, Design, Build, Test and Deploy and intranet for internal staff use. Incorporating, staff bulletins, company
information, company image galleries, HR information, sales and marketing information, phone list, forums, polls, and
messaging service.
Built in Drupal 6 and currently migrating the site to Drupal 7, I lead a team of two during the development myself and one
designer.
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