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I am a web and interactive media specialist with a strong blend of technical and creative skills. I enjoy turning complex ideas into usable, accessible web experiences and solving challenging usability and performance issues. Over many years I led the development of Wordpress and Drupal sites for The Open University and external clients, built interactive browser-based learning applications, and collaborated with partners such as Uber, FIFA, and Amazon. My experience includes building API integrations, responsive front-end design, SEO and delivering secure, scalable web solutions for educational and commercial projects. I also have experience maintaining robust hosting environments (Linux based) that are optimised for performance and security. I'm keen to make the most of both my technical and creative web skills and looking to build upon my extensive experience of building and maintaining websites.…I am a web and interactive media specialist with a strong blend of technical and creative skills. I enjoy turning complex ideas into usable, accessible web experiences and solving challenging usability and performance issues. Over many years I led the development of Wordpress and Drupal sites for The Open University and external clients, built interactive browser-based learning applications, and collaborated with partners such as Uber, FIFA, and Amazon. My experience includes building API integrations, responsive front-end design, SEO and delivering secure, scalable web solutions for educational and commercial projects. I also have experience maintaining robust hosting environments (Linux based) that are optimised for performance and security. I'm keen to make the most of both my technical and creative web skills and looking to build upon my extensive experience of building and maintaining websites.

David Pilgrim

Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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I am a web and interactive media specialist with a strong blend of technical and creative skills. I enjoy turning complex ideas into usable, accessible web experiences and solving challenging usability and performance issues. Over many years I led the development of Wordpress and Drupal sites for The Open University and external clients, built interactive browser-based learning applications, and collaborated with partners such as Uber, FIFA, and Amazon. My experience includes building API integrations, responsive front-end design, SEO and delivering secure, scalable web solutions for educational and commercial projects. I also have experience maintaining robust hosting environments (Linux based) that are optimised for performance and security. I'm keen to make the most of both my technical and creative web skills and looking to build upon my extensive experience of building and maintaining websites.…I am a web and interactive media specialist with a strong blend of technical and creative skills. I enjoy turning complex ideas into usable, accessible web experiences and solving challenging usability and performance issues. Over many years I led the development of Wordpress and Drupal sites for The Open University and external clients, built interactive browser-based learning applications, and collaborated with partners such as Uber, FIFA, and Amazon. My experience includes building API integrations, responsive front-end design, SEO and delivering secure, scalable web solutions for educational and commercial projects. I also have experience maintaining robust hosting environments (Linux based) that are optimised for performance and security. I'm keen to make the most of both my technical and creative web skills and looking to build upon my extensive experience of building and maintaining websites.

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I am a web and interactive media specialist with a strong blend of technical and creative skills. I enjoy turning complex ideas into usable, accessible web experiences and solving challenging usability and performance issues.

Over many years I led the development of Wordpress and Drupal sites for The Open University and external clients, built interactive browser-based learning applications, and collaborated with partners such as Uber, FIFA, and Amazon. My experience includes building API integrations, responsive front-end design, SEO and delivering secure, scalable web solutions for educational and commercial projects.

I also have experience maintaining robust hosting environments (Linux based) that are optimised for performance and security. I’m keen to make the most of both my technical and creative web skills and looking to build upon my extensive experience of building and maintaining websites.

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Work Experience

Web and Interactive Media Developer at The Open University

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2024

Developed Wordpress and Drupal websites for OU and external clients; designed interactive browser-based learning applications; led Drupal/WordPress builds including the OU/Uber partnership site, Welsh TUC partnership site, research partnership sites such as the Virtual Microscope for STEM, and multiple commercial Wordpress builds for clients including the Commonwealth Games, FIFA, and Amazon. Supported the OU Business School's early Moodle VLE developments and collaborated with stakeholders and external partners such as the BBC.

IT Developer/Analyst Programmer at Fortis Insurance, Gloucester

October 1, 1998 - November 1, 2000

Joined as a graduate and progressed through a long-term training programme. Development work focused on converting the business from an RS6000 mid-range system to an IBM AS/400 using PROGRESS (V8) in a UNIX environment.