Josh Duck

Experience

DoubleClick Industries Pty Ltd, Senior Web Developer (2006 - Present)

Bugal Pty Ltd, Lead Web Developer (2004 - 2006)

I designed, lead development of, and handled the day to day running of community website Babbello.com

  • Developed site concept from an open brief.
  • Recruited and managed in-house developers for a six month period.
  • Managed developers in overseas back-office over a twelve month period.
  • Sourced and negotiated contracts for third party software products.
  • Conducted research to determine the most appropriate technological platforms.
  • Completed all database design.
  • Assisted and managed both in-house and back-office designers to achieve a consistent and appropriate design for the website.
  • I was responsible for day to day operation of the website.
  • Managing monthly email newsletters for members.
  • I handled basic system administration tasks.
  • Ran Google AdWord campaigns over a six month period.
  • I conducted basic marketing, including press releases and magazine advertisements.

I was responsible for the management of other websites: MobileMojo.com, ZanyMobile.com, Bugal.com.au, MintMonkey.com.au.

  • Oversaw multiple design iterations.
  • Completely redeveloped all website code.
  • Optimized all websites to improve search engine ranking.
  • Ran a successful Google AdWords campaign.
  • Created and ran "Club Mojo" and "Club Zany" two member-only clubs that ran monthly competitions and increased customer loyalty and attracted a combined total of 70,000 signups.
  • Managing monthly email newsletters for members.

Griffith University, Programmer, 2004

I was the sole PHP programmer for a commercial project undertaken by Griffith University for Stanwell Energy's Stanwell Community website.

  • Development of a proprietary Content Management System using PHP and MySQL.
  • Integration of HTML front-end site into CMS.
  • Integration of Flash site into CMS using XML.

Web Designer, Liquid Animation, 2003

I undertook a web designer role at Liquid Animation for a six week internship.

  • Lip sync of Flash animations with speech.
  • Rebranding of Flash products for international sale.
  • Updating and modifying existing Flash games.

Griffith University, Web Designer, 2002 - 2003

I developed a website for internal use for a department of Griffith University.

  • Client consultation to determine scope of website.
  • Design of website.
  • Creating images and HTML pages.
  • Creation of Flash animations to be used within the site.

Griffith University, Tutor, 2002-2003

While studying at University I acted as a peer tutor in the Java programming language.

Griffith University, Database Developer, 2002

Design and implementing updates to an existing Microsoft Access database.

Scantag Pty Ltd, Junior Programmer, 1999 - 2000

While working at Scantag I handled a variety of IT tasks.

  • Management of the company's main product: a Microsoft Access database.
  • Created a the company website.
  • Miscellaneous programming tasks using Microsoft Visual Basic.

Education

Bachelor of Multimedia, Griffith University

2001-2003
Major: Interactive Entertainment (Game Development)
Cumulative GPA: 6.04

  • Recipient of the 2003 School of Computing and Information Technology Multimedia Award, awarded to the graduate with the highest grade point average in the Bachelor of Multimedia academic program.
  • Recipient of the Multimedia Studies Medal, awarded in recognition of outstanding academic excellence.

Queensland Senior Certificate, Maryborough State High School

1996-2001
Overall Position (OP): 1
QCS Score: A

Based upon my high school results I was a recipient of the Griffith University Academic Excellence Scholarship.

Technical Skills

Primary Languages

  • PHP 4 and 5
  • MySQL 4 and 5
  • CSS
  • XHTML
  • JavaScript, including Ajax and DOM
  • ActionScript

Other Languages

I have completed significant projects in the following languages.

  • C++
  • Java
  • Visual Basic .NET
  • Visual Basic 6
  • ASP (JScript and VBScript)

Design Tools

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Premier
  • Macromedia Flash
  • Discreet 3DS Max

Development Environments

  • Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Macromedia Director
  • Macromedia Flash
  • Microsoft Visual Studio

Operating Systems

  • I have 14 over years experience with Microsoft Windows.
  • I have administrative experience with Linux using CLI.
  • I have used OS X as a development environment.

Referees

Referees are available on request.