Hello, I’m Tim, a multi-disciplined front-end developer/designer.

Experience

1. August 2020 — Present

   Bank of New Zealand — Senior Developer

   Responsible for implementing dark-mode across the BNZ design system using modern CSS best practices. I work closely with designers to help build & maintain the design system documentation website as well as working on new design patterns and building new components for bnz’s react library.

   August 2018 — 2020

   Bank of New Zealand — Digital Designer

   Working within a design team of 12, I helped bridge the gap between design and development, primarily working within the design systems team.

   1. Design & Prototype for ‘Life Moments’ a series of online help articles delivered for the public facing bnz website.
   2. Re-design of the overview screens for both the iPhone & Android app store
   3. Implementation of Design-tokens to help share all design related variables (typography, colour, spacing) across web and mobile front-end teams.

2. May 2015 — August 2018

   Vocus Communications — UI/UX Lead

   Working within an Agile development environment as UI/UX lead for the main application development team at Vocus. The role established UI and component guidelines to ensure the clear direction & alignment of a consistent UI for both marketing and app teams. Worked closely with other dev-team leaders and stakeholders to bring a consistent vision for the applications delivered and used by the wider business.

   1. Design lead for Vocus One (Vocus’ premier customer portal)
   2. Guided other Front End developers and managed UI guidelines within the Application Development team.
   3. Designed & Implemented a web-based mobile experience, for managing fibre enclosures across the Vocus Network.
   4. Introduced the use of Interactive prototypes in presentations and storyboarding of ideas to aid in the UX decision making process.

3. September 2010 — April 2015

   Creative Feijoa Ltd — Managing Director/Owner

   Successfully ran my own business for 4 years across three different countries (UK, Japan & New Zealand). The staple of work was providing front end development for Graphic Design Agencies and other Freelancers.

   1. Worked with Cerego Japan to redesign Japanese & English landing pages for iKnow (Japanese/English spaced repetition learning app) increasing conversion rates.
   2. Built & Maintained a large number of user-friendly, content-managed websites using the Umbraco CMS.
   3. Produced work for high end fashion & travel clients.

4. September 2009 - September 2010

   Bview/Geocast Ltd — Front-end Developer / Designer

   Worked at bView - a London startup focused on creating a geo-centric platform for delivering discount vouchers. Was part of a small development team, responsible for all front-facing aspects of bView’s sites and applications. Worked on iPhone application “Local Sale Finder”.

   1. Logo development for a new Voucher distribution network. Worked with company directors to answer a brief based on brand requirements.
   2. Became more focused on online booking forms across different mobile devices, and how to enrich small screen web experiences.