Next availability for contract work: Monday 15th April 2013
Hi there, welcome to my online portfolio. Below are screenshots of all work I've been involved in throughout my career so far. Whilst it's fair to say that most of the work I build these days is fairly rich in both its form and its function, I've tried as best I could to keep this rather more simple, so that you can browse through screenshots quickly and easily. There are also links to my most upto date Curriculum Vitae as well as my LinkedIn profile, which I regularly keep upto date. If you'd like to get in touch with me, I prefer email communication as a first point of contact. Should a role be of interest to me, then I'm perfectly happy to get in touch over the phone. My personal email address is martin@martinburford.co.uk.
I worked on 2 fairly similar projects during my 4 months at Profero. Both were extremely rich (in functionality) responsive front-end websites, built to work across desktop, mobile and tablet using a combination of HTML4/5, CSS 2/3 and JavaScript. The first site was designed and built as a full-screen immersive user experience, whereas the second was restricted and governed by a Sharepoint set of templates, running at fixed-width dimensions. Both were built 100% by me from scratch through to completion. The full-screen site required the building of a complete timelining JavaScript framework, allowing for a Flash-esque timeline and queuing mechanism, along with being dynamic in it’s ablity to render in 1 of 4 different languages. The fixed-width site was more of a scroll site, albeit with gesture based alternatives for mobile and tablet switched in at appropriate times.
This was a brief 1 month contract where I was hired to build a fully functional set of CSS, HTML and JavaScript-rich templates for Jams client, Sky. Once supplied to Sky, their own in-house development team were then fully responsible for data integration, which for this particular project, consumed a number of their own secure APIs, providing data for Skys tv listings and functionality for many of their unique offerings such as remote record.
This site is yet to go live, so screenshots will be available once this happens.
I was hired by Ogilvy Action originally to build a highly interactive JavaScript website from scratch. That was cancelled on my first morning, so I ended up working on lots of bits and pieces for around 2 months. This included a HTML5 LocalStorage reporting framework, a bespoke PhoneGap iPad app from the ground up as well as creating a new eDetail iPad platform, with some fairly significant CSS3 flip effect functionality.
Back to topI was hired by New Brand Vision to bring to life a concept their internal team had come up with, whereby they wanted a fullscreen horizontal scroller to indicate different sections of a clients website, much like the new BBC site. I built this from scratch within 2-3 days, and was inclusive of full "no JavaScript" support, as well as full multi-gesture support, for the scrolling between different slides. In addition to this work, there were also a number of other templates which required building, for content population by the internal team after I finished.
Back to topI was hired by Fox Parrack Singapour to convert a piece of print work produced for Cisco over to a website. The delivery of this was via a single-page site, but using the concept of slides, where many slides could belong to a single page. It worked a little like an interactive slideshow, with many clever jQuery animations built, to make it both look and function very smoothly. I built all CSS, HTML and JavaScript over the course of the 1 week long contract.
Back to topI worked at The Mill in London for 3 months, helping out their digital team with a couple of websites for their client, Acer. These sites were both multi-lingual, built to work in over 35 unique languages. I was responsible for writing the entire code structure of the sites, inclusive of all CSS, HTML, JavaScript, along with the framework to perform the translation capabilities. The HTML5 version of the site included a huge level of fully bespoke written animation wrapped into a number of JavaScript namespaces and custom jQuery plugins.
Back to topI was hired by Stink Digital to build a YouTube channel for their client, Sonar. Sonar is an annual multi-day music festival, in 2012, taking place in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The requirement from Stink was to build the channel in 3 separate languages, English, Portugese and Spanish. Many of the components I built for this project were XML driven, at the request of Stink, along with a number of custom written jQuery plugins and a significant language translation engine I bespoke wrote, to work alongside the Python and AppEngine back-end.
Back to topI was hired by LBi to work on quite a few different projects. This included building a number of interactive, webservice driven image galleries, with both left-to-right and full right-to-left support. On another client, FOM, I was asked to build some of the more complex elements to the FIA owned GP2 and GP3 motorsport series websites. This functionality involved intricate countdown timers, catering for all associated timezones, offsets, UTC vs GMT and so on. Finally, I built the entire front-end framework for a tablet-focused site for a high-street bank, which formed their main UK .co.uk website.
Back to topI worked at AKQA on a large project for one of their biggest clients, Nike, focusing on a complex mapping implementation. This involved latitudinal and longitudinal projections to enable dynamic tile loading via cached webservices. The main reason for this was because the mapping application was expected to receive around 100,000+ marker points, which quite obviously couldn't all be added to a single map instance at once. I wrote all the JavaScript through a number of custom Nike namespaces to allow a huge number of configurable variations of just how (and more importantly, when) different geolocational datasets were appended to the map.
Back to topI re-built the entire front-end platform (encompassing CSS 2/3, HTML 4/5 and JavaScript/jQuery) for Timeout.com which initially covered comprehensive and complex template builds for their London, Paris and New York websites. Subsequent site deployments to a large number of world cities (in a variety of different languages) is to follow using the code I wrote as the core front-end codebase.
Back to topI contracted back at Publicis, returning to work on the site I built for around 5 months in the early part of 2011. The work this time involved adding localization to the site. To start with, full support had to be added for Spanish and Russian languages.
Back to topI spent just under a month at Tribal building a highly interactive JavaScript overlay widget for the existing Volkswagen UK website, which offers the functionality of booking a testdrive from a range of different VW cars/models. Functionality was also built to support real-time (closest) dealer lookups as well as reservation slots in order to make the user experience as easy and interactive as possible.
Back to topFor my 5 months at Publicis Modem, I worked on a rich interface build, including significant levels of sequence animations to work with both standard web browsers as well as touchscreen devices, inclusive of iPhone and iPad. In order to allow for this, I built a robust and extendable framework to allow for numerous rendering modes, handling a variety of browser and device quirks. The site was also built to fully support complete customization and localization.
Back to topMy contract at Wunderman involved writing an OO JavaScript (native, not jQuery) framework to translate existing Sophus tracking tags into far more complex Omniture tags, via a highly configurable and extendable XML translation engine (which I also wrote). Whilst my initial involvement was to build the solution for just 2 sites as part of a pilot, the intention was to progressively roll out the functionality to around 20-25 additional sites over subsequent months.
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I worked at R/GA on a complex HTML and JavaScript (jQuery) build which is a functional set of administration screens to a nationwide touchscreen in-store system for Nokia. Architecture-wise, .net 4 MVC was used, and I was responsible for creating all of the front-end development, whilst working with the lead .net developer to ensure simple front-end to back-end integration. I wrote 6 bespoke jQuery plugins, enabling both optimal code and ease of extensibility in the future, combined with progressive enhancement and complete browser consistency.
Back to topI was contacted directly by leaders of this government funded organization to build their website for them. Since it was only a small site, I happily agreed to this.
Back to topI returned to Digitas London to continue working on an advanced JavaScript project which focuses on API communication with both Amazons and Tescos open APIs to transparently add items to peoples shopping carts away from either of the retailers commericial .com domains. The delivery of this functionality is via Flash ad banners, and is made possible via an extensive Java set of APIs which are consumed using jQuery and JSON.
Back to topHaving built the entire front-end framework for LBis client, House of Parliament during a previous 6 month contract, I was asked to return for a shorter contract in order to build a highly interactive jQuery-based slideshow. This was coded as a standalone jQuery plugin, and contained high levels of animation, time sequencing, inline vs overlay functionality along with dynamic content population via .net webservices serving up JSON data objects.
Back to topI freelanced at Digitas London on an advanced JavaScript project which focused on API communication with both Amazons and Tescos open APIs to transparently add items to peoples shopping carts away from either of the retailers commericial .com domains. The delivery of this functionality was via Flash ad banners, and was made possible via an extensive Java set of APIs which were consumed using jQuery and JSON.
Back to topWas bought on board at Sapient to lead the front-end development of the re-skin and re-architecture of Lebara.com, a set of multi-lingual sites offering purchase of pre-pay SIM cards online. Amongst other things, this included educating the development team as to the intracacies and best development practices of right-to-left reading sites.
Back to topThis was initially a 3 month contract (extended to 5 months) whereby I re-wrote the official website for the UK Parliament, http://www.parliament.uk. I coded the entire front-end using HTML, CSS, JavaScript (jQuery), AJAX and JSON. I also worked closely with the back-end development team to ensure integration into the back-end epiServer architecture was as simple and effective as possible.
Back to topDid some fairly straighforward work as part of my 2 week contract for GT. This included some Silverlight and XSLT along with the associated integration into the Microsoft MSPX custom templating engine.
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Autoquake are the UKs biggest online retailer of used cars, and hired me to enable their existing platform to be able to support white-labelling, allowing for the underlying architecture and functionality to be easily and cost-effectively rolled out to partnering suppliers of cars. The role, recently completed, enabled Autoquake to offer clients the ability to operate standalone versions of their ecommerce platform, branded to meet any design. Technically, this was possible via a highly configurable Spring and JSTL back-end along with a strongly architected front-end allowing for visual and functional theme switching. My 3 month role at Autoquake involved rebuilding the core Autoquake platform from scratch (http://www.autoquake.com), along with the creation of their first white-labelled site, for their client, ALD (http://ald.autoquake.com).
Back to topI was bought on board to work on 2 elements of a new website for Pirata: ecommerce payment system integration and also to build a number of highly complex re-usable JavaScript/jQuery library extensions.
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Clash Media hired me to re-build their global online presence. This is currently an ongoing project and involves the building of a complete CMS along with all of the elements to build the front-end sites across 6 separate languages.
Back to topThis was a slight change to the type of work I'd previously been involved in. With senior roles in the past, there was always an extensive level of exposure to architecture. However, my role at Euro RSCG was acting as head of the growing architecture team, helping to streamline and improve the quality of technical support through the organinzations offerings. This ranged from systems and programmatic architecture through to programming standards. I also acted as the main technical member of staff for liasing with 3rd party production houses, both on and offshore. A full-time position was offered by Euro, but I decided to look elsewhere for a slightly more development focussed position.
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I was bought into FutureBrand on a 4 week contract (was subsequently extended) to lead the development team and help out with a project for Barclays. An executive-focused group of websites, primarily built in India needed some highly complex PHP objects to be written for a new databased xml caching engine.
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As Technical Director, my role spanned multiple facets. First and foremost I managed all technology staff out of the London office day to day, beit freelance or permanent. In addition to that, as the most senior technical member of a workforce of over 100, I was heavily involved in client liaison for each and every project Grand Union work on. As such, I was highly responsible for ensuring regular capital flowing into the organizatinon through successful pitches/new work and ongoing project retainers. In addition to this, I was a significant driving force in putting together statements of work along with scoping and many other forms of technical documentation as required.
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At Digitas, my role varied greatly from day to day. With extensive front-end and back-end development experience along with team management skills, I was involved in the majority of technology-based client work that Digitas did. This typically ranged from general management of an entire project to full CMS builds to multi-lingual xml-based flash integrations. All work in this role (subject to client requirements) met "AA" W3C WAI compliancy regulations utilizing CSS2, and where applicable, CSS3. All layouts were 100% relative, were stringently built to be fully cross-browser between PC and Mac web browsers, and were always coded highly semantically. Towards the end of my contract, the role shifted somewhat to more of a leadership position with direct line management of a number of technical staff along with being the figurehead in the organization for ensuring consistently high quality code production via a number of means, one of which being regular code reviews.
Back to topI spent around 3 years in this role, and my main duties included acting as a lead for the ongoing development of several websites/applications, both web and Cd based. Responsibilities also extended to initial project specification, site design, usability issues, database design/development and implementation. The role spanned full life cycle, including high emphasis towards crisp, front-end interfaces, providing ease of use to site visitors. I breached both the design and technical aspects of all projects, and was responsible in ensuring a variety of different technologies merged seamlessly into the final result of a completed project.
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Martin worked with us on three challenging projects as a front end developer. His work was excellent and he always added massive value. Martin has excellent attention to detail and always strives for the best possible final product. He naturally added polish to everything he worked on. I can not recommend Martin enough, without doubt he is one of the best front end developers I have worked with in the last 14 years. It would be a pleasure to work with him again.
Martin came in as a freelancer to help out on a project and certainly did that. Martin's technical ability, passion and willingness to get stuck in make working with Martin easy and enjoyable. Martin is always striving to create the best work and his proficient way of working allows this to happen. He has great attention to detail and is a great problem solver, explaining his process and decision making along the way, giving everyone involved the understanding and confidence needed to get the project done. I couldn't recommend Martin enough and will certainly be trying to snap him up when I need more freelance cover.
If Carlsberg made developers...Martin is a rarity - his vast experience, common sense, genius brain, passion for what he does and conscientious nature is what facilitates his obsession with best practise & creating the best work. He is a 'real developer' coding from scratch when needed in a fraction of the time it takes most developers and to a quality Tech directors can only dream of. Martin studied at St Martins, so has a creative eye, yet has an incredible technical brain, can communicate like 'normal people' explaining very technical 'stuff' in a way anyone can understand - just some of the the myriad of reasons that make him one of the best front end devs around. The work speaks for itself & so do his recommendations (& the people who recommend him).
Martin worked with us on a front end interface project, I found him to be extremely professional, a fast and meticulous developer with an excellent eye for detail and design. His expert knowledge in his field gave me a lot of confidence and assurance when he promised delivery times. Would certainly work with Martin again.
Martin is a top-notch front end developer and object oriented coder who was clearly born to engineer. He is highly disciplined and approaches his subject with skill, organisation and extremely creative problem solving abilities. These undeniable attributes have clearly been honed through many years of hard earned experience and it really shows in his professionalism and attitude. He has a vast breadth of knowledge of all things software and web, and is undoubtedly at the forefront of where the web platform in particular is heading. In addition to being a code samurai he is inspirational to be around and highly personable company. Hire him before someone else does!
Martin worked with us for a week on a project with tight deadlines, he was on-point from the beginning giving great advice on how to progress with the development in the most efficient way. We found him to be an excellent developer with great technical skills/knowledge and is someone we wouldn't hesitate to use again/recommend.
Whichever contract Martin seems to picks up he produces a standard of work above and beyond expectations. I recently placed him at Fox PS where the feedback was exactly this and has been the same with other contracts taken on by him through Ecom. Exceptional technical knowledge combined with great work ethic makes for one highly recommendable candidate.
Martin's work is beyond reproach. His analytical skills to define a problem and tease out it's best solution not only saved our team hours of headache, but also lead to impeccable cutting edge code that would not have been possible without his help. If you are considering Martin for a position I cannot recommend him highly enough and I would hire him again without hesitation.
Martin is a fantastic Front-End Developer who has always been both reliable and produced some excellent results as well as lead many teams at some of our leading clients. We look forward to working with him in the long term and recommend him for his Front-End knowledge and high quality work.
What can I say that hasn't been said already? Fastidious and knowledgeable, and capable of great things when left to roam free. An interesting period working with Martin and the others here at The Mill.
I worked with Martin the tech lead at TheMill on the Acer project. I found him to be extremely sharp when it comes to front end coding skills. He is highly motivated, passionate and committed when it comes to making websites. I have worked as a UI Developer for 9 years and working with Martin for only a short period of time, I definitely picked up a few best practices that help the process go that little bit smoother. I would highly recommend him for any position he goes for and look forward to working with him in the future.
Martin quickly impressed as an experienced developer who can manage himself or others at a senior level. I enjoyed thinking out solutions together and watch him quickly prototype proofs of concept. He's dependable and a good guy. We'll be working together again soon I'm sure.
I had the pleasure of working with Martin for just over 3 months on a technically challenging, multi-platform development project. Martin joined as the lead Interface Developer, managing a team of 4. The breadth and depth of Martin's technical skills were hugely valuable to the team that he lead as well as the Java developers that used the QA approved code that Martin and his team produced. This was of particular benefit on this specific project due to the broad range of devices and browsers within the approved matrix. The project that we worked on was a time sensitive one and Martin worked extra hours, both in to the night and weekends to ensure that tight deadlines was adhered to. Although Martin worked extra hours, the quality of his output did not drop. Martin took extra time to ensure that all of the code provided by the team was of the required standard and fit for purpose. Martin's excellent attention to detail and analytical approach provided clarity in structure that will ensure that the project is extensible and adaptable in future iterations. This robust approach will stand the permanent development team, and therefore the client relationship, in good stead for many months to come. If the chance rose again, I would not hesitate in re-hiring Martin. I hope our professional paths cross again in the not too distant future.
Martin was recommended by the technical lead on the project. At the time we were struggling for time and when Martin came in he made an immediate impact to the project. He worked on a JavaScript heavy component of the GP2 and GP3 sites; he didn't struggle at all where previous developers did. He showed superior knowledge of JavaScript and tremendous work ethic in order to get the job done. He was passionate for this project and he went that extra mile, which for a freelancer is rare. Without doubt I would recommend Martin as a solid senior front-end developer.
Diligent, creative and intelligent. Martin's breadth of knowledge of both the industry and building blocks of his trade is second to none. A developer who viewed a project as a whole and followed his vision through with great passion. As a person, a great teacher and a pleasure to work with, I'd recommend Martin to anyone who'd care to listen.
Martin displays great expertise in his field. He takes pride in his work and strives to develop to the best of his ability. His knowledge of interface development holds no bounds and he is instrumental to the success of the projects he works on.
Martin and I worked together at LBi - the care, attention, diligence and professional level he brings to the projects he works on is obvious. A class act and a pleasure to work with.
Martin is a fantastic front-end developer, whilst working together at AKQA he demonstrated exceptional technical skills and professionalism. I recommend him to any organisation.
I enjoyed working with Martin and would recommend him to others. Martin is highly skilled in his domain. He respects the deadlines and commits to deliver within schedule. Even under a lot of pressure he does not compromise on quality and standards. He demonstrated a lot of flexibility in a chaotic unstable environment of changing requirements. I look forward to working with him in the future
Martin is an extremely skilled front-end developer, who is able to work well under pressure, and communicate the importance of web standards to a wide audience. Crucially, he understands the importance of business deliverables and is able to prioritise and come up with technical solutions when time is short, at the same time never comprising on quality and always delivering to an extremely high standard.
Martin is one of the best frontend developers I have worked with. He built our new website templates from scratch to a very high standard. Martin repeatedly showed a deep understanding of front-end technologies and the elegant use of JavaScript to add rich levels of interactivity.
Martin is definitely one of the best front end developers I have worked with. He produced pixel perfect CSS builds of my Photoshop designs as well as wonderfully slick and thoughtfully coded JavaScript interactivity and animation. His attention to detail and diligence is truly remarkable. He's also easy to get on with, which I think counts for a lot in this industry! It was a pleasure working with him, and hopefully I'll have the opportunity to do so again in the future.
Martin is an expert in all things front-end. I was especially pleased to find in him a colleague who likes to code "the right way" and makes no compromises in quality. He understands the importance of semantics, accessibility and maintainability and is extremely thorough in producing the best solutions across all browsers.
Martin has worked for one of my clients for the last three months and it has been an absolute pleasure working with him. He is an outstanding front-end/javascript developer who has very high standards and is very meticulous with his code; a true perfectionist! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Martin to any employer looking for a top-notch front-end/javascript developer as he has done a fantastic job for us and my client. I look forward to working with him again soon.
Martin did an excellent job building our new templates from scratch to a very high standard. He showed excellent skill in creating work that degrades beautifully and took special care in making accessible pages. I would not hesitate to recommend Martin for any future roles, and I hope to work with him in the future.
Martin is a talented and self motivated individual. While working with Martin I was able to experience first hand his focused development and ability to explore the problem space. He was able to rapidly develop a solution and refine it to meet the current requirements.
Martin not only helped us deliver for one of our biggest clients but did it before schedule, to a much higher standard then most would and stayed in contact throughout the process. It is very rare to find all of these qualities in one of your candidates. If you do, rule of thumb is to make sure he doesn't need to work for anyone else. I lost that battle and am truly disappointed. I would hire Martin again without a seconds thought..............
Martin already came quite recommended but he didn't let that detract from proving he could do a very good job on a relatively sharp project. Would hire again.
During the concepting stage of the project, it quickly became clear that we would need somebody with serious JavaScript skills to even get this app built, let alone within the timeframes and to the levels of performance we required. Martin was the first person to spring to mind and he didn't let us down. Professional, flexible, great communicator and above all a superb coder - I can't wait to have him back for phase II.
It is my pleasure to recommend Martin to any organisation, He is technically very strong and did a great job on a web-analytics migration project whilst working at Wunderman.
Martin did an exceptional job on a recent web metrics project. He is a responsible and insightful developer with a great skill to analyze and summarize ideas.
Martin is a developer who always exceeds and constantly delivers great work, on time and as per the spec. A real talent and a safe pair of hands to have around.
Martin is a very talented and challenge driven web developer. He has a really good understanding of how the web works, and that allows him to build complex platforms at the highest standards. It has been very straightforward to integrate the front-end that he has been in charge of, with the back end code of the application, his advice and documentation to make integration smoother have been great. I look forward to work with him again!
Martin has recently worked on a large Retail project at R/GA and has been in charge of all the front end (user interface) programming for a bespoke Admin Tool that's been created as part of the project. Due to very tight deadlines the project requires a great deal of autonomy and initiative from all team-members and Martin has been the ideal person to have on such a project. He's super-good at what he does, has a logical approach to his work that ensures that you get correct outcome even if you're not managing and reviewing his work on a frequent basis, which has been vital to our progress and success for us. Martin also finds great solutions, understands the user-perspective really well and is a perfectionist, so what you get in the end will work, it will be intuitive and it will look nice too! I think I'll want Martin on all my projects of this type in the future!
Martin took over a project and instantly demonstrated his expertise and domain knowledge; the system suffered from performance, maintenance and reliability issues which Martin quickly identified and fixed in a logical and calm manner while always ensuring the issues and solutions were explained and understood by stakeholders. As a result, Martin left a stable and well documented system which met all of our functional and non-functional requirements. Wouldn't hesitate in hiring him again!
We required a developer to come in at short notice and hit the ground running on a challenging project, and Martin was a great choice for this. He worked well alongside the team, proactively suggesting new approaches where appropriate, but being pragmatic and conscious of the constraints of deadlines and budget also. Our project was quite complex and required an expert in JQuery, which Martin undoubtedly is. His expertise was invaluable as was his ability to accurately predict the amount of time required for a particular workload, making allocation of resources, and project management, much simpler.
Martin was our Interface Developer on a very large, complex and key project for LBi, and was solely responsible for all front end development for the Houses of Parliament rebuild. Martin's professionalism and thoroughness were outstanding. He developed all HTML, CSS, JavaScript and the outputs were of a very high quality resulting in high client satisfaction and, importantly, produced very few issues from testing. His knowledge extended beyond his core activities however and he was a constant reference for issues from accessibility to mobile development. His work rate is also to be noted, he was responsible for keeping this workstream ahead of schedule whilst not compromising quality, to a degree which I personally feel sets him aside from his peers. Martin is first to mind now on all new projects as I know the quality of work he will produce, and I hope to have him back on a project in the future.
I have worked with Martin on several occasions in several agencies and I believe that it is fair to say that we have mutual respect and admiration for each other. Martin values people who work hard alongside him and likewise, he gives the same dedication and commitment to all of the projects he is involved with. I have no idea how to translate most of the mumbo jumbo tech stuff Martin talks to me about, but one thing is for sure, no stone goes unturned when you work with him. I found him extremely effective and valuable in helping me pinpoint many of the project risks early on in the planning process as well as finding him to be a tremendous support during the critical path of delivery. He just makes sense in planning out the approach of delivery and seeing it through. He is definitely a leader in his domain with the ability to manage people as well as rapidly and effectively firefight the burning issues. I love working with him as he gets the job done and does not suffer fools in the process. He is also funny, amiable and just a pleasure to engage with, even when it is the 11th hour and the sky is falling. I always feel confident with Martin working alongside me.
I would describe Martin as a very talented, smart UI developer, his approach is flexible and he understands complex UI challenges that my clients are faced with on a regular basis. Martin is one of the first people I contact for any UI assigment, definately an obvious choice for me.
Martin worked with me, as an Interface Developer, on a key project for LBi. It was a pleasure to work with Martin throughout the project lifecycle. He worked consistently with great interest and passion for high quality Web 2.0 delivery. In the 6 months I worked with Martin, he produced an XHTML strict, progressively enhanced front end which worked seamlessly with an EPiServer backend. His clear and concise communication skills along with his understanding of integration points with CMS platforms were a blessing on a project which had tight deadlines and changing requirements. He architected and built, along with the team, an excellent front end framework accompanied with hand over documentation which is still being used today. He is a credit to the success of the project and I have no hesitation in recommending Martin on any other projects I am involved in.
I'm very happy to endorse Martin, as he is without doubt, one of the strongest Web Interface Development contractors currently working in the UK. He has the unique ability to quickly recognize the challenges faced by my clients and more importantly to propose and implement solutions that exceed their expectation. He has a consultative approach and integrates well with my client's project teams and this, coupled with his extensive top-quality technical skills, always ensures delivery and a happy customer. Furthermore he's a damn nice chap and a pleasure to deal with - thoroughly recommended.
Martin did a fantastic job during his time at LBi. His understanding of the UI development technologies and deep interest in the latest programming techniques contributed to major achievement in the working practices of the development team of the HoP project, particularly with regards to his effort in developing reusable modules and facilitating integration with back end code. His sound knowledge coupled with an easy-going and friendly outlook, made him a joy to work with.
Martin was a very capable, detail oriented developer, he delivered fast and accurate work and was a pleasure to work with.
As I know, Martin is a very productive person. I had the privledge of working with Martin on a web based project at Autoquake.com. Martin is an innovative and experienced expert, understands complex matters even when outside of his direct area of expertise. Has an in-depth understanding of modern web technologies.I wish him good luck for all his project.
I'm delighted to write a recommendation of Martin whom I worked with in a completely web-based project @ Autoquake. This project is basically about building a strong and robust architecture for the Autoquake.com website to be able to re-skin to multiple flavors. Martin's skills and expertise in the area of CSS/Javascript/AJAX was simply fantastic and was just what we needed to make our website a world-class one. Our website's front-end architecture was completely laid by Martin and he was the one to define all the standards and guidelines. The design was very robust yet flexible enough to make changes very easy for us in the future. Apart from his deep knowledge in Javascript/AJAX/CSS, it's definitely worth to mention is about his professionalism, patience and sense of humor. It was really a pleasure,fun and a great learning experience working with Martin and he is certainly one of the guys who I want to work with again.
Martin posesses great frontend skills. He is an absolute expert in javascript, html, css, ajax, seo friendly html. He is a keen learner and adapts really well. He worked just for three months with autoquake in which he not only rewrite whole autoquake.com presentation tier but also created affinity site for autoquake. He is a perfectionist who loves his work and carry that out with real professionalism. His work has won lot of praise from inside as well as outside autoquake.com
Martin is an exceptional developer and technical architect with an in-depth knowledge of front end development / web technologies amongst other skills. My client was looking for a perfectionist for their recent white labelling project which required redesigning their core code and Martin achieved fantastic results. Martin's strong technical ability coupled with excellent communication skills would make him a welcome addition to any team and I would have no hesitation in recommending him on both a technical and personal level.
Martin is a very dedicated and a highly focused person with a professional approach. He successfully improved Autoquake's website performance with a fresh architechture approach and in time.
Martins straight talking and professional approach to web development was a real asset to a project well executed. I would rate his knowledge of javascript, json, ajax, css and html as exceptional. The project was delivered on time and surpassed my original expectations.
Martin worked for me as a Senior Technical Architect and always impressed me with his attention to detail and innovation when designing digital solutions for our clients. In addition to his broad knowledge of internet technologies Martin is one of the best client side developers I have had the pleasure to work with. Very hands on...I could trust Martin to code anything and everything with confidence. A great Creative Technologist whom I would be happy to recommend to any organization.
Martin is possibly one of the most knowledgeable and skilled digital technologists that I have had the fortune of working with and representing. With his vast depth of experience in the online media and technology arena, I would highly recommend Martin to any digital outfit in their search for a senior level developer/architect - not only for his expert skills across a broad range of technologies, but also for his open minded and flexible apporach coupled with his ability to lead and innovate others. In summary, Martin is a seriously top notch techie and all round great guy who I hope to have the opportunity to work with again in the future.
Martin and I worked together on a risk-ridden high profile project, with ridiculously tight timescales. He remained calm, driven and focussed the whole way through, and I had complete confidence in his ability to architect and manage development of the solution. I found Martin to be extremely professional and easy to get along with - the 2 most important things for a project manager to look for! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him for any future role.
Martin worked on several high profile pieces of work with me during this period. The projects were high visibility and quite innovative, so we needed a grounded approach to the technology aspects of the projects. Martin provided this quicky, efficiently and effectively. He provided a good spirit during the projects and this assisted me in keeping other developers and team members motivated (even during long hours). I highly recommend Martin and hope to work with him again in the very near future.
It was a pleasure to work with Martin. All the time, he was involved in every stage of project development always sharing his thoughts and bringing alternative solutions. He was an ideal bridge between the development team and managers. It is a pleasure to recommend him as a well skilled IT person.
Martin is logical, fast and professional in the work he does. He examines problems from many angles, and can provide innovative technical solutions.
Martin is a valuable asset to any company whether it be for a short or long term basis. Martin's dedication to deliver quality work is his greatest attribute; this coupled with his professional approach and friendly nature makes Martin an excellent resource to have in the office. I strongly recommend Martin and should you wish to discuss further please don't hesitate to contact me.
I can 100% recommend Martin as an excellent technologist. He is a highly knowledgable individual in the digital media industry. He is a top guy with great experience in what he does and I hope to have the opportunity to continue working with him over the next few years.
Martin was a great person to work with, possesing that not so common mix of both excellent interpersonal skills and deep technical expertise. He has an excellent knowledge of the intricacies of standards compliant client side development, XHTML and jQuery, and his markup is among the cleanest I've seen. I've already worked with Martin again since GU and definitely hope to again.
Martin's a top chap. He has the ability to see through the tech fog with speed and gets to the crux of the problem with great efficiency. A confident sort who knows his stuff, speaks his truth with clarity and would be a welcome addition to any team.
I enjoyed working with Martin. I would describe Martin's approach to managing as collaborative and focused on developing his team's strengths. Martin's technical approach is focused on the practical application of new technologies. He extended this approach across the internal team, and brought it to client relationships as well. It would be a pleasure to work with him again.
Great guy to work with. Martin is a team player, very easy to get on with and has wide technical knowledge. I really enjoyed working with him at Grand Union. I thoroughly recommend him.
Working with Martin was an inspiring experience for me. He has an exceptional knowledge of a range of technologies, and is up to speed on the latest development techniques. He is highly organised and has a great attention to detail. He encourages his team to work to the highest standards, and is always willing to offer helpful advice. I would happily recommend Martin, and look forward to working with him again in the future.
Martin writes code that contains remarkably few bugs, you watch and see.
I have pleasantly worked together with Martin at Digitas. Martin impressed me because of his knowledge and drive to mature software engineering: Martin always put coding standards and practices first ensuring high quality source code that was easy to maintain, extend and reuse. He also developed tools that would make his source code easy to test both from a development but also from a QA perspective. In addition Martin always impressed me with his knowledge about modern web technologies, both front- as well as back-end related. Martin is a pleasant colleague with a good sense of humor and a no nonsense approach when it comes down to his professionalism. I would recommend Martin to any company looking for a driving and innovative force in their media and web development department.
I would truly recommend Martin as a colleague and employee for his dedication, professionalism and in-depth knowledge of web development/programming. Martin is very approachable and people never failed to find in him the technical solution they were looking for.
Martin stepped up to the plate when I spoke to him about numerous technical projects even though he was incredibly busy. He clarified the main requirements and outcomes for my team and played an expert role in numerous client conference calls. He's a real team player, talented and approachable and would be a great asset to any company.
Being a colleague of Martin's for 2 years at London Digitas. I am aware of Martins enthusiasm for the industry. He holds a vast resource of knowledge which is always useful to tap into and which he will enthusiastically share. He is a dependable team member who isn't afraid of hard work and new challenges. This enthusiasm also feeds into his personality which comes across well in client relationships.
In the long hot summer of 2006, I was contracted by Digitas as editor and lead writer on a complete corporate rebuild of the Scottish Widows website. (part of Lloyds TSB) Martin's help, advice and technical guidance was invaluable. His unruffled cheerfulness in the face of considerable time constraints got us through several challenging workstages. Upwards of 250 webpages got written, designed, coded and uploaded by the deadline.
Working with Martin was an absolute pleasure, he's extremely dedicated and hard working. Martin would alway find a solution, no matter how complex the problem. With Martin, you could be confident that your project would be efficent, cost effective and a polished end result.
I worked with Martin for around 3 years at Digitas. He was seen across the company as the go to person for both front-end and back-end development work. He worked on a range of projects ranging from small microsites all the way through to huge enterprise level solutions. His attention to detail is of an incredibly high standard, and he worked endlessly towards high accuracy in delivering work to clients of the very highest quality. He's a great team player, and liked by colleagues and clients alike. I'd highly recommend Martin for any technology focused company.
There are few techies I know of with the skills Martin has. His depth of knowledge, attention to detail and passion for a standard based approach is exceptional. Martin has proven himself many times to be a dedicated developer and successful manager (and mentor) to those who reported to him.
I have worked closely with Martin on two very high-profile deadline driven web redesign projects, and on both occasions it was a challenging and pleasurable assignment. Martin is driven by a sense of craftsmanship which manifest itself in terrific attention to detail, technical competence, and a focused work ethic. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him professionally or personally to a potential employer or business partner.
Whilst working with Martin at Digitas I was always impressed by his knowledge depth. There was never a moment where the guy didn't have an answer and when the job was tough there was simply no one else I could trust. Martin helped us launching the massive Shell.com website project, a £1.7M monster, CMS-driven, global solution that involved hundreds of stakeholders. Easy to manage and to be managed by, always a cool cat, Martin knows his stuff and would be a huge help to any digital team. Highly recommended.
As Digitas's Tech Lead on the Shell account, I worked very closely with Martin on the Shell.com redesign. He was a pleasure to work with at every step of the development. His knowledge of development is fantastic, always driving for the best possible solution, whilst working within the clients constraints and business requirements. He has a great knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle, and ensures that his, and his teams, code is developed using best practices, including code structure, extensibility, reuse, and accessibility. To summarise, I can highly recommend working with Martin on any of your web projects.
Martin is the consummate professional. I worked with Martin at Digitas and it was always great to have him involved in the projects I was working on. He is very thorough and takes great pride in making sure his work is to a very high standard. Martin's breadth of knowledge makes him a great asset and also somebody I frequently 'go to' for development advice and best practices.
I've been lucky to have worked with Martin on several projects during my time at Digitas. Martin's enthusiasm for delivering the best work has made the task of accumulating some outstanding results from a variety of clients so much more fun. In short, he is indispensable when it comes to pushing for best creative work!
Martin was an outstanding senior software engineer with skills that spanned a variety of front and back-end technologies. I managed Martin at Modem Media/Digitas where he was lead developer on a variety of high profile projects for the likes of GSK, Samsung, Scottish Widows, Lloyds TSB and Unilever. Martin was a real team player and was comfortable taking ownership of tech projects from scoping right through to delivery. The quality of Martin's work was consistently high and he was never afraid to embrace a new technology or process. He was a confident communicator and was ever dependable in client situations. Martin's strong technical skills allied with professionalism made him one of the real stars of the tech team and it was a real pleasure to work with him. I wholeheartedly recommend Martin and believe he'd be an invaluable asset to any organisation.
Martin is one of the most talented people I have worked with. Martin is highly professional, knowledgeable and experienced in his domain, very well-organized, a hard-worker who aims at only top quality deliverables i highly recommend him and it was great working with him I hope i have the opportunity to work with him again.