Martin Burford

Front-End Developer

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Senior Developer

RGA

  • October 2010 - December 2010
  • London, UK
RGA
Role overview
  • 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.
Recommendations
Pedro Alonso
Pedro AlonsoLead Software Engineer
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!
Lill Skjerdal
Lill SkjerdalExecutive Producer
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!