# Ben Bowler Technical Architect / Frontend & PHP Developer ## Profile I work with technology to create sites, apps and content and get them to users. I write simple, modern PHP, Javascript, (X)HTML and CSS. I love being creative with technology to solve real world problems. Please take a look at my [portfolio on Behance](http://be.net/benbowler) and [code on GitHub](http://github.com/benbowler). You can also find me on [LinkedIn](http://uk.linkedin.com/in/benbowler) and [Twitter](http://twitter.com/benbowler). ## Skills / Knowledge #### Programming * 7 years experience in clean, compliant (X)HTML, CSS, Javascript and JQuery. * 5 years experience in Object-Oriented and MVC PHP with MySQL. * Experience using and building on Wordpress, Moodle and Codeigniter. * Experience in both SVN and git for managing projects in teams. * Experience running scalable hosting platforms; EC2, WHM & Linux Servers. * Experiance in agile/scrum. * Basic understanding of Python and Ruby. * Basic understanding of Redis and MongoDB NoSQL databases. #### Live Streaming / Video * 2 years experience running multi-camera studio and venue live stream. * Experiance testing cameras and equipment for live video production. * Experiance editting video with Final Cut Pro X. #### Marketing * Understanding of analytics and how to use them to inform design, development and marketing. * Experience in running CPM marketing campaigns. #### Music * Experience setting up a label and managing royalties through PRS/PPL. ## Portfolio / Experience #### UKF Music ##### Technical Architect - HTML/PHP/JS - 2010-Date Developing from all the work as a contractor for AEI Media I was hired full time as technical lead for UKF. Building a media site www.ukfmusic.com and an ecommerce platform www.ukflive.com. The core my job was to build UKF’s brand on the web. I’m running the development team of 2 developers with a marketing manager. My other responsibilities include running weekly studio and club live streams and editing and uploading the resulting video. #### AEI Media ##### Web Developer and Consultant - HTML/PHP/JS - 2010-2011 As a contractor I was built live streaming interfaces, reporting dashboards, an SMS text in system, podcast feed generator and the company website along with many single page sites and HTML emails. #### FB Music & Media ##### Intensive internship - Marketing/PRS - 2010 Following FB Music & Media for a week we covered starting a music label beginning to end, collecting royalties on releases as well as building an artists marketing strategy. #### Freelance ##### Web Developer and Consultant - HTML/PHP/JS - 2008-Date I’ve worked on freelance projects solidly since 2008. Projects include dozens of Wordpress blogs, Moodle sites and plugin development. #### Source Cog ##### Hosting Platform Founder - LAMP/WHM/PHP - 2009-2011 From the back of the eLearning Partnership I developed Source Cog. A app store with one click installs of hundreds of web apps like Wordpress, Moodle, Joomla, Drupal and more. Traffic built into hundreds of sites but running costs were high. I passed the business to Site5 in 2011. #### eLearning Partnership ##### eLearning Provider Cofounder - Moodle/PHP - 2008-2010 The eLearning Partnership I started with Clifford Andrews, PGCE in teacher training. Together we developed e-learning websites and courses that went to tens of thousands of users. In 2010 Clifford took over the eLearning Partnership as a whole. #### Norwich School of Flying ##### Operations Assistant - 2004-2008 Duties included dealing with customers bookings and payments face to face and over the phone, booking aircraft out with ATC and orginising refueling and preflight checks. ## Qualifications #### AS and A2:- **B** - AS-Level Business Studies **C** - AS-Level Physics **D** - A-Level Maths #### GCSE and Equivalents:- **Merit** (2 GCSE Equivalents A-C) - BTEC (FD) in Aviation Studies **Distinction * ** (4 GCSE Equivalents A*) - BTEC (FD) in Public Services **A * ** - Maths Statistics **A * ** - Maths **B** - English Language **B** - English Literature **A * ** - Biology **A** - Chemistry **A * ** - Physics **A** - History **A** - Geography **A * ** - Diploma in Digital Applications (4 individual A* GCSE Results) - Using ICT - Multimedia - Graphics - ICT in Enterprise **B** - Spanish **C** - Philosophy and Ethics (Short Course) #### Others:- - UK Driving Licence Full (B,B1,f,k,p) 0 points. ***** #### Site generated from my [CV on GitHub](http://github.com/benbowler/cv) using [Strapdown.js](http://strapdownjs.com/)