Alex Sarson

Resume

A detailed look at my roles, responsibilities,
and key accomplishments in web development.

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Senior Web Developer

Magdalen Medical Publishing

August 2024 - Present

  • Developed platform authentication (React/Vite), securing and standardizing user data collection via micro-services.
  • Line managed and mentored one Junior Developer, overseeing their technical growth and performance, and ensuring high standards for team code quality.
  • Managed and executed a full website re-development (React/GatsbyJS), delivering a complete UI refresh that increased supporter engagement and reduced bounce rate.
  • Enhanced Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) by implementing Terraform scripts for infrastructure-as-code, mitigating business risk by reducing potential recovery time.

React

GatsbyJS

TypeScript

JavaScript

SASS/SCSS

Docker

Git

AWS

Terraform

REST APIs

PHP

MySQL

Web Developer

Magdalen Medical Publishing

August 2023 - August 2024

  • Delivered 7 high-performance brochure websites (React/GatsbyJS) under strict deadlines, directly contributing to increased event registrations and successful supporter campaigns.
  • Acted as Release Manager , standardizing version control via Gitflow methodologies which reduced release cycle time and deployment errors.
  • Containerised 6 journal sites using Docker, standardizing the multi-site deployment process and improving local development environment setup.

React

GatsbyJS

JavaScript

SASS/SCSS

Docker

Git

AWS

PHP

MySQL

GraphQL

Junior Web Developer

Magdalen Medical Publishing

June 2022 - August 2023

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement new website features on LAMP stack websites.
  • Handled bug fixes and issue resolution, improving website performance and user experience.
  • Key achievement was learning and utilizing GatsbyJS and ReactJS as part of a significant iw website redevelopment project, enhancing professional skills.

React

GatsbyJS

JavaScript

Git

PHP

MySQL

GraphQL

WordPress

SASS/SCSS

Web Development Manager

LEAD IT Services

January 2022 - June 2022

  • Managed and developed websites for the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust schools, external schools, and cubowork.com
  • Developed custom plugins for the WordPress CMS admin panel to increase efficiency.
  • Plugin development skills utilized PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, focusing on custom post types to create simple admin forms and render frontend elements like buttons with modals or accordions.
  • Developed a specific vacancy plugin that displayed posts chronologically, automatically changing the post status from 'published' to 'draft' (removing it from the frontend) once a pre-set 'end date' was reached.

PHP

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

WordPress