Darren Stephenson
Web Designer & Programmer

Welcome to the small web presence of Darren Stephenson. This is a platform for me to portray my skills, experience and interests. I have a passion for website and applciation development and I want to share this with you. If you have a project in mind and require my expertise, please get in touch. No project too small.

have a look at my work

About

My Skills

UX Design
Research Plans / Prototypes / User Testing / Interaction Design / Visual Design

Development
XHTML / HTML5 / CSS3 / PHP / Javascript / Java / Objective C / WordPress

Digital and Printing
Logo Design / Illustration / Business Stationery / Interactive ads / Emailer / Microsites

Team/Project Management
Lead Planning / Ability to Multi-Task / Prioritize projects / Identify Requirements / Co-ordinate Development

Education

Masters in I.T.
NUIG - 2009 - 2011
"The programme is multi-disciplinary covering three main areas: IT, Business, and Human Behaviour."

BS w Information Systems Management
GMIT - 2004 - 2008
"This programme provides you with a broadly-based business education with a speciality in Information Systems."

Hi, I'm Darren Stephenson and I'm a highly motivated individual with a background in business, programming and website development. I have over 7 years experience in web design and web technologies, and have extensive experience Anaylsing Business Processes, Documenting Business Requirements and designing / developing technical solutions that satisfy these requirements.

My craft is the design and development of simple, clean and functional websites, software and mobile applications.

Please take a second to review my work, and get in touch!

Experience

FBD Insurance
2013- Current | Product Developer
Working with a great team on the development and adoption of new Software.

taxback.com
2011 - 2013 | Developer / Project Co-ordinator
Solely responsible for the development of internal management software and co-ordinated their adoption in the company.

Freelance Web Developer
2006 - 2011 | Web Designer
Worked closely with various clients helping them to realise their web development requirements.

Achievements

Founder / Lead Developer
workingholidayincanada.com - Aug 2011
With the help of Kieran Farrell (a digital marketing genius!) I built this popular site to help people travelling / emigrating to Canada.

Best Overall Student
BSSIM - Oct 2008
My commitment to working hard, and working with people, was realised in the final year of undergrad when I recieved this award.

My Work

I have a passion for requirements gathering, web development,
application development and developing great software.

Services

Evaluation

One of the most important steps is to identify and evaluate the requirements of the project. Proven technigues are used to identify and document the requirements in a Business Requirements Document.

Design

Once the requirements have been agreed, the business requirements document is then used in the design of the website / application. Here the Functional Specification Document is created.

Development

Once agreed, the project goes into development. Depending on the project, but usually in 3 week cycles, the developments are tested and reviewed. This is throughout the dev lifecycle.

Release

From the clients perpective, this is the best part! This is the release of the website / application. Continous monitoring of the website / application is done and changes are made as required.

Contact

Use the below details to tell me about your project goals and needs.
The best way to reach me is via email: developer@yourdsweb.net

Address & Email

Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland

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