Roger Gordon's Resume

Personal Details

Full Name

Roger Grant Gordon

Date Of Birth

24/02/1980

Phone Number

+27 76 306-4578

Email Address

I'm "rogergordon" and I use "gmail.com"

Location

Sandton, South Africa (Gauteng)

» Languages

Read, Write, Speak

English

Speak

Afrikaans and Mandarin

» Education

Completed 02/2005

Certificate in TEFL

Certificate at Hess Educational Organisation in Taipei, Taiwan.

Subjects

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Completed 09/2003

BSc(Hons)

Honours at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa (Eastern Cape).

Subjects

Computer Science

Completed 09/2002

BSc

Degree at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa (Eastern Cape).

Subjects

Computer Science, Information Systems

» Student Life Employment

06/2000

Assistant

Internship/Vacation entry level position at Delapse in the Media sector in Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng).

Duties & Responsibilities

General Assistant in a media company. I performed renders for animations, did some character animation and some Flash work (including basic Actionscript) I worked in Delapse for 2 years during my university holidays.

» Working Life Employment

11/2006 - (Current)

Freelance Web Developer

ZAR200 Per Hour Basic Salary

Temporary skilled level position in the Information Technology sector in Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng).

Duties & Responsibilities

Design and development of clients' sites including consultation, planning, layout, design, CMS installation, back-end programming and hosting.

Design and Coding (front and back end) of HTML emails (Outlook 2007 compatible).

Various graphic design projects (posters, business cards etc.)

Photographic work (corporate events, open days, concerts etc)

Reason For Wanting To Leave

I desire industry experience and a stable salary.

Selected Projects

http://osebeni.co.za

http://princeafricazulu.org

http://rogergordon.net

http://www.dongshiworx.co.za/lcs

http://sengwa.co.za (under development)

http://outsourcedinsight.co.za

http://dongshiworx.co.za

http://www.originwater.co.za

An updated list and details of each project is available at http://rogergordon.net/work

03/2004 - 09/2006

Teacher

TWD 50,000 Per Month Basic Salary

Permanent skilled level position at Hess Educational Organisation in the Education sector in Taichung, Taiwan, Province of China.

Duties & Responsibilities

Teaching English to children aged 7-15 in a creative and stimulating manner;communicating with co-teachers, parents and managers; planning and assisting with company performances; designing curriculum; performing external training events for company materials and designing and performing dramatic events for outside schools.

Reason For Wanting To Leave

I Wish to pursue a job related to my education.

» Skills

Current

Extensive

XHTML (1 to 2 years experience)

CSS (1 to 2 years experience)

Solid

CMS installation and customisation (1 - 2 years experience)

PHP (1 - 2 years experience)

Graphic Design (Photoshop CS3) 5+ years experience

Photography 5+ years experience

Previous

Extensive

Teaching English (2 to 5 years experience last used 07/2006)

Solid

Java (2 to 5 years experience last used 09/2003)

Limited

Assembler (up to 1 year experience last used 05/2002)

C++ (up to 1 year experience last used 05/2002)

Systems Analysis and Design (up to 1 year experience last used 05/2002)

Visual Basic (up to 1 year experience last used 05/2002)

» Achievements

12/2005

Employee of the Year, Hess Educational Organisation

» Career Objectives & Availability

Career Objectives

I would prefer a contract/permanent position.I’m looking for web design/development jobs in a company that is committed to web standards and accessibility.

Availability

I am available 2/2008 (possibly sooner if necessary).

I am willing to relocate.

I have citizenship in/work permits for South Africa.

Last edited Thursday 10 January 2008

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