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TJ Harrop

Digital Product Specialist

TJ Harrop
37 years old
Sydney (2016) Australia (New South Wales)
Professional Status
Consultant
Open to opportunities
About Me
Contract agile UI/UX designer, front end developer and certified scrum master specialising in User Interface Design, User Interaction, ISO/Industry standards compliant UI, Human Factors, HMI, UX, Information Architecture and Usability Testing with experience managing user interfaces greenfield projects, multidisciplinary design and development teams and UI compliance with industry or international standards.

Primary technical skills (in both Microsoft and Linux stacks):
HTML5, CSS3, JS, LESS, jQuery, GIT/SVN
Resume created on DoYouBuzz

Agile UI / UX consultant

Sky
Since November 2013
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
  • Working on the user interface and user interaction of a panacea software solution for sky representatives to be used by call centre staff, field operatives (in vans), field sales (POS) and other operational staff. Role involves championing aspects of UI and front end development including CSS (less), responsive design and development, html5, user interaction (desktop, mobile, environmental considerations for vans and public POS), human factors (night mode, accessibility, ISO standards) and visual design. Development work includes html5, css3, less, JavaScript, knockout.js, jquery, responsive development and svg.

Infotainment Experience & Interface

Jaguar Land Rover
September 2013 to November 2013
Leamington Spa
United Kingdom
  • Design and develop UI and UX of HTML5 based connected apps for the new generation of in-car infotainment systems across the Jaguar Land Rover range to comply with international industry guidelines.

Certified scrum master & Lead UI/UX designer

Thales
February 2012 to September 2013
  • As part of NTIS, the £57m Highways Agency project I acted as:
  • Scrum master to UI team
  • Lead UI designer
  • Client/Super-user/Subject Matter Expert liaison to improve quality of delivered software
  • UI Authority overseeing accessibility, documentation of standards (ISO) and consistency, and ensuring user interfaces meet business requirements
  • Project press release - http://goo.gl/MWolXF

Contract Front End Developer

Piksel Inc.
January 2012 to February 2012
  • Front End Web Developer working on VOD sites using HTML5, CSS3 & jQuery

Project lead UI/UX Designer and Front End Dev

Capita
August 2011 to December 2011
  • Working with business analysts and clients I delivered a complete UI to both internal and outsourced development teams. Ensuring strict compliance with industry standards and business rules at UX stage, the interface was then developed using legacy browser compatible markup and themed for clients such as HM Government and Virgin Media.

UI designer and front end developer

Trumpo Ltd
November 2010 to June 2011
  • Role involved designing and developing public facing user interfaces for various financial products. Special consideration taken for high volume websites.
  • Technical: Php, symfony, JavaScript, jquery, CSS, HTML5, css3
  • Also worked on UI development of software for internal back-office management (financial and banking products)

Web Developer

Lyndos.net
July 2010 to March 2011
  • Due to fast growth Lyndos required an in-house UI/web developer to work on front end / PHP projects for their existing database and infrastructure.

Web Developer

Website Offer
October 2009 to December 2010
  • Developed an internal system which allows sales and project management staff to create websites without any prior web design skills. Using simple user experience flows and simple interfaces the system is still in use and provides a solid backbone to the entire company

Lecturer

Trafford College
September 2009 to July 2010
  • Working as a part time lecturer I taught Web Design to students studying on courses of a technical nature in the art department. I also worked with those who were looking to enter university as a mature student helping them to gain a qualification which includes a unit in web design.

Web Developer

Katatomic Ltd
February 2005 to March 2006
  • Junior Web Designer / Developer at Cheshire based Web Development Company