Eugene Agyeman

Telephone: 07958-779-883
Email: eugene[at]agyeman[dot]info
Date of Birth: 13-02-1989
Full UK Driving License

Profile

Eugene is currently studying BSc Web Development in Manchester Metropolitan University

Since well before university, he had an interest in programming, and over time through
self-learning he became proficient in various types of programming languages particularly web based
languages.

In June 2010 he got his first opportunity to work in the web industry as he joined the team at Bella Design and Marketing a Design and Marketing agency in Knutsford, Chesire as a Web Developer and Designer for a summer internship. Since then he has continued to gain experience as a freelancer / contracter and is currently employed by Riverhorse.tv a media agency in Manchester.

He also enjoys photography, and is occasionally requested to be the photographer for various events such as social events, and functions in and around Manchester.

He will be graduating from University in 2012.

Skills

Programming Knowledge of Object Orientated Design Very good knowledge of PHP, HTML5, and CSS1-3 Basic knowledge of VB.NET and C/C++ Agile Experienced	Databases MySQL Good knowledge of SQL
Server Software Linux Servers (Debian, Ubuntu and Gentoo specifically) Apache, MySQL, PHP5	Other Photography Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator

Education

Sept 2009 – CurrentExpected graduation July 2012	Manchester Metropolitan University (2:1 Expected)BSc (Hons) Web Development Modules covered:Organising Information - Information Literacy For the Digital Age The Networked Society - Data Technologies Management Information Systems and Organisations Telecommunications and The Media – Digital Media Production Networked Technologies - Website Design Web Scripting - Search Engines Project Development - Web Application Development Applied Web Design and Managment - Designing Online Learning Digital Libraries - Learning and Professional Development Final Major Project
2006 – 2008	MANCAT, Ashton Old Rd, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2WHBTEC National Diploma Media and Games Development – Merit, Merit, Merit
2005 – 2006	Loreto College, Chichester Road Manchester M15 5PBComputing – B, Business Studies – C, Mathematics – C
2000 – 2005	St Peter’s RC High School, Kirkmanshulme Lane, M12 4WB 14 GCSE’s achieved including Maths, English and Science

Experience

June 2011 – Current	Riverhorse.TV, Lead Developer Create and optimise client websites WordPress theme development
Nov 2010 – June 2011	Penpee Group, Contract PHP Developer Custom CMS Development Writing Core Modules Agile Methodolgy
July 2010 – Oct 2010	Bella Design and Marketing, Web Developer and Designer Convert Photoshop designs into usable HTML/PHP websites with w3c validation Developed framework to a property search engine view here Tweeked and optimised client web sites Create flash banners for company advertsing Agile Methodology
2008-2009 Holidays	Mini ProjectsI spent a lot of my holiday periods getting familiar with different styles of development environments such as facebook’s markup language (FBML), creating small plugins for wordpress and getting a better understanding object orientated programming in PHP My most notable achievement was a facebook app that would inform you when someone had removed you from their friends list. I stopped working on this due to college restarting and the strain on the web server was too much as the app became more popular, I closed the app at 9,400 active users in just under a month as it was ethically against facebook’s app policy.
Oct 2006 – May 2009	Subway – Team Leader Manchester City, Bar Team Leader Manchester United, Bar Team Leader Team Leadership – Optimised  team potentials to  ensure staff reached set sales targets and gained maximum profits with as little wastages as possible through building and increasing staff morale and retention by developing a team culture. Health and Safety / Food Hygiene – made sure all staff met the standards required by law and the standards of Subway Cash Management – Responsible for handling large sums of cash on behalf of the company and depositing and withdrawing money from store safe Close Down – Responsible for closing the store and locking up on night shifts ensuring that the store is ready to be opened the next morning without problem. Cleanliness – Ensure that the store was always clean and presentable to customers, and potential bi-weekly reviewers coming to rate the store

Voluntary work

2007

Teaching Young People ITI taught young teenagers who had just entered the country basic computer applications, in order for them to be able to integrate into our modern society. This was a rewarding experience as I was able to help reinforce the importance of a good education and also the significance of developments in technology. An aspect of my role is to provide feedback on the progress of my students and monitor them closely to ensure that there is constant growth in their learning.

Extra curricular activities

Being chosen for this placement enabled me to, inspire, motivate, and encourage students; furthermore I felt like I was making a difference in supporting and guiding future leaders. In teaching there was no such thing as a routine day there was always new and exciting topics coming up and as it includes working with children they can be quite unpredictable. I enjoyed the experience of teaching ICT to younger students and find it fascinating when a student who has difficulty understanding basic concepts gradually begins to comprehend them through patient explanations. I feel that teachers mould the future every day in classrooms and I was proud to be a part of that.

I am an avid fan of photography; I am occasionally hired by event organisers such as nightclubs, parties and other type’s events. I also play a multiple range of sports, gained many awards in football basketball, and athletics. I also currently play for a local sunday league football team. I was on the exec team as the for Scripture Focus Group / Radical Youth Manchester a student society within University of Manchester and Manchester Met, my role was to ensure that anything technical based was prepared for the weekly student meetings. Our society hosted a gospel concert/drama production in Manchester which over 400 people attended and as the technical exec I was responsible for all sound equipment, lighting and projection tools. I am proficient in the Ghana’s native language “Twi”.