Lee Armitstead
Lee Armitstead
Front-End Web Development
Portfolio
My name is Lee Armitstead. I have a Bachelor of Computer Systems and 3 years of freelance web design and development skills.
I am a passionate problem solver and enjoy both the technical and creative sides of my work.
I believe cross-browser functionality and responsive design are the way forward.
Below are the projects I have been working on. If you would like to know more or get in contact all that information is at the bottom of the page.
Barnes, Catmur & Friends Dentsu
For the past two years I have worked at the advertising agency BC&F Dentsu.
Work included
- Updating Menus
- Fixing Googlebot issues
- WordPress CMS
- HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript
- Rescaling slider images
- Updating logo images
Harvey Norman New Zealand
I have worked for Harvey Norman New Zealand. Where it was my role was to standardize the eCommerce images for the Bedding and Furniture departments. I saving out over 600 images to the correct size, colour matching and the right file size. From there I uploaded them to the live website backend.
When the cats Away
In 2012 I designed and developed a website for a cattery in Napier. The site was originally coded from scratch then remade in WordPress. The site has a unique look and has been through 3 series of upgrades.
Features include
- Responsive design
- SEO with first page rankings
- .nz extension and web redirect
- Facebook page including advertising campaign
- HTML, CSS3, PHP
- WordPress CMS
- Photoshop, Dreamweaver, FTP
- Online booking form
Piha SLSC
As a long time lifeguard at Piha surf life saving club I volunteered my time to be the Webmaster for the club’s website.
Work includes
- Adding Events
- Adding news articles
- Updating club sponsors
- Reviewing Google analytics
- Responding to emails
- Website maintenance
Evolution Web Design and Development
After studying, a friend and myself started a partnership to design and develop websites for small to medium sizes businesses. This was a good experience that helped me understand the many parts that go into creating websites for clients.
Challenges faced
- Managing a web server and domain names
- Moving websites to different web hosts
- Working with clients
- Advertising our services to potential clients
- Handling projects through self directed learning and teamwork
- Record keeping, invoicing and taxes
Features include
- Responsive design
- HTML, CSS3, PHP, JavaScript
- WordPress CMS
- Photoshop, Dreamweaver, FTP and Illustrator
Using Adobe Illustrator I designed custom business cards for Evolution Web Design to match the websites layout.
Globedining
While traveling in Canada I worked on 2 restaurants websites.
Work included
- Updating Menus
- Fixing Googlebot issues
- WordPress CMS
- HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript
- Rescaling slider images
- Updating logo images
Elevation Village Spa
Elevation village spa is a health spa located in British Columbia, Canada. I upgraded their existing Facebook page and created their website.
Features include
- Responsive design
- Facebook page with cover photo I took
- SEO
- WordPress CMS
- HTML, CSS, PHP
Content creation
Band photos
While traveling in California I took a series of photos for the band Cali Conscious. They now use these on their website and Facebook page. I edited the photos in Photoshop and saved them in a suitable file size ready for use.
In my spare time I enjoy using my DSLR camera.
Photos I took at the top of a mountain in Canada received positive feedback from the local community with 531 likes, 24 comments and 4 shares.
Another photo I took at a NZ skateboard competition was used for the next years poster.
Contact Me
If you would like to get in contact fill in the form and I will get back to you shortly.
-Lee
