Jake Fulton

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing websites and web apps for a diverse client base.
• Advising clients and conducting regular progress meetings to ensure alignment and transparency throughout each project.
• Optimising websites to meet best-practice standards across performance, accessibility, and SEO.

Key Achievements

• Built websites for Bonjoro, Bounce Insurance, Tidal Ventures, and PTNG Scientific.
• Delivered web app D2Odb for client Monash University.

Coworking Space

• Founded and ran a coworking space in Wellington, New Zealand.
• Led the design and creation of the coworking space, collaborating with local artists and contractors to create a welcoming and inspiring environment.
• Hosted a Wellington Marketing Meetup and presented on how coworking enhances productivity and fosters collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Supported scientists and managed the company’s IT infrastructure.
• Assisted with managing software updates and deployments across employee laptops.
• Maintained software running on lab instruments and computers, ensuring reliable operation.
• Managed on-premises servers to orchestrate bioinformatics workflows for scientists.

Key Achievements

• Developed an internal tool using Retool, to streamline the procurement and renewal of both general productivity and specialised bioinformatics software.
• Developed custom bioinformatics code to assist an internal R&D program.

Responsibilities

• Assisted with delivering client projects by implementing final tweaks and bug fixes necessary to ensure timely project delivery.
• Contributed to back-end Django/Wagtail development and front-end React development
• Collaborated with Octave’s client, The Co-operative Bank, to develop new React components for their website, conduct code reviews, and implement new features.

Key Achievements

• Built a chart for visualising a new dataset for Te Whata.
• Assisted with building the refreshed Queen Margaret College website.
• Assisted with building a custom application form for Police Credit Union.
• Helped integrate a loan application form into The Co-operative Bank’s mobile app.

Responsibilities

• Maintained the design system for the University’s customer-facing and internal websites, using the ITCSS methodology to structure the CSS.
• Implemented reusable components in the content management system (Squiz) and developed REST APIs.
• Worked with content editors to deliver new websites for various organisations at the University.
• Developed web apps using JavaScript, React, Redux, Vue.js, Squiz Matrix, and CSS.

Key Achievements

• Delivered the updated website for international students.
• Built an internal web app that enables staff to easily update their own contact details. This was part of a project to create a new, more efficient and accessible system for staff contact information.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualised and implemented a user-friendly web app for a bioinformatics database (D2Odb), facilitating seamless access to data for the research community.
• Utilised Node.js, MongoDB, JavaScript, React, and Redux.

Key Achievements

• Collaborated with the client to create a wireframe that simplifies the user interface for filtering the data.
• Developed the first version which was sent out to the research community for feedback. Made adjustments using the feedback to improve the user experience.

Responsibilities

• Provided senior artists with render support including troubleshooting, scheduling work on the render wall, ensuring deadlines are met, and managing expectations.
• Worked as part of a larger team to manage client material and data, ensuring all items are delivered and complete.
• Coded in Python and wrote shell scripts using bash and awk.

Key Achievements

• Successfully worked with clients such as Disney and Marvel, delivering material to deadline and client satisfaction.
• Built experience with the Linux environment, managing large amounts of data, and maintaining high-performance computing hardware.
• Contributed to wrangler tools to assist in automating processes, saving the team time and improving efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Designed, tested, and delivered email marketing templates.
• Animated banner ads for marketing campaigns.

Key Achievements

• Animated banner ad for Powershop, which served as a key part of their marketing campaign.
• Built email marketing template for New Zealand Rugby and EightyOne’s Christmas party invitation.
• Tested the compatibility of email templates with email clients using Litmus to ensure a beautiful and consistent experience on every device.