Web developer · United Kingdom
JackDunn
I build the back half of the web.
Hi, I'm Jack. I work at an agency, mostly on backend code, and I've been writing software since year 7. I still love it.
01Selected work
- LancsLexA word and text analysis companion, developed at Lancaster.2023
- LA1TV websiteI led the build of the new website for Lancaster’s student TV station, LA1TV.2022
- BFI, a web agency in Milnthorpe, CumbriaWeb development for healthcare, trailers and e-commerce projects, including systems that handle thousands of orders a day. Team work with colleagues at the agency.2024 – now
- CASS corpus research toolsPart-time full-stack work on corpus research tools at Lancaster University’s ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science.2023 – 2024
02Experience
- Jul 2024 – now
Web Developer, BFI, a web agency in Milnthorpe, Cumbria
Eclectic projects across healthcare, trailers and e-commerce, for big brands such as Vision Express and national drinks distributors, as well as local businesses. I work on systems that handle thousands of orders a day, mostly with CodeIgniter, WooCommerce and Apache.
- May 2023 – Jul 2024
Full-stack Developer, Lancaster University
Part-time, building corpus research tools for the ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science (CASS).
- Oct 2022 – May 2024
Teaching Assistant, Lancaster University
In the School of Computing and Communications.
- May 2022 – May 2024
Technical Manager, LA1TV
Elected twice to run technology at Lancaster's student TV station. I led the new LA1TV website in 2022 and was Outside Broadcast Tech Lead for Roses Live in 2024. I'm now a lifetime member.
Education and certificates
- BSc Computer Science, Lancaster University, 2021–2024, First class
- Lancaster Award, Gold, 2023
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, 2023
- TypeScript, LinkedIn Learning, 2023
03About
I’m a web developer, working mostly on the backend. I’ve been coding since year 7 and I still love it. My toolkit includes PHP, Python, Node.js and JavaScript, plus Vue and Svelte on the frontend.
Outside work I’m into coffee, trainspotting, EDM, self-hosting and tech.