Paul Mackenzie Ross
Multi-disciplined web professional - Web Designer, Graphic Designer, SEO guy, Writer, Photographer,
Updates
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BoE puts £50bn into the economy http://t.co/B80oqBSZ So that'll be £49bn for the 1% and £1bn between the rest of us ;-)
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Naming conventions, people, naming conventions! Stop calling files ambiguous.foo cos you're too sodding lazy/unimaginative
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RT @mattuk: How long would it take Mitt Romney to earn what you make in a year? - http://t.co/CWF87WzR
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@Loiscarter Yeah, nice isn't it? :-) I don't have a free wall in the house to justify it either :-/
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@vincewooll Cheers for the RT, dude. My library of O'Reilly manuals would look ace on that system :-)
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Hmm I wonder where this collapsible bookcase would fit in my 1964 house? http://t.co/qWsXCVW1 #design
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@xfactorcomms Wise Guys & Mafia? Would you do business with them? Almost as bad as web/SEO "ninjas" and "rockstars"
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@bhpImi Cheers for the RT Imi :-)
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"We are where we are" - I've heard that daft phrase too many times recently #meh
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Look, if Sir Tim Berners-Lee says keep the web free then you'd better listen up, he's the daddy http://t.co/cnt4cpGn
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When Google get their cloud storage service launched, this could be BIG... http://t.co/NeopAxTS (via @WSJ)
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@4sqsupport More drive-by cheat checkins from http://t.co/FSjPxoy6 again today :-)
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@GraemeF LOL yeah. Might grab an SSD for the laptop - Opening it up t'other day I found it has a 2nd redundant bay =)
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@GraemeF Ouch :-/ In the US at Xmas they were doing this: http://t.co/se7B1okp
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@tamsinol Cheers for the RT, Tamsin :-) They wouldn't let me & my daughter out of our road this AM, made it to school by skin of our teeth!
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@GraemeF Abso-bloody-lutely. Did SSD price/availability get affected as much as HDD after recent events in Thailand?
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@tomfooled Thanks for the RT, James, including my typo :D #ItWasAlongDay
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Digital Youth Academy - Digital and social media apprenticeships, huh? Good timing since it's #naw2012 http://t.co/ebnf4FAZ
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Curbing high pay - Regulation or taxation? http://t.co/R5NP1v30 (via @FlipChartRick)
Profile
Summary
Paul Mackenzie Ross is a multi-disciplined web professional active in the industry since 1998.
He runs his own web design & consultancy firm, 22i design, and works for the online business advice publishing company is4profit Ltd. He also runs side projects in environmental and automotive websites (I know, ironic isn't it?)
His extensive skill set & experience includes everything from web hosting, web design, graphic design, logo design and photography to copy writing, editorial and Search Engine Optimisation, Search Engine Marketing and social media. This is backed up with long experience in content management and marketing, extending into web & design consultancy for small businesses. Paul is also known to provide hands-on IT support at times and is currently working on designs for an iPhone app...
Paul is open to any new opportunities but is always looking to learn, expand and work ever more efficiently in order to keep up with the rapid pace of the web industry.
He runs his own web design & consultancy firm, 22i design, and works for the online business advice publishing company is4profit Ltd. He also runs side projects in environmental and automotive websites (I know, ironic isn't it?)
His extensive skill set & experience includes everything from web hosting, web design, graphic design, logo design and photography to copy writing, editorial and Search Engine Optimisation, Search Engine Marketing and social media. This is backed up with long experience in content management and marketing, extending into web & design consultancy for small businesses. Paul is also known to provide hands-on IT support at times and is currently working on designs for an iPhone app...
Paul is open to any new opportunities but is always looking to learn, expand and work ever more efficiently in order to keep up with the rapid pace of the web industry.
Specialties: HTML, XHTML, CSS, copy writing, content management, SEO, SEM, blogging, social media, marketing, usability, Unix server admin, project management, research & Internet consulting. Joomla! CMS, Wordpress, Blogger.
Experience
- Dec 2000 - PresentEditor/Web Designer / is4profit LtdNews editorial, copy writing, webmaster/website maintenance, web design, graphic design, web development, database management, marketing, search engine optimisation (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), social media management, project management, email newsletter campaign management.
- Sept 2000 - PresentOwner / 22i Design22i Design provide web design and SEO consultancy services for local businesses.
- Nov 2003 - Feb 2004Print Finisher / DC PrintPrint finisher at busy local print works. (Part-time - seasonal work)
- Apr 1996 - Nov 2000Warehouse Operative / Murata ElectronicsForklift driver and operator at busy UK-based Japanese electronics warehouse. Solely responsible for import shipments and trouble-shooting in London & Dublin satellite warehouses.
Education
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1994 - 1996Farnborough College of TechnologyBTEC HNC in Graphics & Design
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1987 - 1989Farnborough Sixth Form CollegeA level in Computer Science, Business Studies
Additional Information
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Interests:
web design, SEO/SEM/PR, Internet, web, technology, social media, gadget geek, guitar, bass, live music, hill walking, mountain biking, photography, traditional pubs, real ale
