Full-Stack Web Developer
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About me
Creative and Skilled Developer
I am Alfie Collins - a programmer specialising in web development.
I have knowledge of both backend and frontend technologies.
I also have experience coding collaboratively, and experience presenting projects to groups.
After creating a couple of freelance projects, I now work full-time at evince.
Outside of coding, I have a first-class BA and MPhil in philosophy (from York and Cambridge) as well as a Graduate Diploma in Law.
In my freetime, I am an avid runner and create and sell artwork (such as this valley painting).
My skills
My Skills
I develop beautiful, creative and functionally robust webpages. I can work equally well on the backend and frontend. Hover over the logos to see each skill.
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HTML5
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CSS3
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JavaScript
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TypeScript
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React
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MongoDB
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ExpressJS
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NodeJS
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PHP
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Laravel
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MySQL
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Bootstrap
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Tailwind
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Materialize
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WordPress
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Git
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Npm
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Command Line
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VS Code
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Trello
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Slack
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Microsoft Office
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My Works
See My Awesome Projects!
A couple of freelance projects, some projects from Ironhack bootcamp and a couple of projects just for fun.
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PLUG
A full-blown social media website. These are just a few of the features:
- Create posts and blogs
- Add / remove / accept / decline / request friends
- Comment on posts and blogs
- Like or dislike blogs and posts (think YouTube likes/dislikes)
- Receive notifications
- Upload a profile image
- Create a photo album
- Send and receive direct messages (including voice messages)
- Extensive search and filtering functionality
- Reset forgotten password
- Toggle email subscription status
- Dark mode toggle
- Optional 2FA
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X-Racing
A super fun racing game. Built with Canvas, “Vanilla” JavaScript, PHP and a MySQL database. The game includes:
- The ability to play on mobile as well as on PC
- The ability to log in, which automatically saves your score to the score table
- A difficulty that increases every 20 seconds
- A bonus box that adds 50 to your score
- A choice of three car colors
- A canvas background that continuously loops downwards
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Blog Spot
A full-stack application built with PHP and a MySQL database. Styled with Materialize. In a sense, this is like Twitter, but instead of being limited to 120 characters, you can write entire essays.
- Post, edit, and delete your own blogs (with full formatting options)
- Save blogs as drafts if you’re not ready to publish
- View your own and others’ blogs
- Create, update, and delete feedback on others’ blogs
- Like or dislike blogs (think YouTube likes/dislikes)
- Upload a profile image
- Send and receive direct messages
- Extensive search and filtering functionality
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Four Elms (FREELANCE)
My client required a home-guide for renting out his house. I created him this fully responsive React application styled with Tailwind CSS. A couple of notable features: the tenant can send feedback to the landlord, and the user can toggle between English and Spanish.
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Skin Deep
A top-down shooting game using HTML canvas animations. A dark and serious offering but with addictive gameplay. Can be played on mobile. It also offers a 2-player version where two players share one keyboard!
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Kick-Off!
A football-themed Video Game built using Vanilla JavaScript. Making extensive use of Canvas Animation. Can be played on mobile. Customisable settings.
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Drinks Rater
A full-stack application built with Node, Express and MongoDB. Pages are rendered using Handlebar views. Log drinks and give them a rating. Fully responsive.
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Spaced
A very beautiful and fun space-themed shooting/collision-avoider game. It has some cool features, such as the in-game music controls and the different options of canvas background and spacecraft. The controls work on both mobile and desktop.
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Snake!
My rendition of the classic Nokia game built using Vanilla JavaScript. Making extensive use of Canvas Animation. Features three difficulty settings. Can be played on mobile.
Contact
Need a Developer? Please Drop a Message
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Address:
Guildford, UK. *Willing to relocate anywhere in the UK*. -
Phone:
(+44) 778 619 8856 -
Email:
alfiecollins44@hotmail.co.uk