Fer Torres

Current

• Independent Web Professional at fertorres.com

Past

• Web Developer at Isertia Comunicación Corporativa
• Web Developer at Clevernet
• Developer at VW Canarias

• Developer at DESIC

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Education

• IES Feria del Atlántico
• IES El Rincón

Recommended

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Connections

53 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

Fer Torres’s Summary

Skilled developer with 8+ years of experience developing stand-alone apps and Internet websites. I have an interest in Web standards, usability and enhancement of the user experience applied to Web design. I also have ample experience in front-end and back-end coding.

I'm a detail-oriented person with excellent interpersonal communication skills and an obsession for user-centered design. I'm a trustworthy team player, fully qualified member, and a reliable colleague.

I have a strong interest in social networks for knowledge sharing and professional networking; therefore I'm deeply involved in the Web industry through community groups such as Cadius Cocktails and Mixtura Labs.

Currently, I'm open to new job opportunities. Please contact me by email if you're interested in a quote or service. For an in-depth look at my resume and qualifications, visit my Website, www.fertorres.com.

Fer Torres’s Specialties:

Web standards, usable and accessible architecture, front-end coding, back-end developing. Also focused on web site optimization and standardization.

Fer Torres’s Experience

• Independent Web Professional

  fertorres.com

  (Internet industry)

  March 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

  During the past 3 years I've been working as an independent professional, providing solutions for third-party clients, doing front-end, back-end and consulting tasks. Some of my clients are Mom Save Our Soul, IBCMass and IT7.

• Web Developer

  Isertia Comunicación Corporativa

  (Internet industry)

  November 2007 — May 2008 (7 months)

  I worked 6 months for this company. During my work in Isertia, we started many Digital Marketing projects, helping customers promote their brands on the Internet, as Isertia is an Asturian pioneer on SEM/SEO strategies. I worked with clients as varied as Fundación Príncipe de Asturias, Fundación del Oriente de Asturias and Mancomunidad Comarca de la Sidra.
  While I was working there, we won the "Best website of Asturias 2007" award, for the "Acuario de Gijón" (Gijón's Aquarium) website.

• Web Developer

  Clevernet

  (Internet industry)

  February 2007 — September 2007 (8 months)

  I worked for Clevernet from February to September 2007 developing a social network website geared towards US students. The platform allows them to communicate with each other and share contents like photos, videos, blogs, etc. I worked with a distributed development team in locations as varied as Phoenix (Arizona, USA), San Francisco (California, USA), Yakarta (Indonesia) and Liverpool (UK), which allowed me to get to know new design and development methodologies.

• Developer

  VW Canarias

  (Automotive industry)

  August 2002 — February 2006 (3 years 7 months)

  I worked at VW for more than three years developing a desktop application for Dealer Management and Vehicle Importation. My tasks at VW involved analysis, development and testing. Today, this application is installed in German and Danish dealers, besides those belonging to the VW Group, Canary Islands.

• Developer

  DESIC

  (Computer Software industry)

  July 2000 — September 2000 (3 months)

  I worked at DESIC for 6 months (3 of those as an intern), developing business management applications for tourism-related businesses in the Canary Islands.

Fer Torres’s Education

• IES Feria del Atlántico

  CFGS , Sistemas de Telecomunicación e Informáticos , 2000 — 2002

• IES El Rincón

  CFGS , Desarrollo de Aplicaciones Informáticas , 1998 — 2000

Additional Information

Fer Torres’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

Fer Torres’s Interests:

Usability, Accesibility, Web Standards, Information Architecture, Human-Computer Interaction, User-Centered Design, Internet, Semantic Web

Fer Torres’s Groups:

•    Interaction Design Association
•    Cadius
•    eSSENTIAL Accessibility
•    Web Standards Design + Development
•    Canarias Marketing y Publicidad

Fer Torres’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
• job inquiries
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