I'm Ali, and I've built websites with
PHP for five years. I live in London,
U.K. and am available for freelance work.
Read on for testimonials and a sample of my work or
get in touch at ali.najaf@gmail.com
"Working with Ali is really enjoyable, he has many great ideas and is always looking at self improvement and current best practices. Whether working in Rails or with PHP he is always insightful and produces work of an extremely high standard."
-James Gallagher, Developer at Webgains Ltd.
"Ali is able to work to a very tight brief or, can be left to his own devices to make sure the end result is what is required. He has very good attention to detail, and has always been accurate on budget! A very good developer with excellent skills and a good work ethic, we look forward to continuing to employ his services"
-Martin Houlden, South Collective
"I was fortunate enough to work with Ali on numerous digital projects. He was my lead programmer on many interesting but often complex projects. Ali always responded to sometimes complicated project requirements with efficiency, enthusiasm and genuine interest. He is a first class developer and a good bloke to boot."
-Greg Woods, Creative Director at Score Communications
"Ali has been exceptionally good from the beginning. Always keeping me informed throughout the process, and always finishing on time. In addition to this, he is extremely helpful when discussing ideas on which direction to take. His work is very well done and I would highly recommend Ali as a developer. His customer service is exceptional, and his technical skills and knowledge are top-notch"
-Rebeka Fiona, Principal at RF Photography
Integrating Moss's custom Java-based e-commerce platform with a
a new PHP-based system. The integration required the exchange of XML
files via FTP over a VPN.
Carried out while employed at Lost Ferret.
A digital design agency I worked at for just under a year.
Along with building client websites, I managed client SEO + Adwords campaigns, put in place website security guidelines, wrote on the company blog and helped to instigate a development process (albeit the waterfall) for client projects.
Content managed school website
Built while employed at Score Communications.
Content managed community website, built while employed at Score Communications.
E-commerce website for independant record label, built while employed at Score Communications.
Consultation, bugfixes and upgrades for photographers website.
XML based integration with a third-party property management platform, work comissioned by South Collective.
Ongoing maintenance and upgrades, including content syndication, a new
section in the CMS and tools for managing an email marketing campaign. Work done while at Score Communications.
Continuing amends and updates, implementation of an email marketing
module, data recovery and site internationalization. Work done while at Score Communications.
Here's a quick rundown of the
technologies/programs I use to get my job done:
- Linux
- Apache
- MySQL
- PHP
- HTML + CSS
- Javascript + jQuery
- Ruby + Rails
- Git
- Vim