Martin Sarsini

About Me

Hi, my name is Martin Sarsini and I am a web developer, in fact I design and create web sites.
My ten years experience has allowed me to develop strong technical skills and always be at the leading edge.

One of the aspects I enjoy most is the chance to learn new things by dealing with a wide range of people and industries.

My experience

  • April 2007 – present Web Development Manager at nsdesign
  • February 2005 – present Chairman at Astarte
  • April 2003 – October 2008 Freelance web developer sarsini.it View projects
  • February 2004 – March 2006 Consultant web developer at Crìmic

My skills

I take care to analyse customer needs and objectives before starting the design process.
Listening to customers and suggesting options is a necessary step to understand user targets. Based on this I get involved in designing the information architecture, user interface, data exchange and functionality.
I collaborate with talented visual designers and translate the design aspect into code that is compatible with the majority of Internet browsers. I code using standard and consistent versions, making sure that the code does not prevent certain categories of people to access informative content (web accessibility). I make it a priority to create code that is easily maintainable for future updates and safe from cyber attacks.
In my work I acknowledge the importance of an effective user experience design, where different cultural profiles are analysed and lead to an optimised interaction. This is a unique skill that I have acquired thanks to my own background and extensive research.

My skills (technical list)

  • HTML (versions 4, 5 and XHTML)
  • CSS (versions 2 e 3)
  • W3C guidelines WCAG 2.0 in matter of accessibility
  • Javascript (AJAX and AJAJ)
  • XML
  • PHP (with OOP Object Oriented Programming approach)
  • Database (MySQL) and SQL
  • Java
  • Visual Basic
  • Web server (Apache)
  • Version Control (Git)
  • Operating systems Linux e Windows
  • Graphic programs Photoshop and Gimp
  • Experience in SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
  • Wordpress, Elgg, phpbb, Joomla, and more
  • APIs such as Google (maps, youtube, and more), Yahoo (flickr, pipes, BOSS, and more), Paypal, Facebook, Twitter and many more

Education

  • 2008 – present BSc (Honours) Information Technology and Computing – Open University – United Kingdom
  • 2007 CIW Web site manager: Javascript and Perl – University of The West of Scotland – United Kingdom
  • 2005 – 2006 ITIS Computing science – Terni – Italy
  • 2001 – 2003 ITIS Electronics and Telecommunications – Terni – Italy
  • 1998 – 2001 Agrarian institution – Todi – Italy

Languages

Italian (native), English (fluent), Russian (basics)

Philosophy

I like to interact with clients, give explanations and advice. I feel that each client needs to be informed on all potential solutions and taught on how to make good use of them.
I strongly believe that every website should be easy to use and should provide information in an immediate way.
An accurate analysis of the real world needs to be carried out before projecting it into any virtual model. I therefore make sure to study all the information available, develop tailored solutions fulfilling customer specific needs and achieving targets effectively.