Martin Cook
Web Developer at Self-employed
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMartin Cook is a seasoned web developer with 25 years of experience building and maintaining sites across CMSs (Drupal, WordPress), static generators (Jekyll, Grav, Kirby) and modern JavaScript stacks (Gatsby, Next.js). He combines front-end UX, accessibility and content strategy with back-end skills in server maintenance (Apache on CentOS/Debian) and MySQL/MariaDB, making him comfortable across the full web stack. Martin has led web projects and coordinated content and stakeholders for international research organisations like ELIXIR, running hackathons and training sessions to improve site adoption and standards. He has a proven track record delivering accessible, GDPR-compliant sites while writing specs, coding features and managing external consultants. Now running his own consultancy from Cambridge, he blends academic roots in neuroscience and psychology with practical design and editorial experience, which helps him translate complex domain needs into clear, usable web products.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Art and Design, Diploma in Art and Design at The City LitMaster's Degree, Neuroscience, Master's Degree, Neuroscience at Guildhall UniversityCTEFLA, CTEFLA at The British Council, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaBachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology at City of London Polytechnic
Github Skills (62)
beacon10
python10
elixir10
react-bootstrap10
data-management10
java10
schema-org10
research-data-management10
structured-data10
json-ld10
rdf10
json-schema9
schema9
infectious-diseases9
grav-plugin9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
elixir-europe/biohackathon-projects-2022
May 2022 - Sep 2022
Project code for BioHackathon Europe 2022.
Contributions:1 review, 11 commits, 8 pushes in 4 months
biohackathon-europejavacode-projectbiohackathonbiohackeu22
elixir-europe/biohackathon-projects-2021
Jul 2021 - Sep 2022
For BioHackathon Europe 2021.
Contributions:14 commits, 7 PRs, 10 pushes in 1 year 2 months
biohackathon-europebiohackathon
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