Paul Clarke
Head Of Experience Design at Totara Learning
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Clarke is a Head of Experience Design with 15 years' cross-disciplinary experience blending graphic design, front-end development, and back-end contributions to product-grade CMS platforms. He led experience and design teams at Silverstripe before moving to Totara Learning, delivering user-centred interfaces, accessibility guidance, and design operations across distributed teams. A hands-on maker, his open-source work on the SilverStripe framework and CMS spans UI refinements and core database fixes, showing he bridges visual design and technical implementation. Having worked in print, magazines, and international markets including Hong Kong and eight years in Europe, he brings practical product empathy and a global sensibility to local New Zealand projects. Outside work he’s a DIY-minded, creatively curious father who enjoys turning ideas into polished, usable products.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of Graphic Design, Diploma of Web Development, Diploma of Graphic Design, Diploma of Web Development at Natcoll Design & Technology
Github Skills (15)
application-framework10
css10
app-framework10
web-framework10
cms10
php10
javascript10
front-end-development10
mysql9
ui-design9
flexbox9
git9
html8
database-design8
database-management7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
silverstripe/silverstripe-framework
Dec 2010 - Oct 2018
Silverstripe Framework, the MVC framework that powers Silverstripe CMS
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 186 commits, 59 PRs in 8 years
Contributions summary:Paul's contributions focused on fixing and improving the back-end framework. They addressed issues related to null class names in search results, reverting changes, and making enhancements to the installer styling by moving away from "blackcandy." These commits primarily involved modifications to the core model, specifically within the MySQLDatabase.php file, indicating a focus on data handling and database interactions.
cmsphppowersframeworksilverstripe
silverstripe/silverstripe-cms
May 2016 - Oct 2017
Silverstripe CMS - this is a module for Silverstripe Framework rather than a standalone app. Use https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-installer/ to set this up.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:36 commits, 19 PRs, 3 pushes in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributed to the front-end of the Silverstripe CMS project. Their work focused on improving the user interface and styling of various CMS elements, including page steps, toolbars, and the asset admin area. The commits demonstrate a focus on responsive layout, visual consistency, and migrating to newer styling components. They also made some changes to the page add controller for adjusting the template and step styles.
cmsphpinstallerstandalonesilverstripe
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