Sam Turner
Freelance Web Developer at digisam.net
Arun, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolSam Turner is a seasoned freelance web developer and designer with 25 years of hands-on experience creating engaging digital experiences for clients across the UK. Based in West Sussex, he blends front-end leadership—most recently as Lead Front-end Developer at outer/edge—with long-running freelance work for local businesses and agencies. His background spans design-led roles for major brands and boutique projects alike, pairing visual craft with pragmatic engineering. Sam also contributes to open-source integrations, notably enhancing an Alexa skill to control Kodi, showing an interest in voice interfaces and backend deployment nuances. Known for deep curiosity about how the web works and a track record of shipping polished, user-focused sites, he brings both creative direction and technical depth to projects.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
HND, Graphic Design, 9 distinctions and 14 merits, HND, Graphic Design, 9 distinctions and 14 merits at Southbank University
Github Skills (11)
aws-lambda10
alexa-skills-kit10
kodi10
back-end-development10
python10
apidoc9
json-rpc9
api9
bash4
dockers3
docker3
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
m0ngr31/kanzi
Oct 2016 - Sep 2017
Alexa skill for controlling Kodi
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 29 PRs, 154 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Sam primarily focused on enhancing the functionality of an Alexa skill designed to control Kodi. They implemented features for controlling Kodi playback, including step forward/backward commands and added functionality for artist-based music playback. Further contributions included modifying the codebase to accommodate scheme and subpath configurations, reflecting a focus on project setup and deployment. This demonstrates a solid understanding of integrating Alexa skill functionalities with a back-end system via Kodi.
alexa-skills-kitexploreamazon-echoaws-lambdaamazon
digiltd/kodi-alexa
Oct 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:1 PR, 49 pushes, 54 branches in 1 year 2 months
alexa-skillcontrollingkodialexa
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