Web Developer
Paul joined JUMP straight out of college after completing his foundation degree in Web Development and Management at Newcastle College, before topping it up to a BSc in Applied Computing in time to start in his role as a Junior Developer at the company.
Paul is originally from Chester-le-Street in County Durham, now living in Wallsend, a short Metro ride away from the office (when it’s running).
In school, the first decision to follow the career path of being a web developer was realistically as simple as enjoying playing on the computer and thinking it would be a nice A Level to take alongside some of the more serious ones. However, the more he looked into the industry and started knocking together makeshift websites in Adobe Dreamweaver (and to a lesser extent Flash) it was clear that this was an industry he could make a mark in.
Currently, Paul works as part of JUMP’s Development team with over ten years of experience in the role. Seeing the many changes that have come to the development world and to JUMP itself in that time has given him a unique perspective on the past decade of JUMP’s work and the industry we all love.
While he has experience working with a wide array of clients, and working on a wide array of projects, currently it’s the world of Web Accessibility where he would truly like to make a mark.
In a world where the Internet is something that can potentially link everyone together no matter who they are, there are still many strides to be made to make it accessible to everybody, and it is his hope that through learning and experience, we can help make the Internet a better place for all.
In his spare time, when he’s not playing video games or drinking beer (and taking pictures of beer, naturally), he’s spending quality time outside with his wife, and his Basset Hound, Walter, trying to dispel the myth that not all developers lock themselves away from the sun all the time (just most of the time).