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Akil Adamjee

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Skills

What special skills I got

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
HTML
Google AdWords
Email Marketing

Awards & Achievements

What awards I have got

Best eCom Website
Winner of the Kenya E-Commerce Awards 2021, in the Building Materials website category.
Google
Fundamentals Of Digital Marketing.
Issued Dec 2020
Warwick Advantage Award
Warwick Students Union & Student Associate Scheme
The University of Warwick, 2009

Profile

I am a self-motivated and diligent web developer with skills in graphic design, social media management and client relationship development, gained through practical experience in IT and customer service, as well as through successful academic study.

Experience

Where I have worked
Jan 2016 – Present

CTM Kenya Ltd

Webstore Manager
Mombasa, KE
  • Responsible for the daily management and maintenance of instock products created on the Open Source Content Management System, Magento2, and show products that are in widely available across stores.
  • Provide coaching, expertise and support to new staff members with varying levels of technical experience, both on a face to face and remote basis.
  • Conduct cross-platform testing and ensure multi-browser issues are resolved quickly and within agreed timescales.
  • Creating and finding content ideas that more likely to convert and create excitement. Using emotional selling to improve product descriptions and images that will increase conversions.
  • Maintain control over all company social media engagement through the creation of fresh and engaging content, as well as unique designs and illustrations, which effectively showcase the latest project work.
Achievements
  • Winner of the Kenya E-Commerce Awards 2021, in the Category 14a. Best in eCommerce (Marketplace) - Building Materials website.
  • Implemented the first in Kenya AI tool on our eCommerce website to enable shoppers to buy confidently, knowing that our products will match and fit their space.
Sept 2012 – Dec 2015

GranularIT Ltd

Senior Front End Developer
Mombasa, KE
  • Front end design and development of websites created on Open Source Content Management System, Umbraco, and in adherence to the latest web authoring standards such as CSS3, HTML5 and jQuery.
  • Provide coaching, expertise and support to new staff members with varying levels of technical experience, both on a face to face and remote basis.
  • Conduct cross-platform testing and ensure multi-browser issues are resolved quickly and within agreed timescales.
  • Maintain control over all company social media engagement through the creation of fresh and engaging content, as well as unique designs and illustrations, which effectively showcase the latest project work.
Achievements
  • Expanded knowledge of ASP.Net Visual Studio 2013 to create applications for Windows, Android and iOS, as well as modern applications and cloud services
  • Successfully hand-coded advanced HTML, CSS3, and JavaScript
  • Designed an innovative structured method to write CSS styles which helps to prevent repeating styles and minor bugs, and delivered a significant increase in development productivity
Oct 2011 – Aug 2012

Bollore Africa Logistics

Customer Service Executive
Mombasa, KE
  • Held responsibility for the effective account management of key sea-freight import clients through the delivery of exceptional levels of service and efficient resolution of issues.
  • Ensured the client report and tracking system were updated with accurate information on a daily basis.
  • Managed a client portfolio which consisted of hardware suppliers and IT equipment distributors such as Coast Data Solutions, Express Automation and Orkila East Africa.
  • Worked in close collaboration with local shipping agents, carriers, and overseas offices in order to facilitate the smooth delivery of shipments in accordance with client requirements.
  • Managed all documentation, payments and information in line with client instructions
Achievements
  • Nominated for the Employee of the Year Award within the Sea Imports Department during 2011 / 2012.
  • Developed strong communication and leadership skills via the effective management of various importation cargo under clearance and extensive client liaison.
  • Secured a strong knowledge base across a range of cargo clearing methods, including responsibility for the preparation of all cargo documentation and adherence to CFS procedures.
Aug 2010 – Apr 2011

Caracal Solutions Ltd

Junior Web Developer Manager
London, GB
  • Maintained responsibility for assisting in the delivery of a variety of projects through the provision of high quality work within strict timescales.
  • Designed, developed and implemented web pages in accordance with client design standards, and integrated graphic elements utilising Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Fireworks.
Achievements
  • Gained knowledge and experience of ASP.NET web application framework, and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 through the completion of on-the-job training.
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EDUCATION

Where I have schooled
2010

Certificate

London, GB

Web Design (HTML & Dreamweaver CS5) and Graphic Design (Photoshop & Flash)

2009

Warwick University

Coventry, GB

BSc Mathematics and Physics

Project: Wind Energy (Nominated for Publication) & Computational Plasma Physics

Awards: Warwick Advantage Award, Warwick Students Union & Student Associate Scheme

2006

Oshwal Academy

Mombasa, KE

3 A-Levels :: Pure Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

7 O-Levels :: Including Sciences, English and Mathematics

Awards: Oshwal Academy High Flyers Award, 2004 & 2006