Grant Richmond

Hi! I'm Grant πŸ‘‹

I'm a frontend engineer, orginally from Scotland, currently based in Barcelona

I like to make fun, accessible, sustainable websites

Find Me

Online

In Person

Home Address
GrΓ cia, Barcelona, Spain
Work Address
I work in a lovely coworking space called Garden

Work History

Frontend Web Developer

Kinsta
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At Kinsta I have been a major contributor to the high traffic marketing website, seeing the marketing team grow from 1 to over 30 people

Responsibilities included modernizing the technology stack, performing accessibility audits, performance improvements, enabling non developers to easily create beautiful marketing content, and much more

kinsta.com

Freelance Web Developer

grant.codes
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As a freelance web developer I have worked with a number of clients on a variety of different projects. Mainly WordPress and React based websites for small to medium size businesses

Volunteer Tutor

Code Club DCA Dundee
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Helped kids learn scratch and other basic programming skills as part of code club at the Dundee Arts Cinema

Senior Web Developer

Hit Reach
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Initially hired as a junior developer and promoted to senior developer I was in charge of regularly building various WordPress, static and custom sites as well as managing a small developer team and relations with clients

Web Developer

The Social Learning Space
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I created many applications to assist college students transitioning to university

Also occasionally helped to teach some technical university modules

Web Developer

University of Abertay, Dundee
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Developed β€œFIT” which allowed clients to input various financial data and receive advice on improving profitability

Education

Fellowship Cohort 5

Climatebase
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I was selected to join Cohort 5 of the Climatebase Fellowship, a climate career accelerator to learn about the problems our planet is facing, what we can do about it and how I can contribute

climatebase.org

Web Design & Development BSc (Hons)

Abertay University, Dundee
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Graduated with first class honours

www.abertay.ac.uk

Skills

HTML5

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CSS

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React

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Node.js

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Misc JS & tools

WordPress

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  • Theme Development
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  • Plugin Development
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  • Gutenberg Block Development
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  • Rest API Development
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  • Timber
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Common Tools

Static Site Generators

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Other Stuff I'd be Happy to Work With

Projects

Interests

Travel

I sold all my stuff and went traveling for a couple of years while working remotely

I built and lived in a van while I did a road trip from Canada to Mexico and back again

Making & DIY

I founded Dundee MakerSpace, former member of Makespace Madrid, and I've visited many others on my travels

In particular I enjoy making small electronics, home automation, laser cutting, screen printing and random low quality artwork

Indieweb

I am a supporter of the Indieweb movement and make a bunch of tools in that space