Fraser Murray

Website Developer
Certified Laravel Developer
PHP Developer

Remote / Glasgow, Scotland

Know Me Better

Hello, I'm Fraser Murray.

Based in Glasgow, Scotland, a freelance Laravel Certified PHP developer with varied client portfolio from 19 years in commercial, academic and charity sectors.

Availability

I have limited availability for additional work on remote Laravel or PHP website work, code auditing or mentoring to complement existing long-term projects that have variable but predictable monthly commitments.

  • Currently, this would be for an ongoing relationship on a part-time basis for a few days per month.

Hourly rate: £54

Usual working hours: 9:30-5 (Tues), 9:30-3 (Mon, Fri), 9:30-11:30 (Wed, Thurs), to fit around existing school drop-off/pick-ups, plus some additional evening/weekend hours if necessary.

Current working hours: during the pandemic I likely won't be keeping consistent working hours and it may take longer to answer support tickets than normal.

Contact Details

My Latest Work

MAGIC details MAGIC details

Technical Officer, MAGIC - responsible for hosting and ongoing support of legacy custome-build Learning Management System, modernising the website for 2020/21, and providing technical support for video conferencing and recording.

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SMSTC details SMSTC details

SMSTC - developed new Laravel Learning Management System and responsible for hosting and ongoing support.

SMSTC branding
Birth, Baby and Beyond details Birth, Baby and Beyond details

New website for Birth, Baby & Beyond with eBay listings, providing free web hosting, email hosting and updates.

Birth, Baby & Beyond logo
GitHub details GitHub details

GillidandaWeb on GitHub

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What I Do

Backend Development

I can build on your existing project or if you have a new idea needing an experienced PHP or Laravel developer.

Laravel

Needing Laravel support? As a Laravel Certified Developer I can rescue and refactor legacy code, modernise code to the latest version, add new features or tests to your existing site or provide mentoring to teams/individuals looking to improve their Laravel skills.

Hosting and ongoing support

Scalable website hosting in the cloud, with automated deployment, scheduled backups, monitoring and email solutions.

My Resume

Work Experience
2001 - Now

2011 - Now
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Freelance PHP Developer

Responsibilities:

Remote website developer based in Glasgow, specialising in the back-end and especially the Laravel framework for clients throughout Scotland and the UK.

  • Certified Laravel Developer
  • PHP, including MVC frameworks
  • MySQL
  • HTML5
  • CSS, including Tailwind
  • XML
  • nginx
  • APIs (Sagepay, PayPal, Stripe, Google Maps, Mailgun, Sentry, Bugsnag, MyTNT, Setasign PDF, eBay)
  • Version Control (Git)
  • Automated deployment
  • Legacy project migration
  • Legacy project management
  • Cloud-based website hosting (AWS, Digital Ocean, Linode)
  • Server management
  • Domain management
  • Email management
2007 - Now

Owner and Lead Developer - Gillidanda

Responsibilities:

Building Laravel/PHP and MySQL websites for a range of SMEs, educational establishments, sports clubs and charitable organisations, including Partick Thistle Football Club, MAGIC-Maths and SMSTC. Hosting, maintenance and on-going support.

2002 - 2011

Computer Officer - University of Strathclyde

Responsibilities:

Development of modules for Faculty VLE, two departmental websites and online teaching materials.

2001 - 2002

Database Developer - Sun Microsystems

Responsibilities:

Building online tools using Perl and Oracle RDBMS for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Remote Monitoring Centre.

My Education
1996 - 2001

2000 - 2001

Masters Degree in Information Technology - University of Glasgow

Followed the programming stream.

1996 - 2000

Bachelors Degree (Hons) in Chemistry - University of Glasgow

Also studied: Computing Science, Mathematical Modelling, Mathematics and Statistics.

References

Birth, Baby & Beyond

Very professional and reliable at all times. Our many emails were always replied to promptly and all work was done to a very high standard. We love our new website!

Natasha Earle
Owner

Contact Me

Have a project you would like to discuss?

Say
Hello

Fraser Murray

hello@frasermurray.scot

07905 376 151