I'm Marcus, an analytical and user focused Front-end engineer. Who strives to get the best out of every application I build with the latest technologies and best possible user experience in mind, may it be on mobile or desktop.
Worked and Working with numerous Global brands who are the leaders in their respective industries.
Brands such as :
Superdrug, Google, Toyota and Vodafone to mention a few.
Been an agile driven individual within my work space, I bring technologies such as :
• HTML5
• CSS3
• LESS/SASS
• Gulp
• Grunt
• JavaScript
• jQuery
• Angular.js
• UI Design
• UX Methodologies
I help brands build amazing user journeys which tell even better stories.
Feel free to contact me with permanent or contract positions. I'm willing to relocate if suitable.
Front-end Developer @ Front-end engineer working on web app/software development amongst an agile development team for Europe's leading Online Doctor Service. From February 2014 to Present (1 year 11 months) London, United KingdomFront-end Developer @ Working as a Front-end Developer on Google products. From November 2013 to February 2014 (4 months) London, United KingdomFront-end Developer @ Druff interactive is a small boutique agency in Pretoria, South Africa.
At Druff I lead a small team of Front-end developers which did the following :
• E-commerce websites, custom CMS applications and static websites.
• I helped build new technologies in the company such as front-end frameworks with Twitter Bootstrap and jQuery plugins for the team to utilise.
• Custom Applications to client requirements From June 2013 to September 2013 (4 months) Front-end Developer @ Hellocomputer is a global award winning digital agency, which operates out of South Africa.
Building applications for a few of South Africa's biggest brands. Which won various awards. These brands consisted of : Vodafone, Toyota, Kraft (Cadbury, Oreo, PS)
Stack :
Agile driven environment utilising technologies such as - HTML5, CSS3, Backbone.js, jQuery and C# MVC4 From September 2012 to May 2013 (9 months) Johannesburg Area, South AfricaFront-end Developer @ Bridge i helped Design and Build internal web applications. I was part of the Web and Mobile department which maintained and developed new technologies in the company. This was an open source department and used technologies such as
• PHP
• Wordpress
• CSS
• HTML
• jQuery From November 2011 to September 2012 (11 months) Pretoria Area, South Africa
Diploma, Computer Programming/Programmer, General @ HavaTech College From 2011 to 2011 Intec College From 2008 to 2009 Marcus Kourie is skilled in: HTML 5, CSS, Angular JS, JavaScript, jQuery, Web Development, Front-end, WordPress, User Experience, HTML, Photoshop, CSS3, Web Applications, User Interface Design, Git