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Chris Larham: Bio

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Chris Larham

I graduated from the University of Bolton with a 2:1 BA (Hons.) degree in English in 2008, and I have worked in the NHS ever since. I am passionate about coding and linguistics, and I enjoy jogging in my spare time. I am married and have three children.

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My camera-shy wife, Charlotte Larham
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William Larham
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Seth Larham
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Alyssa Larham

Projects

Here is a selection of projects that I have worked on. Click the images to be taken to the 'live' web pages. The 'e-commerce application REST API', 'Mars Imgs', and 'Opportunity Rover' are hosted using Heroku's 'eco dyno' plan; they can take up to ten seconds to load, but run efficiently once loaded.

Screenshot of the website style guide created by Chris Larham, 2021
'Website Style Guide':
a style guide that specifies the colors, fonts, and typography to be used in future website creation.
Screenshot of a responsive web page created for an imaginary company, 'The Lar Tea Shop'
'The Lar Tea Shop':
a responsive website built using CSS Flexbox.
Screenshot of a responsive web page created for an imaginary club, the 'Penwithick Movie Club'
'Penwithick Movie Club':
a responsive website built using CSS Flexbox and CSS Grid.
Screenshot of a WordPress website that Chris Larham has been building and maintaining since Christmas 2015
'sharedsapience.info':
a WordPress.com website that I started building in late 2015.
Screenshot of a Spotify app written using React that allows Users to create and save custom playlists
'Jammming':
a responsive React app that interfaces with the Spotify API.
Screenshot of a Reddit Client app written using React
'Reddit Client':
a responsive React app that interfaces with the Reddit JSON API.
Screenshot of the e-commerce application REST API created by Chris Larham, 2022
'e-commerce application REST API':
built using Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL.
Screenshot of a React-based pet adoption website created by Chris Larham, 2022
'Adopt a Pet!':
built using HTML5, CSS3, and ReactJS.
Screenshot of a GitHub repository created by Chris Larham, 2022
'Debugging Test':
teamwork and debugging GitHub repository.

Qualifications

I achieved 5 'A's and 5 'A*'s in my GCSEs, followed by 4 'A's at A/S Level, 3 'A's at A Level, and a 2:1 English BA (Hons.) degree. I am also w3schools-certified in HTML, JavaScript, and XML. From 2021-2023 I successfully completed six courses on Codecademy: Full-Stack Engineer; Learn jQuery; Learn Python 3; Learn PHP; Learn Java; and Learn C#. I then passed IT Career Switch's Coding Traineeship exam with a score of 84%. Hover over the images below to increase their size.

Chris Larham's English Language (A*), English Literature (A), and Double Award Science (A* A*) GCSE certifcate Chris Larham's French (A*), German (A*), and Design Technology (A) GCSE certificate Chris Larham's Mathematics (A) GCSE certificate Chris Larham's Physical Education (A) and Religious Education (A) GCSE certificate Chris Larham's Business Studies (A) and Psychology (A) A/S Level certificate Chris Larham's English (A) A/S Level certificate Chris Larham's French (A) A/S Level certificate Chris Larham's English (A) A Level certificate Chris Larham's French (A) A Level certificate Chris Larham's Psychology (A) A Level certificate Chris Larham's English (2:1) BA (Hons.) degree certificate Chris Larham's HTML certificate, awarded by w3schools Chris Larham's JavaScript certificate, awarded by w3schools Chris Larham's XML certificate, awarded by w3schools Chris Larham's Full-Stack Engineer certificate, awarded by Codecademy Chris Larham's Learn jQuery certificate, awarded by Codecademy Chris Larham's Learn Python 3 certificate, awarded by Codecademy Chris Larham's Learn PHP certificate, awarded by Codecademy Chris Larham's Learn Java certificate, awarded by Codecademy Chris Larham's Learn C# certificate, awarded by Codecademy Chris Larham's 84% passing test score certificate, awarded by IT Career Switch

Contact

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