CM

Chris Moorst

Frontend Engineer

Buckley, North Wales

chris@moorst.co.uk

About

Engineering career spanning over 14 years. Passionate about contributing to positive user experiences.

Experience

2023 - Now

Founding engineer at Fluent

Remote

Part of a founding team delivering a self-serve natural language interface and analytics platform trusted by data teams and loved by business users.

Mainly using TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind, Radix, Shadcn, Jotai, Python

2021 - 2023

Lead Frontend Engineer at Heygo

Remote

Leading a team of frontend engineers to deliver a platform for live-streamed walking tours with local guides around the world.

Mainly using TypeScript, React, React Native, Next.js, Remix, Chakra UI, Recoil, Storybook, React Testing Library.

2020 - 2021

Senior frontend engineer at Ideal Modular Homes

Liverpool, Merseyside

Part of a small team building a bespoke React application to assist with the manufacturing of modular homes. Solely responsible for frontend development and heavily involved with the discovery.

Mainly using TypeScript, React, Redux, Tailwind, React Testing Library, Storybook.

2019 - 2020

Senior frontend engineer at Blinx Solutions

Daresbury, Cheshire

Leading a squad of developers with the long-term vision of migrating in-house applications over to React. Also tasked with bridging the gap between UX and development teams.

Mainly using Javascript, SCSS, React, Styled components.

2019

Frontend engineer at The Very Group

Liverpool, Merseyside

Working within agile squads as part of a larger development team, solely focused on delivering UX improvements to the flagship retailer website, very.co.uk.

Mainly using Javascript, SCSS, React, Styled components, Storybook, React Testing Library.

2013 - 2019

Tech lead & Co-founder at Kitsune Studio

Liverpool, Merseyside

Developing UX focused applications for clients. Heavily involved in all areas of the business; from pitching through to discovery, prototyping and delivery.

Mainly using Javascript, SCSS, Grunt, Gulp, PHP, MySQL, Craft CMS, Kirby CMS, Wordpress, Jest.

2012 - 2013

Frontend developer at MBNA

Chester, Cheshire

Brought in to work on a project to modernise the public website and credit card application forms. Centred around optimizing the applications for mobile devices.

Mainly using Javascript, SCSS, Bootstrap, Expression Engine.

2012

Frontend developer at LDA

Media City, Salford

Working as part of a larger team of developers & designers on client websites.

Mainly using Javascript, LESS, Bootstrap, Foundation.

2011 - 2012

Web developer at Clothingsites

Macclesfield, Cheshire

Managing multiple e-commerce websites in-house. Involved in the redesign process for some of the sites.

Mainly using Javascript, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Wordpress, Magento, Photoshop.

2010 - 2011

Web developer at GSD®

Nantwich, Cheshire

Working within a small web team maintaining and developing websites for clients.

Mainly using Javascript, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Wordpress.

Education

2006 - 2009

Manchester Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) in Computer Games Technology

Manchester

[2:2]

2004 - 2006

Cowley 6th Form

A Levels

St Helens, Merseyside

[AA] ICT Dual Award [B] Leisure & Recreation

1999 - 2004

Cowley High School

GCSE

St Helens, Merseyside

[B] Maths, English Language & Literature, ICT, PE [C] Science, Business Studies

Projects

2024

Fluent at Fluent

The self-serve natural language interface and analytics platform trusted by data teams and loved by business users

2021

Heygo

Live-streamed walking tours with local guides around the world

2020

Fetch at Ideal Modular Homes

Bespoke Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for Modular Construction

2019

Very at The Very Group

One of the UK's leading online retailers

2018

FACT at Kitsune Studio

UK's leading organisation for the support and exhibition of art, film and new media

2017

The Climbing Hangar at Kitsune Studio

National indoor bouldering centre

2017

Environment Practice at Kitsune Studio

Liverpool based environmental law firm

2016

Liverpool Tennis at Kitsune Studio

Driving ticket sales to the largest tennis exhibition in Europe, held in Liverpool

2015

vTime at Kitsune Studio

Social virtual reality platform

2014

Orbital Education at Kitsune Studio

Owner and operator of a growing group of international schools located on 3 continents

2012

MBNA at MBNA

One of the UK's leading credit card providers

2011

Woodhouse Clothing at Clothingsites

One of the UK's leading online Menswear retailers

2010

Clive Christian at GSD®

World’s leading independent Perfume House

2023

Erda

Own digital pieces of the world and plant trees - helping break the cycle of hunger, poverty, and environmental destruction.

Built using Remix, Prisma, TypeScript, Shadcn, Fly.io

2020

Tide Sheets

A super-simple cashflow tool.

Built using TypeScript, React, Next.js, Chakra UI, Strapi, Vercel, Heroku.

Skills

Programming Languages

TypeScriptJavascriptPythonPHP

Frontend & Libraries

ReactNext.jsReact NativeRemixReduxRecoilJotaiRadixShadcnChakra UIStyled componentsTailwindSCSSLESSBootstrapFoundation

Tools & Infrastructure

StorybookReact Testing LibraryJestGruntGulpMySQLPrismaFly.ioVercelHeroku

CMS & Platforms

Craft CMSKirby CMSWordpressMagentoExpression EngineStrapi