A brief introduction to Wezz

Hi! I'm Wezz Balk, an senior web Developer specialized in Front-end development; Socially competent nerd; Club arranger; Fire artist (Poi spinner).

Fast facts

Name
Wezz Balk
Age
41 years
Home
Sweden, Stockholm, Södermalm
Family
Girlfriend & Cat
Languages
Fluid in English and Swedish

Experience highlights

Wezz is one of the quickest most prolific developers out there. Seeing him work is a sheer joy; even though you have no way of keeping up with what he's doing, you can just smile at the results. What's more is this guy is a great all-rounder and knows his way around the turf in all kinds of development environments, not just front-end development. My personal pick for a start-up

Christoffer Du Rietz (Art Director & Interaction Designer, Hallvarsson & Halvarsson), July 12, 2011

When it comes to web development Wezz is a master of most techniques; HTML, CSS, DOM, Javascript, Ajax etc

Ilan Rosén (Systems Administrator, Lentus AB), June 5, 2009

Skills

(Hurray for Buzzwords & Abbreviations)

Programming languages

Great
(X)HTML(5)/CSS, JavaScript, XSLT
Proficient
PHP, SQL, ASP/VB script, C#
Beginner
Ruby on rails
Tools of trade
Brain & Hands, Photoshop, e, Visual Studio

Employments

Web Developer (Front-end) (Senior Developer)

Employer
Comprend (Formerly KW Digital, a Sister company to Hallvarsson & Halvarsson)
Duration
2012 November – Now
Description
Additional responsibilities/roles
  • Member of the operative steering group for Digital Communications.
  • Responsible for Front-end development and FE coding standards
  • Technical sales assistance

Board member / Club arranger

Employer
Syntax Error / Svenska Spelmusikfrämjandet
Duration
2009 August – Now
Description
Arrange the monthly nightclub Syntax Error. Sweden's biggest nerd club.

Web Developer (Front-end) (Lead Developer)

Employer
Hallvarsson & Halvarsson
Duration
2010 November – 2012 November
Description
Additional responsibilities/roles
  • Member of the operative steering group for Digital Communications.
  • Responsible for Front-end development and FE coding standards
  • Technical sales assistance

Web Developer (Front-end) (Lead Developer)

Employer
Softronic / Milagro Business Partner
Duration
2009 November – 2010 November
Description
Milagro was bought and integrated into Softronic in the summer of 2010

Web Developer (Front-end) (Lead Developer)

Employer
Orbitsville AB
Duration
2002 December – 2009 August
Description
Additional responsibilities/roles
  • Post-production resource manager
  • Internal invoice
  • Technical sales assistance

Web director/Web editor

Employer
HB Svenska Dagbladets AB & Co
Duration
2001 February - 2001 December
Description
Published tomorrows paper on SvD.se.

IT support/Help desk (Temp)

Employer
WM-data Assistans Företagspartner AB
Duration
1999 June - 2000 July
Description
Same as the previous position (WM-data took over the Support department).

IT support/Help desk (Temp)

Employer
HB Svenska Dagbladets AB & Co
Duration
1998 June - 1999 March
Description
Worked as a support technician in a Macintosh dominated environment.

Other Engagements

Eggs Inc

I helped redesign and set up the website within the constraints of the cms