Web development growing
Building clean, fast websites in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Jekyll, from small business sites to personal projects, with attention to detail and things that actually work.
web development · shopify · customer service
Web development, Shopify builds, and customer service, brought together under one name.
Bradford-based, calm, capable, and direct: the kind of person a small business owner feels comfortable handing their website to.
I build websites and Shopify stores, and I bring genuine customer service experience to every project. I know what it's like to be on the other end of a support ticket, not just build the software behind it. Before tech, I trained in law, which sharpened my attention to detail and gave me the habit of explaining things plainly, without jargon.
This site is a working record of that path: current projects, technical write-ups, and a hands-on e-commerce role I chose over the traditional college route, alongside a growing interest in IT and cyber security. I use it to track progress and show the work, not just talk about it.
Focus Areas
What I do
Shopify & e-commerce growing
Hands-on with Shopify day to day as an e-commerce admin assistant, handling customer service, orders and returns for a local independent Islamic clothing retailer: store setup, theme customisation, and how a live storefront actually runs behind the scenes. Practical experience I bring straight into freelance and client work.
Read what I've learned →E-commerce solutions growing
Practical, no-nonsense suggestions for small business owners looking to improve specific parts of their e-commerce process: store setup, product listings, checkout flow, and day-to-day storefront admin, drawn from real hands-on Shopify experience.
Get in touch →Legal tech
Basic legal applications and legal web development solutions, for example a law firm website, drawn from my own background in law. This is what relit the pivot to web development and led me to teach myself web development from the ground up.
View the legal fee calculator →Customer service
A genuine customer service background, not just client-facing polish. I know what good support feels like, and I build that same care into every client relationship.
IT & cyber security
Developing skills in Linux, networking, and security fundamentals through the Cybersecurity Practices Level 3 course, Cisco Academy, and hands-on labs, alongside the core web and e-commerce work.
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Shopify, E-Commerce & More
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Portfolio Website: deannormington.dev
Built with Jekyll: a personal portfolio and blog with a clean, considered design, kept up to date as new work goes live.
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In Progress
Shopify Concept Company
Currently building out a Shopify development store into a full concept company site, putting the store setup, theme, and e-commerce admin skills from my day-to-day role into a project of my own.
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100 Days of Code
Challenge tracker
100 Days of Code
Tracking daily coding practice, projects and learning milestones over 100 days.
Day 0 of 100. Update this section as your streak grows.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Practice & Development
Cyber security is a growing focus alongside the core web and e-commerce work: skillset and knowledge, current training, and hands-on security projects, documented as I go.
NCFE Level 3 - Cybersecurity practices
A Level 3 Certificate in Cyber Security Practice: foundational skills, practical labs, and assessed modules.
Cisco Academy
Documenting learning milestones and certifications from the Cisco Academy curriculum.
Cybersecurity Projects & Development
Hands-on TryHackMe progress, home lab experiments, and safe practice with offensive and defensive tools, using old equipment and learning resources.