Christopher Camplin
About Christopher Camplin
Christopher Camplin is a Senior Developer at The Economist, where he has worked since 2019 in London. He has extensive experience in web development, having previously held positions at various companies and developed projects for major brands.
Work at The Economist
Christopher Camplin has been employed at The Economist as a Senior Developer since 2019. His role involves contributing to the development of digital products and services for the publication. Based in London, England, he has accumulated five years of experience in this position, focusing on enhancing the user experience and implementing innovative web solutions.
Previous Employment Experience
Before joining The Economist, Christopher worked in various development roles. He served as a Full Stack Developer at Lewis Leathers from 2017 to 2018. He also held positions as a Javascript Developer at Signal Noise for six months in 2018 and at Tribal Worldwide for three months in 2017. Additionally, he worked as a UI Developer at Radley Yeldar and intu, both in 2016, for one and two months respectively.
Education and Expertise
Christopher Camplin studied at the University of Brighton, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. He possesses a diverse skill set in web development, including backend development with Express and MongoDB, as well as PHP and MySQL. His technical expertise extends to ES6 JavaScript, D3, React, Redux, Node, Webpack, GraphQL, and Canvas.
Independent Projects and Skills Development
Since September 2013, Christopher has been running his own limited company, providing a full range of web development services and developing client-facing projects. He has independently developed skills in Three.js and GLSL shaders, focusing on creative coding. He enjoys creating geometric animations using Processing and converting them into gifs and videos.
Notable Projects and Client Work
Christopher has undertaken projects for several major brands, including Apple, Mercedes, Smart Car, VW, SEAT, Skype, Nokia, Tesco, Kellogg's, EE, CITIBANK, MAERSK, and EVANS CYCLES. His work has involved utilizing version control systems such as Git, Mercurial, and SVN to manage code and collaborate effectively.