Luke Pennings
SKILLS:
-HTML5, CSS3 (Mobile-first, Responsive design), JavaScript
-Scalable rich media & multi-size banner production
-PSD/Figma-to-production implementation
-CMS management (Sitefinity, Drupal, WordPress)
-Full video editing & VFX (Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro)
-Experience working with & creating animated 3D assets for web applications (Blender, Cinema 4D)
-AR Effect development experience (Snapchat Lens Studio, TikTok Effect House, SparkAR, 8th-Wall AR)
Employment:

Interactive Developer - Publicis Toronto
September 2017 - November 2021
Responsibilities:

- Build and update interactive web content using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Implement responsive layouts from design files (Figma, Illustrator files, PSDs).
- Maintain and update CMS-driven content (e.g., WordPress, Drupal, Sitefinity)
- Optimize assets for performance and cross-browser compatibility
- Troubleshoot and debug Browser cross-compatiability + rendering / UI issues
Technology Lead, Motion & Display - Publicis Toronto
December 2021 - April 2025
Responsibilities:

- Mentor junior and mid-level interactive developers
- Approve vacations / Time-off for Assigned junior developers, planning Schedule around team availability
- Host weekly 1:1 check-ins with assigned junior developers
- Partner with Design and Production to validate feasibility early in the creative process
- Review + approve All incoming art files for development 
- Own timeline validation and communication of technical risks to stakeholders

Senior Developer - Publicis Toronto
May 2025 - Present
Responsibilities:

- CREATION OF TEMPLATED HTML CREATIVES, DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED FRAMEWORKS FOR SPECIFIC CLIENTS + BRANDS FOR RE-USE AMONG THE WIDER DEV TEAM
- Improve workflow efficiency through automation, templating, and tooling
- Mentor junior and mid-level interactive developers
- Lead technical discovery / R&D during project scoping
- Develop Templates + Documentation for: rich media, expandable, video-integrated, and dynamic creative units