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    "name": "Jordan David Evans",
    "label": "Website QA & Tech Support",
    "email": "jordanevansprofessional@gmail.com",
    "url": "https://jordanevans.au",
    "summary": "Jordan Evans (Jordan David Evans) is a Website QA & Tech Support specialist at Localsearch, based in Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia. He tests business websites before launch, supports customers, and makes CMS updates across multiple live projects. He is completing a Diploma of Engineering at Southern Cross University and holds a TAFE NSW Certificate III in Information Technology.",
    "location": {
      "city": "Murwillumbah",
      "region": "New South Wales",
      "countryCode": "AU"
    },
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        "network": "LinkedIn",
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      "name": "Localsearch",
      "position": "Website QA & Tech Support",
      "location": "Murwillumbah, NSW",
      "url": "https://www.localsearch.com.au/",
      "startDate": "2024-06",
      "summary": "At Localsearch I'm the last check before a business website goes live. That means working through each site against its brief — content, layout, links, forms, functionality — and flagging anything that would cause a customer to lose trust or hit a dead end.",
      "highlights": [
        "Perform QA testing and final checks on business websites prior to launch.",
        "Deliver customer support and coordinate tasks across multiple projects.",
        "Carry out technical troubleshooting and CMS updates."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Business website work",
      "position": "Website projects for small businesses",
      "location": "Client-direct",
      "summary": "Worked directly with real businesses to clarify needs, deliver website updates, and collaborate on custom technical solutions including API-related workflows.",
      "highlights": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Condong Sugar Mill",
      "position": "Laboratory Assistant",
      "location": "Condong, NSW",
      "startDate": "2023",
      "endDate": "2024",
      "summary": "Before web QA, I worked shifts in an industrial laboratory during crushing season, collecting and testing cane juice, syrup, and product samples for quality control, operating lab equipment, and logging results accurately.",
      "highlights": [
        "Collected and tested cane juice, syrup, and product samples for quality control (QC).",
        "Operated laboratory equipment and accurately logged data.",
        "Worked rotating shifts during crushing season in a high-paced industrial setting."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Murwillumbah Golf Club",
      "position": "Bar Staff (Casual)",
      "location": "Murwillumbah, NSW",
      "startDate": "2022",
      "endDate": "2023",
      "summary": "Bar operations, RSA-compliant service, cash/POS handling, and teamwork in a fast-moving venue environment.",
      "highlights": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Heritage Lodge",
      "position": "Kitchen Hand & Cleaner",
      "location": "Murwillumbah, NSW",
      "startDate": "2021",
      "endDate": "2023",
      "summary": "Dishwashing and kitchen cleaning duties in an aged care facility, assisted with food preparation and service, and maintained hygiene and workplace safety standards.",
      "highlights": []
    },
    {
      "name": "KFC Murwillumbah",
      "position": "Crew Member",
      "location": "Murwillumbah, NSW",
      "startDate": "2017",
      "endDate": "2019",
      "summary": "Prepared food, maintained cleanliness, and provided counter and drive-thru service, collaborating with the team under pressure during peak periods.",
      "highlights": []
    }
  ],
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      "institution": "Southern Cross University (SCU)",
      "area": "Engineering",
      "studyType": "Diploma — Diploma of Engineering (In progress — expected completion late 2026)"
    },
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      "institution": "University of Wollongong (UOW) / University of New South Wales (UNSW)",
      "area": "Physics, Computer Science & IT",
      "studyType": "First-year undergraduate studies — First-Year Studies: Physics, Computer Science & IT (Previous study)"
    },
    {
      "institution": "TAFE NSW",
      "area": "Information Technology",
      "studyType": "Certificate III — Certificate III in Information Technology (Completed)"
    },
    {
      "institution": "Murwillumbah High School",
      "area": "Secondary education",
      "studyType": "HSC — Higher School Certificate (HSC) (Completed 2019)",
      "endDate": "2019"
    }
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      "name": "RSA — Responsible Service of Alcohol"
    },
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      "name": "Certificate III in Information Technology",
      "issuer": "TAFE NSW"
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      "name": "Website QA & testing",
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        "Pre-launch checks",
        "Bug identification",
        "Regression testing",
        "Cross-device checking",
        "Attention to detail"
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        "CMS updates",
        "API-related workflows",
        "Task & ticket coordination",
        "Vendor & client liaison"
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      "name": "CMS & website operations",
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        "CMS administration",
        "Multi-project coordination",
        "Content accuracy",
        "Website maintenance"
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    },
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      "name": "Client communication & customer service",
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        "Client communication",
        "Customer service",
        "Stakeholder updates",
        "Plain-language explanations",
        "Working under pressure"
      ]
    },
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      "name": "Quality control & data accuracy",
      "keywords": [
        "Quality control (QC)",
        "Laboratory testing",
        "Data entry & logging",
        "Process discipline"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Engineering & technical foundations",
      "keywords": [
        "Diploma of Engineering (in progress)",
        "Physics fundamentals",
        "Computer science fundamentals",
        "Certificate III in Information Technology"
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      "name": "Hospitality & front-of-house",
      "keywords": [
        "Bar service (RSA)",
        "Food handling & food safety",
        "Cash handling & POS",
        "Cleaning & hygiene standards",
        "Front-of-house & drive-thru"
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    },
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      "name": "Core professional strengths",
      "keywords": [
        "Problem-solving",
        "Attention to detail",
        "Time management",
        "Teamwork",
        "Adaptability",
        "Fast learner",
        "Reliability & punctuality"
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    }
  ],
  "interests": [
    {
      "name": "Photography",
      "keywords": [
        "Nature and landscape",
        "Phone and Canon 5D",
        "Exposure, framing and timing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Strategy and simulation games",
      "keywords": [
        "Cities: Skylines 2",
        "Deadlock",
        "Hearts of Iron IV",
        "Victoria 3",
        "Stellaris"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "name": "localpest.co",
      "description": "A practical, conversion-focused website for an owner-operated pest and termite specialist serving Kingscliff and surrounding Tweed Coast locations.",
      "url": "https://localpest.co/",
      "highlights": [
        "SEO-focused service and location page structure",
        "Conversion-focused layout with clear next steps",
        "Plain-language explanations of technical topics"
      ],
      "keywords": [
        "Business conversion / SEO-focused"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "twiggyp.ng",
      "description": "A creative portfolio and storytelling platform for AJ Kitchener (Twiggy.PNG), combining artistic identity, project promotion, and social advocacy.",
      "url": "https://twiggyp.ng/",
      "highlights": [
        "Storytelling-driven page structure",
        "Portfolio and advocacy presented as one identity",
        "Creative presentation that keeps key actions discoverable"
      ],
      "keywords": [
        "Creative / storytelling-focused"
      ]
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