Tom Rhodes

Creative developer · Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy

I build things for the web, and then I keep them running.

Full-stack developer with more than 20 years of work behind me: interactive campaigns for Samsung, Visa and the BBC, and production systems I designed, built and ran myself.

See the workGet in touch
Brands I've worked for...SamsungVisaBBCThe Body ShopDisneyJimmy ChooHeinekenO2Sony

Selected work

All work
Own product · 2015–2026

Inkiostro

A secure email and print service for prisoners and their families, which I ran in three Italian prisons for ten years.

  • Haxe
  • Node.js
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
  • Mail servers
  • PDF
Co-founder · 2026

Locro

Scheduling for Cambridge exam centres: examiners, invigilators and venues assigned to every session.

  • Haxe
  • Node.js
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
  • Twilio
Client since 2016

Squirrel Design

Brand identity creation. Website design, development and hosting for a great tree house builder in the UK.

  • WordPress
  • GSAP
  • REST API
  • Identity
Agencies · 2007–2016

Agency archive

Rich-media campaigns, games and microsites for The Body Shop, BBC, Samsung and Jimmy Choo.

  • Animation
  • Interactive
  • Video
bümbap: one drum machine, four front ends

From the Lab

bümbap: one drum machine, four front ends

A playable TR-808 drum machine. One sound engine in Haxe, and the same panel built four times: plain DOM code in Haxe, React, Vue and Angular. Switch between them while it plays, then see what each one costs.

4.2 kB
added by the Haxe version
65.6 kB
added by React
4
front ends, one engine
Play itSee the code

What I do

Services

Web applications

Multi-user systems with roles, data and documents, from the database to the interface.

Node.js · PHP · MySQL · SQLite · REST APIs

Websites & WordPress

Custom themes, shops and redesigns that load fast and are easy to keep up to date.

WordPress · WooCommerce · Tailwind · GSAP

Servers & hosting

Linux, nginx, mail servers, DNS and migrations. I run what I build.

Ubuntu · nginx · Postfix/Dovecot · PM2

Design & motion

Identities, interface design and animation, with a designer's eye for detail.

Photoshop · Illustrator · After Effects

About

British, based near Rome and bilingual in English and Italian. I like projects where I can look after the whole thing: the idea, the code, the server it runs on and the people who use it.

More about me
20+years building for the web
10years running a live service
200agency projects, 2007–2014
2working languages

Have a project in mind?

I'm open to freelance projects and remote roles in the UK and Europe. Tell me what you need and I'll tell you how I'd build it.

Write to me