Richard Counts

Owner of Silly Monkey Media / Front-End Developer / UX Designer

About Me

Hello there

My name is Richard Counts. I'm a Frontend Developer and UX-designer based in The Hague, Netherlands. Graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Leiden with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

I’ve always had a love for storytelling and enjoy creating positive user experiences, whether it’s a website, videogame, or a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

Silly Monkey Media sprung to life in 2018 as a way to bring all of my projects under one umbrella.

HTML5 / CSS3

JQuery

JavaScript

Design

Python

C#

User Experience

Storytelling

Audio/Video Editing

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My services

How I can help

Web Development

Clean, responsive websites tailored to your needs.
From personal blogs to company sites!

User Experience Design

Getting to know your users through research and creating a positive, valuable experience for them.

Storytelling

Whether it's on a website or at the gaming table, a compelling narrative captivates your users.

User Interface

Showing all of the information your users want without it being overwhelming is an important task.

Voice-Over

Providing high quality voice-overs to narrate instructional videos or videogame characters.

Game Design

Conceptualizing, testing, and refining of gameplay elements for your videogame.

My Resume

The Story So Far

Bachelor | Computer Science

University of Applied Sciences Leiden

My specialization (Interaction Technology) is attractive to makers; creative minds who can develop and realize concepts.

I listen to the wishes and interests of all parties involved and work together in multidisciplinary teams to realize solutions that fulfill those wishes. My role specifically is focused on improving UX and user interaction.

Minor | Game Design & Development

University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam

Sympho Sprint:
A 2D mobile game for Android that combines elements of platformers, rhythm-games and classical music to create a challenging and educational experience.

My Role: Level Designer
Link: Google Play

Lumin's Path:
An atmospheric 3D platformer using light and darkness to impact the world in mysterious ways.

My Role: Producer
Link: Steam

Secondary Vocational Education | IT-Administrator

ROCvA, Amsterdam

I learnt to set up computersystems and entire networks.
An emphasis was put on being able to manage a servicedesk, troubleshooting and resolving issues.

Faculty Functional Application Manager

Leiden University, Leiden

Project Employee:

  • Utilize my diverse skill set to contribute to multiple projects with varying needs

Faculty Functional Application Manager:

  • Provide initial support and assistance for uSis, TermTime, Confluence, and the Prospectus systems
  • Key-user of TermTime within the Faculty of Science
  • Chief editor of the Prospectus within the Faculty of Science

Internship & First-line Support

The British School of The Netherlands, The Hague

Internship:

  • Set up and run user tests to validate (UX) design choices of new intranet
  • Work on building the front-end of the new intranet

First-line Support:

  • Perform first-line support tasks on various campuses

Owner

Silly Monkey Media, The Hague

Web Development:

  • Building new websites
  • improving existing ones

Voice Acting:

  • Voiceovers for instructional videos
  • Voicing characters in videogames and animations

Web Developer

Qumulus, The Hague

Tasks:

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Get In Touch

Personal Inquiries

info@richard-counts.nl

Business Inquiries

info@sillymonkeymedia.nl

Linkedin

www.linkedin.com/in/richiecounts/