feat: new work-experience section

src/portfolio/data/workExperienceData.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const workExperienceData : WorkExperienceArgs[] = [
 		company: "Softwire",
 		city: "Manchester",
 		country: "United Kingdom",
-		startDate: "November 2025"
+		startDate: "November 2025",
+		isImportant: true
 	},
 	{
 		industry: "Software & AI",
@@ -16,15 +17,18 @@ const workExperienceData : WorkExperienceArgs[] = [
 		city: "Manchester",
 		country: "United Kingdom",
 		startDate: "November 2024",
-		endDate: "November 2025"
+		endDate: "November 2025",
+		isImportant: true
 	},
 	{
 		industry: "Artificial Intelligence",
 		title: "Programming Data Annotator",
 		company: "DataAnnotation Tech",
-		city: "New York",
+		city: "Edinburgh",
-		country: "USA",
+		country: "United Kingdom",
-		startDate: "January 2024"
+		displayLocation: "New York, United States (Remote)",
+		startDate: "January 2024",
+		isImportant: true
 	},
 	{
 		industry: "Education",
@@ -33,7 +37,8 @@ const workExperienceData : WorkExperienceArgs[] = [
 		city: "London",
 		country: "United Kingdom",
 		startDate: "September 2021",
-		endDate: "April 2024"
+		endDate: "April 2024",
+		isImportant: true
 	},
 	{
 		industry: "Software",
@@ -42,7 +47,8 @@ const workExperienceData : WorkExperienceArgs[] = [
 		city: "London",
 		country: "United Kingdom",
 		startDate: "June 2023",
-		endDate: "August 2023"
+		endDate: "August 2023",
+		isImportant: true
 	},
 	{
 		industry: "Education",
@@ -105,7 +111,8 @@ const workExperienceData : WorkExperienceArgs[] = [
 		city: "Warsaw",
 		country: "Poland",
 		startDate: "July 2018",
-		endDate: "August 2018"
+		endDate: "August 2018",
+		isImportant: true
 	}
 ];
 

src/portfolio/helpers/WorkExperience.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ export type WorkExperienceArgs = {
     title : string,
     city : string,
     country : string,
-    endDate? : string
+    endDate? : string,
+    displayLocation? : string,
+    isImportant? : boolean
 }
 
 const WorkExperience : FC<WorkExperienceArgs> = (props) => {

src/portfolio/sections/Experience.tsx

@@ -1,54 +1,18 @@
-import { Splide, SplideSlide } from "@splidejs/react-splide";
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import styles from "../styling/experience.module.scss";
-import WorkExperience from "@/src/portfolio/helpers/WorkExperience";
+import { getCityGroups } from "./Experience/helpers";
-import workExperienceData, { workExperienceParagraph } from "@/src/portfolio/data/workExperienceData";
+import CityGroup from "./Experience/CityGroup";
 
 const Experience = (): JSX.Element => {
-	const calcPagesOnWidth = (width : number): number => {
+	const cityGroups = getCityGroups();
-		return Math.floor(width / 800 + 1);
-	};
-
-	const [pages, setPages] = useState(calcPagesOnWidth(1000));
-
-	useEffect(() => {
-
-		setPages(calcPagesOnWidth(window.innerWidth));
-		const handleResize = (): void => {
-			setPages(calcPagesOnWidth(window.innerWidth));
-		};
-
-		window.addEventListener("resize", handleResize);
-
-		return () => {
-			window.removeEventListener("resize", handleResize);
-		};
-	}, []);
 
 	return (
 		<div className={styles.section} id={"experience"}>
 			<h2>Work Experience</h2>
-			<p data-aos={"fade-right"}>
+			<div className={styles.cityGroupsContainer}>
-				{workExperienceParagraph}
+				{cityGroups.map((group, index) => (
-			</p>
+					<CityGroup key={index} group={group} />
-			<Splide
+				))}
-				options={{
+			</div>
-					rewind: true,
-					perPage: pages,
-					focus: "center",
-					start: 0
-				}}
-			>
-				{
-					workExperienceData.map((entry, index) =>
-						<SplideSlide key={"outer"+index}>
-							<WorkExperience
-								{...entry} key={"inner"+index}
-							/>
-						</SplideSlide>
-					)
-				}
-			</Splide>
 		</div>
 	);
 };

src/portfolio/sections/Experience/CityGroup.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { FC, useState } from "react";
+import { ICityGroup } from "./helpers";
+import styles from "@/src/portfolio/styling/experience.module.scss";
+import { FiChevronDown, FiChevronUp } from "react-icons/fi";
+
+interface ICityGroupProps {
+	group: ICityGroup;
+}
+
+const CityGroup: FC<ICityGroupProps> = ({ group }) => {
+	const [showAll, setShowAll] = useState(false);
+	const displayedJobs = showAll ? group.jobs : group.visibleJobs;
+
+	return (
+		<div
+			className={`${styles.cityGroup} ${group.offsetDirection === "left" ? styles.offsetLeft : styles.offsetRight}`}
+			style={{
+				backgroundImage: group.imageUrl ? `url(${group.imageUrl})` : undefined
+			}}
+		>
+			<div className={styles.overlay}></div>
+			<h3 className={styles.cityTitle}>{group.city}</h3>
+			<div className={styles.jobsContainer}>
+				{displayedJobs.map((job, index) => (
+					<div key={index} className={styles.job} data-aos="fade-left">
+						<span className={styles.largerText}>
+							<b>{job.title}</b><br/>
+							at <span className={styles.redText}>{job.company}</span><br/>
+						</span>
+						in <b>{job.displayLocation || `${job.city}, ${job.country}`}.</b>
+						<div className={styles.industry}>{job.industry}</div>
+						<hr/>
+						{job.endDate ? `${job.startDate} - ${job.endDate}` : `Since ${job.startDate}`}
+					</div>
+				))}
+				{group.hasMore && (
+					<button className={styles.showMoreBtn} onClick={() => setShowAll(!showAll)}>
+						{showAll ? (
+							<>
+								Show Less <FiChevronUp />
+							</>
+						) : (
+							<>
+								Show {group.hiddenCount} More {group.hiddenCount === 1 ? "Job" : "Jobs"} <FiChevronDown />
+							</>
+						)}
+					</button>
+				)}
+			</div>
+			<div className={styles.locationMarker}>
+				{group.city}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	);
+};
+
+export default CityGroup;

src/portfolio/sections/Experience/helpers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import workExperienceData from "@/src/portfolio/data/workExperienceData";
+import { WorkExperienceArgs } from "@/src/portfolio/helpers/WorkExperience";
+
+export interface ICityGroup {
+	city: string;
+	jobs: WorkExperienceArgs[];
+	visibleJobs: WorkExperienceArgs[];
+	hasMore: boolean;
+	hiddenCount: number;
+	imageUrl: string;
+	offsetDirection: "left" | "right";
+	description?: string;
+}
+
+const CITY_IMAGES: Record<string, string> = {
+	"Manchester": "/portfolio/cities/Manchester.png",
+	"Edinburgh": "/portfolio/cities/Edinburgh.png",
+	"London": "/portfolio/cities/London.png",
+	"Warsaw": "/portfolio/cities/Warsaw.png"
+};
+
+const createCityGroup = (
+	city: string,
+	jobs: WorkExperienceArgs[],
+	offset: "left" | "right",
+	description?: string
+): ICityGroup => {
+	const importantJobs = jobs.filter(job => job.isImportant);
+	const nonImportantJobs = jobs.filter(job => !job.isImportant);
+
+	const needToFill = Math.max(0, 2 - importantJobs.length);
+	const fillerJobs = nonImportantJobs.slice(0, needToFill);
+	const remainingNonImportant = nonImportantJobs.slice(needToFill);
+
+	return {
+		city,
+		jobs,
+		visibleJobs: [...importantJobs, ...fillerJobs],
+		hasMore: remainingNonImportant.length > 0,
+		hiddenCount: remainingNonImportant.length,
+		imageUrl: CITY_IMAGES[city] || "",
+		offsetDirection: offset,
+		description
+	};
+};
+
+export const getCityGroups = (): ICityGroup[] => {
+	const manchesterJobs = workExperienceData.filter(job => job.city === "Manchester");
+	const edinburghJobs = workExperienceData.filter(job => job.city === "Edinburgh");
+	const londonJobs = workExperienceData.filter(job => job.city === "London" || job.city === "Upminster");
+	const warsawJobs = workExperienceData.filter(job => job.city === "Warsaw");
+
+	return [
+		createCityGroup(
+			"Manchester",
+			manchesterJobs,
+			"right",
+			"After finishing my master's degree, I moved to Manchester because I really liked the culture and the city."
+		),
+		createCityGroup(
+			"Edinburgh",
+			edinburghJobs,
+			"left",
+			"I moved to Edinburgh to pursue my Master's in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Edinburgh."
+		),
+		createCityGroup(
+			"London",
+			londonJobs,
+			"right",
+			"After Warsaw, I moved to London for my bachelor's education at Queen Mary University."
+		),
+		createCityGroup(
+			"Warsaw",
+			warsawJobs,
+			"left",
+			"Where my journey began - my first job experience in the hospitality industry."
+		)
+	];
+};

src/portfolio/styling/experience.module.scss

@@ -20,21 +20,176 @@
   }
 }
 
+.cityGroupsContainer {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0;
+  margin-top: 3rem;
+  width: 100%;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.cityGroup {
+  position: relative;
+  padding: 3rem 2rem;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  min-height: 400px;
+  width: 65%;
+  margin: 0 auto 6rem auto;
+  background-size: contain !important;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
+  background-position: bottom !important;
+
+  > * {
+    position: relative;
+    z-index: 1;
+  }
+
+  &::after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: -3rem;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+    width: 60%;
+    height: 2px;
+    background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, $accent_colour, transparent);
+    z-index: 1;
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: 768px) {
+    width: 90%;
+    padding: 2rem 1rem;
+    margin-bottom: 4rem;
+
+    &::after {
+      bottom: -2rem;
+      width: 80%;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.overlay {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6));
+  z-index: -1;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+}
+
+.cityTitle {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.cityDescription {
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  color: rgba($white, 0.9);
+  margin-bottom: 2rem;
+  font-style: italic;
+  text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+
+.jobsContainer {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.offsetLeft .jobsContainer {
+  align-items: flex-start;
+}
+
+.offsetRight .jobsContainer {
+  align-items: flex-end;
+}
+
+.locationMarker {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: -3rem;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, 50%);
+  background: $accent_colour;
+  color: $white;
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+  border-radius: 20px;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  z-index: 10;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+
+  @media (max-width: 768px) {
+    bottom: -2rem;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
+  }
+}
+
 .job {
   @include lightSection;
-  width: 100%;
+  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
-  padding: 1em;
+  width: 45%;
-  margin: auto 1em;
+  padding: 0.75em;
+  margin: 0;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
 
   .largerText {
-    font-size: 1.3em;
+    font-size: 1.1em;
   }
 
   .redText {
+    color: $accent_colour;
   }
 
   .industry {
-    margin-top: 12px;
+    margin-top: 8px;
     text-align: right;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
+    width: 60%;
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: 768px) {
+    width: 85%;
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: 480px) {
+    width: 95%;
+  }
+}
+
+.showMoreBtn {
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+  color: $white;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 0.5rem;
+  margin-top: 0.75rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgba($white, 0.4);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  transition: all 0.2s ease;
+
+  &:hover {
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    color: $white;
+    border-color: rgba($white, 0.6);
+  }
+
+  svg {
+    font-size: 1rem;
   }
 }

src/portfolio/styling/projects.module.scss

@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@
     flex-basis: calc(100% / 2);
     padding: 2em 2em;
 
+    h2 {
+      font-size: 1.8em;
+    }
+
+    p {
+      font-size: 1.05em;
+      line-height: 1.6;
+    }
 
     .links {
 

src/portfolio/styling/skillsLinks.module.scss

@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@
 	&:last-child {
 		border-bottom: none;
 	}
+
+	@media (max-width: 768px) {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		gap: 0.25rem;
+
+		span {
+			float: none !important;
+			text-align: left !important;
+		}
+	}
 }