Experience

EvaluAgent®

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Software Engineer

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Leading a team of Full-Stack Engineers with a particular focus on rapid feature development and UX enhancements.Stack:- Vue- Laravel- AWS- SQL & NoSQL

• Full Stack Engineer

  • Apr 2019 - Apr 2022

  - Vue- Laravel- Docker- SQL



BBC

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Full Stack Engineer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Vue / Node.js / GraphQL for the BBC's RowZed football graphics visualisation app (contract) Vue / Node.js / GraphQL for the BBC's RowZed football graphics visualisation app (contract)



WrestleKind

• Philanthropic Fundraising Services

• Chair

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  I have recently set up a new charity which aims to bring joy to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through professional wrestling. British wrestling is in the midst of something of a renaissance at the moment, and I've set this charity up with two of its best known performers, Jack Jester (Lee Greig) and Piper Niven (Kimberly Benson). I have recently set up a new charity which aims to bring joy to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through professional wrestling. British wrestling is in the midst of something of a renaissance at the moment, and I've set this charity up with two of its best known performers, Jack Jester (Lee Greig) and Piper Niven (Kimberly Benson).



Gilmartin's Bakery

• Stewarton, Ayrshire

• Co-Owner

  • May 2019 - Dec 2022

  Co-founder of an artisan bakery and cafe in Stewarton specialising in cakes, coffee and sourdough. Sold the business after 3.5 years. Co-founder of an artisan bakery and cafe in Stewarton specialising in cakes, coffee and sourdough. Sold the business after 3.5 years.



Bookinglayer

• Netherlands
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Front End Developer (Contract)

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2020

  - React / Redux - React / Redux



BBC

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Full-stack Developer (Contract)

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

  - Working in Angular and Node.js on BBC's Manifesto broadcast software for the 2019 General Election - Working in Angular and Node.js on BBC's Manifesto broadcast software for the 2019 General Election



Get-Well Gamers

• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair

  • Jan 2014 - May 2019

  Get-Well Gamers UK (SC046494) is an award-winning charity that takes donated video games and consoles to hospitals across the United Kingdom. Video games are an effective and proven pain management tool and provide needed entertainment for young people during long hospital stays. I founded the charity in 2014 and in 2016 we obtained charitable status. Chaired from 2014-2019. Get-Well Gamers UK (SC046494) is an award-winning charity that takes donated video games and consoles to hospitals across the United Kingdom. Video games are an effective and proven pain management tool and provide needed entertainment for young people during long hospital stays. I founded the charity in 2014 and in 2016 we obtained charitable status. Chaired from 2014-2019.



ClassForKids

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Developer

  • May 2018 - Apr 2019

  Full stack application developer for the UK's leading provider of kids activities admin software. Stack: PHP/Symfony, Vue.js & jQuery, SQL, Google Apps Script. Full stack application developer for the UK's leading provider of kids activities admin software. Stack: PHP/Symfony, Vue.js & jQuery, SQL, Google Apps Script.



CodeYourFuture

• Glasgow, United Kingdom

• Instructor

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Weekend volunteer position helping a cohort of refugees and asylum seekers in Glasgow learn how to code. Syllabus is HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ReactJS, NodeJS). Contributing instructor, and coordinator of the Humans Of CodeYourFuture project. Weekend volunteer position helping a cohort of refugees and asylum seekers in Glasgow learn how to code. Syllabus is HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ReactJS, NodeJS). Contributing instructor, and coordinator of the Humans Of CodeYourFuture project.



Oxido Limited

• Glasgow, United Kingdom

• Software Developer

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  - Worked in NodeJS, Cypher & Neo4J - Architected the user registration and login portion of the program - Worked in NodeJS, Cypher & Neo4J - Architected the user registration and login portion of the program



The World Bank

• Glasgow, United Kingdom

• Back-end Developer (contract)

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  Short-term contract to deal with back-end issues for a World Bank project to track aid flows to Somalia. - Working with NodeJS to render API - Some VueJS for the front-end - Deployed to AWS with SSL Cert - http://somaliaaidflows.so/ Short-term contract to deal with back-end issues for a World Bank project to track aid flows to Somalia. - Working with NodeJS to render API - Some VueJS for the front-end - Deployed to AWS with SSL Cert - http://somaliaaidflows.so/



CodeClan

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Trainee Software Developer

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

  I retrained as a Software Developer through CodeClan, and completed modules in Java, Android, SQL, Sinatra and Ruby. I'm proud of our group project: we created a full stack native JavaScript interactive web game. The game is online here: https://yoregame.herokuapp.com/ && the code for the project is on Github: https://github.com/ShetlandJ/yore My second project was an Android app which merged a To-Do List with a Role-Playing-Game style attribute tracker, allowing users to level up their skills as they completed tasks. The code is available here: https://github.com/ShetlandJ/ToDoList My first project was an online budgeting website to help people keep track of their spending, written in Ruby (Sinatra), SQL, HTML and CSS. Code available here: https://github.com/ShetlandJ/money_cashboard Show less



StepChange Debt Charity

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Public Affairs Officer

  • Feb 2015 - Sep 2017

  Responsible for developing and managing the charity's Public Affairs / External Affairs plan, responsibilities include: * Responsible for all Scottish MP/MSP contact * Responsible for developing policy ideas * Responsible for producing reports based off statistical analysis * Media engagement Responsible for developing and managing the charity's Public Affairs / External Affairs plan, responsibilities include: * Responsible for all Scottish MP/MSP contact * Responsible for developing policy ideas * Responsible for producing reports based off statistical analysis * Media engagement



House of Commons

• United Kingdom
• Political Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Parliamentary Researcher to Rt. Hon. Alistair Carmichael MP

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2015

  My responsibilities included: • Managing the inbox and ensuring that important items were brought to attention immediately. • Managing the diary and organising visits • Responding effectively to enquiries from constituents and the media. • Research on national policy issues • Liaising with local and national bodies • Providing the member with detailed briefing on issues • Line-managing junior members of staff, in Westminster and remotely My responsibilities included: • Managing the inbox and ensuring that important items were brought to attention immediately. • Managing the diary and organising visits • Responding effectively to enquiries from constituents and the media. • Research on national policy issues • Liaising with local and national bodies • Providing the member with detailed briefing on issues • Line-managing junior members of staff, in Westminster and remotely



Rt. Hon Alistair Carmichael MP

• London & Lerwick, Shetland

• Communication and Parliamentary Assistant

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Responsible for press and raising the member’s profile within the constituency • Set up and develop social media to promote the member • Accompany the member while on business in the constituency. • Responsible for press and raising the member’s profile within the constituency • Set up and develop social media to promote the member • Accompany the member while on business in the constituency.



Self employment

• Political Researcher

  • Jul 2009 - Jan 2012

  In 2009, I created an online database of every election result in the history of the Shetland Islands. This work was done through the Shetland Museum and Archives. I am currently writing a book about my findings. It can be accessed here: http://www.shetlandhistory.com/Politics In 2009, I created an online database of every election result in the history of the Shetland Islands. This work was done through the Shetland Museum and Archives. I am currently writing a book about my findings. It can be accessed here: http://www.shetlandhistory.com/Politics



Shetland Islands Council

• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Assistant Environmental Health Officer

  • Aug 2010 - Sep 2011

  • Responsible for delivery of health awareness campaigns • Successfully ran direct democracy event to aimed at empowering communities and subsequently produced a detailed report • Assisted Environmental Health Officers in their routine duties • Responsible for delivery of health awareness campaigns • Successfully ran direct democracy event to aimed at empowering communities and subsequently produced a detailed report • Assisted Environmental Health Officers in their routine duties