Andy Cross
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Michael Washam
Andy is a true expert on the Windows Azure Platform and big data cloud computing. In addition to his deep technical and business background Andy is also an excellent speaker and organizational leader. It was a pleasure working with him in London during the Windows Azure Infrastructure Services Launch. .
Nathan Handy
I worked with Andy at ASOS.com from September 2009 to December 2010. As Senior Developer he was pivotal to the development of the US, FR and DE websites. Andy exhibited professionalism in all aspects of solution design and development. Whether contributing to logical designs, participating in sprint planning, or implementing application components he provided a positive impact. Andy proved a wealth of knowledge in legacy and emerging technologies alike, and was able to compose his thoughts and experience to produce robust solutions. His understanding of SOLID design principles and agile methedologies made him a much sought after asset within and outside the development team. Andy's ability to see tasks through underlined his value during sprints. He often went the extra mile to do what was needed to meet deadlines. During my time as Technical Lead I was able to rely on the high quality of work Andy produced. I can recommend Andy as an exceptional developer, and would be delighted with the opportunity to work with him again.
Michael Washam
Andy is a true expert on the Windows Azure Platform and big data cloud computing. In addition to his deep technical and business background Andy is also an excellent speaker and organizational leader. It was a pleasure working with him in London during the Windows Azure Infrastructure Services Launch. .
Nathan Handy
I worked with Andy at ASOS.com from September 2009 to December 2010. As Senior Developer he was pivotal to the development of the US, FR and DE websites. Andy exhibited professionalism in all aspects of solution design and development. Whether contributing to logical designs, participating in sprint planning, or implementing application components he provided a positive impact. Andy proved a wealth of knowledge in legacy and emerging technologies alike, and was able to compose his thoughts and experience to produce robust solutions. His understanding of SOLID design principles and agile methedologies made him a much sought after asset within and outside the development team. Andy's ability to see tasks through underlined his value during sprints. He often went the extra mile to do what was needed to meet deadlines. During my time as Technical Lead I was able to rely on the high quality of work Andy produced. I can recommend Andy as an exceptional developer, and would be delighted with the opportunity to work with him again.
Michael Washam
Andy is a true expert on the Windows Azure Platform and big data cloud computing. In addition to his deep technical and business background Andy is also an excellent speaker and organizational leader. It was a pleasure working with him in London during the Windows Azure Infrastructure Services Launch. .
Nathan Handy
I worked with Andy at ASOS.com from September 2009 to December 2010. As Senior Developer he was pivotal to the development of the US, FR and DE websites. Andy exhibited professionalism in all aspects of solution design and development. Whether contributing to logical designs, participating in sprint planning, or implementing application components he provided a positive impact. Andy proved a wealth of knowledge in legacy and emerging technologies alike, and was able to compose his thoughts and experience to produce robust solutions. His understanding of SOLID design principles and agile methedologies made him a much sought after asset within and outside the development team. Andy's ability to see tasks through underlined his value during sprints. He often went the extra mile to do what was needed to meet deadlines. During my time as Technical Lead I was able to rely on the high quality of work Andy produced. I can recommend Andy as an exceptional developer, and would be delighted with the opportunity to work with him again.
Michael Washam
Andy is a true expert on the Windows Azure Platform and big data cloud computing. In addition to his deep technical and business background Andy is also an excellent speaker and organizational leader. It was a pleasure working with him in London during the Windows Azure Infrastructure Services Launch. .
Nathan Handy
I worked with Andy at ASOS.com from September 2009 to December 2010. As Senior Developer he was pivotal to the development of the US, FR and DE websites. Andy exhibited professionalism in all aspects of solution design and development. Whether contributing to logical designs, participating in sprint planning, or implementing application components he provided a positive impact. Andy proved a wealth of knowledge in legacy and emerging technologies alike, and was able to compose his thoughts and experience to produce robust solutions. His understanding of SOLID design principles and agile methedologies made him a much sought after asset within and outside the development team. Andy's ability to see tasks through underlined his value during sprints. He often went the extra mile to do what was needed to meet deadlines. During my time as Technical Lead I was able to rely on the high quality of work Andy produced. I can recommend Andy as an exceptional developer, and would be delighted with the opportunity to work with him again.
Credentials
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Microsoft Global Hackathon 2021
MicrosoftOct, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty
MicrosoftJul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Sales Management Foundations
LinkedInOct, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Elastacloud
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Jan 2011 - Present
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Executive Director
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Jan 2010 - Present
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Data Challenges at Cloud Scale
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Dec 2011 - Apr 2022
Elastacloud is a Cloud Data Consultancy. We are considered thought leaders in all things Microsoft Azure. Our core focus is on data challenges running at cloud scale. Our key mantra is “rapid Insight" We deliver business intelligence with tangible benefits within a short timescaleWe have delivered IoT projects servicing hundreds of thousands of devices. Since 2019 I have been leading the IoT and Digital Twins team.
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Kent Azure User Group
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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Founder
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Dec 2018 - Present
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Denver Azure User Group
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Software Development
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Co-Founder
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Nov 2011 - Present
Running fortnightly, monthly and annual events that build a community of Microsoft Azure professionals. Running fortnightly, monthly and annual events that build a community of Microsoft Azure professionals.
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renewablesAI
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London, United Kingdom
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Director
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Jul 2017 - Jan 2019
renewablesAI develops and maintains data science solutions for the clean energy sector. Its unique combination of skills in both data and asset management means that it can identify profitable areas for the development of new solutions. Andy holds an executive leadership role in which he fuses the technical delivery and commercial concerns into a viable go to market strategy and product strategy. renewablesAI develops and maintains data science solutions for the clean energy sector. Its unique combination of skills in both data and asset management means that it can identify profitable areas for the development of new solutions. Andy holds an executive leadership role in which he fuses the technical delivery and commercial concerns into a viable go to market strategy and product strategy.
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Bare Web Consulting Ltd
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Software Development
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Development Director
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Jan 2006 - Jan 2012
Bare Web Consulting Ltd is the contracting and business vessel for Andy Cross. In this role I have performed many contracts focussing around .net C# with multithreading and highly connected server side technologies. In addition, while working for Bare Web Consulting Ltd I have written individual proprietary software such as Town Sentinel and some public open source software such as "Fiddler Html Inspector" and the (as yet unpublished) "BuiltWithFiddler". Furthermore, with Bare Web Consulting Ltd I seek to expand and enter new markets and as such have developed smart inter-connected devices using the .net microframework (NETMF). Show less
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Hitachi Consulting ( formerly Information Management Group)
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Consultant (Azure)
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Jun 2011 - Dec 2011
Providing Windows Azure consultancy to IM Group's customers. Involved in producing a proof of concept for a major blue chip company, migrating a large legacy system to Azure. Providing Windows Azure consultancy to IM Group's customers. Involved in producing a proof of concept for a major blue chip company, migrating a large legacy system to Azure.
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John Lewis & Partners
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Developer
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Mar 2011 - Jun 2011
As a Senior .net developer, I created a high performance rules engine for managing multiple line of business workflows with a complex inspection engine. This system will then operate on all incoming orders through all ecommerce channels, and so had to be especially robust, highly performing and maintainable. As a Senior .net developer, I created a high performance rules engine for managing multiple line of business workflows with a complex inspection engine. This system will then operate on all incoming orders through all ecommerce channels, and so had to be especially robust, highly performing and maintainable.
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Payment Gateway
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London, United Kingdom
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Senior Developer
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Dec 2010 - Mar 2011
As a senior developer for a a Payment Gateway integrator, I worked to provide advanced encryption, build web based APIs to third parties and worked closely with technology leaders to decide a strategic progression for their software. As a senior developer for a a Payment Gateway integrator, I worked to provide advanced encryption, build web based APIs to third parties and worked closely with technology leaders to decide a strategic progression for their software.
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ASOS.com
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United Kingdom
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Coder (Contractor)
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Sep 2009 - Dec 2010
Leading part of the team that delivered foreign language sites for ASOS.COM (us.asos.com, www.asos.fr and www.asos.de). Involved in the architecture, design and development of this important new addition to a legacy codebase. Rewrote the core publishing mechanism for ASOS, utilising a multithreaded approach and a increasing its memory performance and execution speed by over 400%. Developed a core multithreaded workflow engine using C#, WCF and SQL Server 2008. Reduced the page weight of ASOS.COM by 35% using in depth knowledge of ASP.NET client identifiers. Integrated Affiliates systems and tracking into ASOS.COM Maintained and extended payment processing integration, including DataCash and PayPal. Developed code for MiniBag, Refining and other projects. Show less
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CDS UK
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Developer / Senior developer
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Jun 2007 - Aug 2009
Developer for CDS, supplying C# dev to National Government. More details to come. Developer for CDS, supplying C# dev to National Government. More details to come.
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Senior Developer
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2005 - 2007
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Analyst Programmer
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Aug 2004 - Jun 2005
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Information Analyst
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2000 - 2001
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Education
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2001 - 2004
University of Manchester - Institute of Science and Technology
BSc Hons, Computing Science
