Andrew Dawkins
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Ian Clark
Andy is a fantastic manager and technical architect. He truly leads by example, with a superb work ethic and commitment to deliver large scale projects on time. His approach to management is based on trust, something which all members of the team responded very well to. His ability to manage the differing concerns of stakeholders and propose compromises where required is commendable. Whilst at MyOptique Group, I found Andy to always be particularly friendly and approachable. I would strongly recommend Andy for all technical managerial roles. I have no doubt in his ability to lead teams of any size to deliver successful solutions on time and within budget.
Chris Wales
It is nearly impossible to overstate how intelligent and innovative Andy is. I have previously described him as the "Sherlock Holmes" of development, because his unique ability to understand the connection between disparate parts of a system, elaborate on its most obscure attributes at a moment's notice, and see threads of code and their consequences where others are left scratching their heads is nothing short of genius. Andy makes it his business to know everything there is to know about the systems he works on, the industry he works in and the tools and practices he works with. He constantly updates his knowledge to incorporate cutting-edge technology and puts forward watertight solutions to problems with reason and conviction. In all the time that I have put questions to him, I have never yet found an angle or avenue that he has not considered and accounted for. Andy is one of these few individuals in the world for whom the label "gifted" genuinely applies. I wouldn't hesitate to work with him again; and if you ever see his name on a list of potential candidates, sign him before someone else does.
Ian Clark
Andy is a fantastic manager and technical architect. He truly leads by example, with a superb work ethic and commitment to deliver large scale projects on time. His approach to management is based on trust, something which all members of the team responded very well to. His ability to manage the differing concerns of stakeholders and propose compromises where required is commendable. Whilst at MyOptique Group, I found Andy to always be particularly friendly and approachable. I would strongly recommend Andy for all technical managerial roles. I have no doubt in his ability to lead teams of any size to deliver successful solutions on time and within budget.
Chris Wales
It is nearly impossible to overstate how intelligent and innovative Andy is. I have previously described him as the "Sherlock Holmes" of development, because his unique ability to understand the connection between disparate parts of a system, elaborate on its most obscure attributes at a moment's notice, and see threads of code and their consequences where others are left scratching their heads is nothing short of genius. Andy makes it his business to know everything there is to know about the systems he works on, the industry he works in and the tools and practices he works with. He constantly updates his knowledge to incorporate cutting-edge technology and puts forward watertight solutions to problems with reason and conviction. In all the time that I have put questions to him, I have never yet found an angle or avenue that he has not considered and accounted for. Andy is one of these few individuals in the world for whom the label "gifted" genuinely applies. I wouldn't hesitate to work with him again; and if you ever see his name on a list of potential candidates, sign him before someone else does.
Ian Clark
Andy is a fantastic manager and technical architect. He truly leads by example, with a superb work ethic and commitment to deliver large scale projects on time. His approach to management is based on trust, something which all members of the team responded very well to. His ability to manage the differing concerns of stakeholders and propose compromises where required is commendable. Whilst at MyOptique Group, I found Andy to always be particularly friendly and approachable. I would strongly recommend Andy for all technical managerial roles. I have no doubt in his ability to lead teams of any size to deliver successful solutions on time and within budget.
Chris Wales
It is nearly impossible to overstate how intelligent and innovative Andy is. I have previously described him as the "Sherlock Holmes" of development, because his unique ability to understand the connection between disparate parts of a system, elaborate on its most obscure attributes at a moment's notice, and see threads of code and their consequences where others are left scratching their heads is nothing short of genius. Andy makes it his business to know everything there is to know about the systems he works on, the industry he works in and the tools and practices he works with. He constantly updates his knowledge to incorporate cutting-edge technology and puts forward watertight solutions to problems with reason and conviction. In all the time that I have put questions to him, I have never yet found an angle or avenue that he has not considered and accounted for. Andy is one of these few individuals in the world for whom the label "gifted" genuinely applies. I wouldn't hesitate to work with him again; and if you ever see his name on a list of potential candidates, sign him before someone else does.
Ian Clark
Andy is a fantastic manager and technical architect. He truly leads by example, with a superb work ethic and commitment to deliver large scale projects on time. His approach to management is based on trust, something which all members of the team responded very well to. His ability to manage the differing concerns of stakeholders and propose compromises where required is commendable. Whilst at MyOptique Group, I found Andy to always be particularly friendly and approachable. I would strongly recommend Andy for all technical managerial roles. I have no doubt in his ability to lead teams of any size to deliver successful solutions on time and within budget.
Chris Wales
It is nearly impossible to overstate how intelligent and innovative Andy is. I have previously described him as the "Sherlock Holmes" of development, because his unique ability to understand the connection between disparate parts of a system, elaborate on its most obscure attributes at a moment's notice, and see threads of code and their consequences where others are left scratching their heads is nothing short of genius. Andy makes it his business to know everything there is to know about the systems he works on, the industry he works in and the tools and practices he works with. He constantly updates his knowledge to incorporate cutting-edge technology and puts forward watertight solutions to problems with reason and conviction. In all the time that I have put questions to him, I have never yet found an angle or avenue that he has not considered and accounted for. Andy is one of these few individuals in the world for whom the label "gifted" genuinely applies. I wouldn't hesitate to work with him again; and if you ever see his name on a list of potential candidates, sign him before someone else does.
Experience
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Essentia Analytics
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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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Chief Technology Officer
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Dec 2022 - Present
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VP of Engineering
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Mar 2019 - Dec 2022
Essentia Analytics is a behavioural data analytics service that helps professional investors make more skilled investment decisions. Essentia enables fund managers to capture richer data about both their own behaviour and its context, turning trade, market and biometric data into actionable, personal insights. The result is a simple, accurate, continuous feedback loop – the same sort that professional athletes use to achieve excellence. To learn more, please visit www.essentia-analytics.com
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Message Matrix
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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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Head Of Technology
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Jul 2018 - Mar 2019
I was recruited into a start-up fintech company to lead the technology and engineering team with the specific task of rearchitecting the applications design, infrastructure and continuous build process to enable scale and resiliency to the existing ‘advanced prototype’ of the software. I was responsible for leading a team of developers through this re-architecture plan, using microservices and restful web service design in a containerised landscape orchestrated with kubernetes on the AWS platform to enable future growth for the company. Show less
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MyOptique Group Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Technology
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Jan 2013 - Jul 2018
Responsible for building and running high class agile technology teams of 12 to 21, across multiple technology stacks, for the support, maintenance and development of websites and underpinning order management systems behind MyOptique Group Limited's suite of eCommerce websites (glassesdirect.com, sunglasses-shop.co.uk, myoptique.com, eyewearbrands.co.uk and lenson.co.uk) Defining the technology strategy and delivering projects with agile management and development methodologies. Managing communication and cooperation between multiple technology teams within the group to ensure delivery to a common roadmap. Still very hands on with Python, Django, RabbitMQ, AWS, MySQL development to provide a focused complex suite of SoA products and services. Show less
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LonRes
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United Kingdom
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solutions Architect
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Oct 2010 - Jan 2013
Responsible for the architecture behind systems and processes within the Lonres infrastructure. Providing the company a high level view of all systems and advising on systems development to get things done right and in a manner which reduces the build up of technical debt. Working with infrastructure, managers through to developers to build well designed systems that can empower the company to continue to deliver cutting edge solutions to it's customer base. Responsible for the architecture behind systems and processes within the Lonres infrastructure. Providing the company a high level view of all systems and advising on systems development to get things done right and in a manner which reduces the build up of technical debt. Working with infrastructure, managers through to developers to build well designed systems that can empower the company to continue to deliver cutting edge solutions to it's customer base.
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Senior Data Architect
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Apr 2010 - Oct 2010
Responsible for the design and architecture of the databases behind Primelocation.com and Findaproperty.com concentrating on a project to completely redesign both systems.
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Head of Data Management
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Aug 2008 - Jul 2010
Head of a team of people who make up the entire database department for a continuely growing company. Working with Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008, Python, VB .Net and C#Managing a department responsible for database development, process and application development and maintance, database administration, business intelligence and management information systems.
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Primelocation
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United Kingdom
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Data Integration Manager
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Jun 2006 - Aug 2008
Leading a small team of SQL and Python developers to continue maintaining various ETL tools and sytems.Designing new data processing systems, Image management processing and maintaining data throughout several databases.Continuely striving to support the business data needs from ETL to data warehousing and reporting.
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Data Integration Engineer
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Jun 2005 - Jun 2006
Working with Microsoft SQL Server and Python to maintain a suite of ETL tools and data processes.
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Software Engineer
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Jul 1997 - Jun 2005
Designed and built knowledge management solutions using Lotus Notes 4 and 5. I achieved my certification as a Lotus Notes R5 application developer. Later joined the open source community for both Python and Zope. Helped run a small team of Zope/Python developers contracting out services, building applications and solutions. Gave a series of training courses on Zope and CMF at Oxford Brookes University. Designed and built knowledge management solutions using Lotus Notes 4 and 5. I achieved my certification as a Lotus Notes R5 application developer. Later joined the open source community for both Python and Zope. Helped run a small team of Zope/Python developers contracting out services, building applications and solutions. Gave a series of training courses on Zope and CMF at Oxford Brookes University.
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Education
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1994 - 1998
Farnborough College of Technology
HND, Computing and Technology
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