Experience

ShuttleID

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Launched ShuttleID, a platform to modernise home to school transport. We help transport operators: • Save parents the frequent cost of replacement bus passes • Wave goodbye to lost/forgotten bus passes • Save hundreds of hours in admin managing payments and PVC ID cards each year • Stamp out ticket fraud and ensure safety of passengers • Open new commercial opportunities with flexible access bus passes Launched ShuttleID, a platform to modernise home to school transport. We help transport operators: • Save parents the frequent cost of replacement bus passes • Wave goodbye to lost/forgotten bus passes • Save hundreds of hours in admin managing payments and PVC ID cards each year • Stamp out ticket fraud and ensure safety of passengers • Open new commercial opportunities with flexible access bus passes



CAB Designs

• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Freelance Web Developer

  • Aug 2006 - Apr 2019

  • Self employed for over ten years, working directly with a range of small businesses and individuals across the world (remote). • Responsible for the complete SDLC and client relations. Recent projects include a Docker based continuous delivery pipeline, deployed in Google Cloud Platform with Kubernetes. • Founded a financial web application, becoming one of the most popular tools in its niche. Reached top 50 finance apps on Google Play Store. Currently servicing a global tech company; reselling to UK banks through SaaS. Show less



Infinity Works

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Tech lead on Sky Betting & Gaming - Free To Play account, looking after Super 6, Super 6 International, Group Bet and ITV7. • Launched ITV7 and supported platform during busiest periods of racing calendar (Cheltenham/Grand National), reaching a record number of entries. • Lead two Opta migrations across Super 6 and Super 6 International. • Experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, SNS, SQS, RDS, ElastiCache, CloudFront, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Route53, WAF, VPC). * Full stack development primarily working with JavaScript (node.js), PHP, Redis, MySQL, SCSS, Docker, Rancher, Concourse CI, Prometheus, Grafana. Show less



Sky

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

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2017

  • Technical lead of a team of 12 for Sky Sport Deutschland (PHP 7/Symfony 2/Docker). Recognised as one of the most successful major deliveries in recent years.• Revolutionised delivery by introducing containerisation (Docker) and cloud technology (Cloud Foundry). Principles now applied to all projects in tribe. Paved way by becoming first product to achieve environment parity and multiple releases per day.• Extensive experience developing high profile hybrid mobile apps with AngularJS and Node.js.• Key contributor to developer led initiative that has introduced an internal open source model,delivering significant code reuse between Sky News, Sky Sports and now international products.• Familiarity with message queuing systems. Assisted development of Premier League clips project (Python).• Evangelised and influenced best practices in the tribe including TDD, clean code, dependency management, design patterns, SOLID principles.• Line manager. Experience interviewing candidates. Improved recruitment process. Show less

• Web developer

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Part of a team introducing and developing a bespoke PHP MVC framework• Developed the football Live Blog on skysports.com• Developed the Live Cricket Score Centre app for Android and iOS• Introduced software to help monitor business critical applications



9xb

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

• Mobile & applications developer

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

  • Produced framework for rapid deployment of mobile websites• Consulted and developed on a number of mobile projects for the likes of Eddisons and Bradford Theatres• Developed and documented best practices for mobile site development• Developed a bulk reporting tool using the Google Analytics API to identify mobile opportunities for clients• Continued to work on a wide range of web projects using Zend Framework (PHP)

• Web & applications developer

  • Sep 2011 - Oct 2012

  • Role primarily using Zend framework• Lead developer for Hi-Tec• Continued to develop websites for big brands such as Total Gas & Power

• Junior web developer

  • Nov 2010 - Aug 2011

  • Lead developer on projects for brands such as Marks & Spencer, QHotels, Ping Europe.• Responsible for support desk. Debugged issues and developed new functionality for 50+ clients.• Templated email campaigns for range of clients including Hi-Tec.• Developed Facebook applications for clients including Harrogate Spa Water.• Role primarily utilised PHP, HTML, CSS, JS skills.



Core Web Design

• Cardiff

• Junior web developer

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2009

  • Lead PHP developer on greenfield systems including British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) and Restaurant and Bar Design Awards. • Internationalisation experience. • Data migration (MSSQL to MySQL) for an automotive industry publication. • Developed solutions to export reports into PDF formats. • Developed rich client side including deep integration with Google Maps API for Welsh Tourism body. • Experience working with web services from insurance brokers (SOAP). • Lead PHP developer on greenfield systems including British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) and Restaurant and Bar Design Awards. • Internationalisation experience. • Data migration (MSSQL to MySQL) for an automotive industry publication. • Developed solutions to export reports into PDF formats. • Developed rich client side including deep integration with Google Maps API for Welsh Tourism body. • Experience working with web services from insurance brokers (SOAP).