Experience

PlayerData

• United Kingdom
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom



Edinburgh University Students' Association

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Crew, Entertainments and Events

  • Nov 2012 - Present

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom My primary role as crew at EUSA has been setting up and operating sound and lighting equipment as required for events organised by a variety of different clients, ranging from student societies to externally promoted live music events. I became "Senior Crew" in September 2015, taking on additional responsibilities including training and support of other crew members.



SparkSeat LLP

• Events Services

• Partner and Developer

  • Nov 2013 - Oct 2020

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom In November 2013 Craig Snowden, Lewis Eason and I founded SparkSeat LLP - an event eticketing service. I am primarily responsible for the development of the various different components of the system, including the Ruby on Rails based API, the Backbone.JS based box office console, and the Cordova based ticket validation and admittance mobile application. However, as a designated partner my responsibilities also include keeping on top of the company's accounts and legal… Show more In November 2013 Craig Snowden, Lewis Eason and I founded SparkSeat LLP - an event eticketing service. I am primarily responsible for the development of the various different components of the system, including the Ruby on Rails based API, the Backbone.JS based box office console, and the Cordova based ticket validation and admittance mobile application. However, as a designated partner my responsibilities also include keeping on top of the company's accounts and legal obligations, such as filing an annual return and tax return. As part of our service we often set up and staff temporary box offices for our clients, giving me experience in a "customer facing" role. I also have to regularly deal with customer support requests via email. Show less



FreeAgent

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2017

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom



Freelance

• Event Technician

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2016

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom



Pleasance Theatre Trust

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Venue Crew

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom In my third Fringe at The Pleasance Grand, I took on additional responsibilities as one of the more senior members of venue crew. In addition to previous years, I also took responsibility for opening and closing the venue, and acting on behalf of the venue manager in his absence. As in previous years the hours worked were long, in particular while companies were loading in and out. The regular schedule was from 10:00 - 01:00, with new shows being loaded in and rehearsed either before or… Show more In my third Fringe at The Pleasance Grand, I took on additional responsibilities as one of the more senior members of venue crew. In addition to previous years, I also took responsibility for opening and closing the venue, and acting on behalf of the venue manager in his absence. As in previous years the hours worked were long, in particular while companies were loading in and out. The regular schedule was from 10:00 - 01:00, with new shows being loaded in and rehearsed either before or after those hours. Due to the schedule, it was more difficult for crew to take shifts, resulting in many 11+ hour days. Show less



FreeAgent

• Software Development Intern

  • May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom During the 2 month period that I spent at FreeAgent, my primary task was to assist in migrating the main FreeAgent Ruby on Rails application from Rails 3.2 to Rails 4.1. This involved working with a second intern, and later another group of two developers to update legacy code so that it would work in the later version of the Rails framework. The majority of these changes were then back-ported to the master branch of the application (still running Rails 3.2), so that the risk of… Show more During the 2 month period that I spent at FreeAgent, my primary task was to assist in migrating the main FreeAgent Ruby on Rails application from Rails 3.2 to Rails 4.1. This involved working with a second intern, and later another group of two developers to update legacy code so that it would work in the later version of the Rails framework. The majority of these changes were then back-ported to the master branch of the application (still running Rails 3.2), so that the risk of upgrading the framework was as low as possible. Show less



Pleasance Theatre Trust

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Venue Crew

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom During my second Fringe festival with The Pleasance I was once again working in The Grand, although this time as LX1. My primary responsibilities involved looking after lighting for the venue and ensuring that hot power was provided as required by the visiting companies. I also assisted with the set up of the whole Pleasance site for the two weeks prior to the festival.



Pleasance Theatre Trust

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Venue Crew

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom Working as venue crew for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time, I was fortunate to have been allocated "The Grand" - the largest temporary theatre space at the Fringe. As LX2, I worked with 7 other venue crew to assist the get in, rehearsal, run and get out for a number of visiting companies. During the festival the venue also hosted a number of important events for The Pleasance, including the press launch, "Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit", and "The Wrestling". During… Show more Working as venue crew for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time, I was fortunate to have been allocated "The Grand" - the largest temporary theatre space at the Fringe. As LX2, I worked with 7 other venue crew to assist the get in, rehearsal, run and get out for a number of visiting companies. During the festival the venue also hosted a number of important events for The Pleasance, including the press launch, "Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit", and "The Wrestling". During the festival the crew were responsible for the smooth running of the venue from 12:00 until 01:00. While we were split into shifts for a large part of the festival, there were a number of occasions where I, along with the rest of the crew, were present in the venue for the whole day. Following the festival I assisted in the whole site get out, during which the 23 temporary venues are returned to their normal "term-time" state. Show less



Repton School

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Temporary Theatre Technician

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2012

  Repton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom