Experience

Orka Technology Group

• United Kingdom
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Software Engineering

  • Dec 2019 - Present



Orka Works

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

• Software Engineering Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Dec 2019

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Apr 2018 - Feb 2019

  Alongside development, I implemented agile practices and new processes to the development lifecycle which played a key part in providing more direction and regular releases.



LADbible Group

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2018

  At Ladbible I applied my knowledge of javascript and object orientate PHP to learn and adopt Typescript as my primary coding language. My main focus was providing a fully documented and unit tested, RESTful api and authentication micro-service to the in-house app team. Also delivered multiple AWS serverless microservice's using GraphQL. I was able to further my keen interest in best practice by partaking and hosting my own standards committee meetings and also mentoring new members to the team. At Ladbible I applied my knowledge of javascript and object orientate PHP to learn and adopt Typescript as my primary coding language. My main focus was providing a fully documented and unit tested, RESTful api and authentication micro-service to the in-house app team. Also delivered multiple AWS serverless microservice's using GraphQL. I was able to further my keen interest in best practice by partaking and hosting my own standards committee meetings and also mentoring new members to the team.



e3creative (part of Dept)

• United Kingdom
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Developer

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016



Motilo.com

• United Kingdom
• Luxury Goods & Jewelry
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Developer

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2014

  Developing on the Yii Framework, I work in an agile scrum environment to implement updates and new features for fortnightly release. Specialising in backend development, I am responsible for a set of webservices and maintenance of the MySQL database. I pride myself in keeping clean, well maintained code with a focus on performance. Developing on the Yii Framework, I work in an agile scrum environment to implement updates and new features for fortnightly release. Specialising in backend development, I am responsible for a set of webservices and maintenance of the MySQL database. I pride myself in keeping clean, well maintained code with a focus on performance.



Adtrak

• United Kingdom
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Web Developer

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2013

  Instigated and developed a company wide client management application used for tracking orders from point of sale through to billing and reporting. Built in CodeIgniter, this tool acts as a hub for any project related data such as assigned staff, contact details, and logins. Working independently, I was responsible for investigating the needs and workflow of both colleagues and management; organising meetings, setting deadlines and learning the skills required. This project was coded in object orientated PHP using MVC architecture and Git to manage releases. I was fully responsible for the design and maintenance of the MySQL database and also worked with Google APIs to create and store customised reports. Show less

• Web Leasing Consultant

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  Alongside daily tasks I applied my development knowledge to improve department efficiency and standardise client records. This was achieved with a web interface and SQL database, forming valuable data relationships between previously unrelated spreadsheets, providing a one-stop access point for client information. Senior management recognised the application’s value and subsequently incorporated it into the department’s general practices.