Lead Engineer

• Jun 2021 - Present

Software Crafter

• Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

Technical Architect

• Apr 2018 - Sep 2019

Building Blocks is now part of a network of agencies called Dept. What this means is that I'm solving the same challenges, in the same place for the same clients, just with around 700 uniquely skilled colleagues instead of 70. Building Blocks is now part of a network of agencies called Dept. What this means is that I'm solving the same challenges, in the same place for the same clients, just with around 700 uniquely skilled colleagues instead of 70.

Senior Developer

• Jan 2017 - Apr 2018

Building Blocks is a digital agency in Manchester specializing in large, complex, international digital projects.My role allows me to work on a wide range of technologies and platforms, furthering myself technically on a daily basis and delivering cutting edge enterprise level solutions that I can be proud of.

Developer

• Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

Junior Developer

• Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

After successful completion of the graduate scheme, I moved onto greater levels of responsibility and began taking a more pivotal role in projects, including scoping, architecting and leading large website rebuilds.

Graduate Developer

• Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

I started at Building Blocks on the graduate scheme, working on important and critical projects right from the start. This allowed me to focus on my prior skills and also allowed me to learn from the wide range of remarkable developers and their specialties.

Product Development Consultant

• Jun 2012 - Sep 2013

Matillion is a rapidly growing Cloud Business Intelligence start-up company based in Knutsford, Cheshire. Matillion sell a “software as a service” web-based BI platform, which allows their users to create complex reports and drill down to analyse their data. My role included working on the flagship product Matillion BI,development of the in-house tools and systems, and work on the virtual servers used by the company. The work environment at Matillion is incredibly fast paced and Agile, with features and software often being pitched on a Monday, to be implemented and in front of a user on the Friday. This was invaluable for me, as I was able to learn a lot about technologies that are at the cutting edge, such as Amazon Web Servers and Redshift. My Java skills, database skills and indeed my technical skills in general were tested and improved upon considerably over the duration of the placement. There were a large number of challenging situations, and I was exposed to many technologies and practices that built upon my studies greatly. Towards the end of my placement I spent a lot of time teaching and mentoring the new placement students, which gave me a valuable new perspective of the company, as well as software development as a whole. Show less

1st/2nd Line IT Support

• Mar 2009 - Sep 2010

Valour Finance Group is a medium sized debt management and loan brokerage company. I worked there part time whilst studying at college. My tasks at Valour Finance Group included the day to day maintenance of around 150 PCs, upkeep of backups and server replication, troubleshooting application errors and being solely responsible for the first line of IT support for the company. At the company I also had various projects that I was in charge of, such as creation and implementation of a reliable backup system, management of McAfee ePO 4.0, configuration of Windows Deployment System and various small tasks for the company’s websites involving Photoshop and Flash. Through balancing these projects with my day-to-day tasks I learnt the importance of time management, as well as crisis management to a degree. Show less