Experience

Hubbub Fundraising

• United Kingdom
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Software Engineer

  • Apr 2019 - Present



Hanzo

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development manager / Product lead

  • Mar 2016 - Apr 2019

  Joined as Product lead (full stack developer), eventually ending up in a joint role as Development manager/Product lead. As development manager I'm responsible for workflow, reporting, process and planning in the development team, including interacting with all parts of the business to ensure we are all on the same page. As product lead I'm a full stack developer, with overall responsibility for ensuring coherence across all product streams, and anything a customer sees. Joined as Product lead (full stack developer), eventually ending up in a joint role as Development manager/Product lead. As development manager I'm responsible for workflow, reporting, process and planning in the development team, including interacting with all parts of the business to ensure we are all on the same page. As product lead I'm a full stack developer, with overall responsibility for ensuring coherence across all product streams, and anything a customer sees.



Aviva

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Software Engineer

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2016

  * Software engineering (Python, JS, CSS, Django) * Stand in Scrum master * Helped create and launch major new online business offering for Pensions. * Software engineering (Python, JS, CSS, Django) * Stand in Scrum master * Helped create and launch major new online business offering for Pensions.



Nomad Cooperative

• Technology, Information and Internet

• Owner / Developer

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2016

  Building a variety of apps for clients, utilising Html5, CSS, PHP, Python and Javascript. These included: * A staff e-learning environment for a major supermarket retailer (server side developer using the Codeigniter framework). * An automatic brochure creation system for a digital printing press. (both front and back end development) * Online games built in Html5 and Javascript for a major marketing agency. * A huge variety of small sites for clients, utilising everything from PHP CMS’ to Node.js custom builds. * Managing critical infrastructure for high availability systems (Amazon EC2) * Financial and business planning



Soup

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior developer

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2009

  Initially joining as a Senior PHP developer, I moved into the IT department as a system administrator after 1 year. I was promoted twice, firstly to IT manager, then further to head of IT. * Development of client websites and applications, predominantly OO PHP5 based. * Responsibility for the in-house CMS. * Technical/Professional guidance and support for other team members. * Key clients in this time were Howies clothing, Fujifilm, Innocent Drinks, Kettle Chips, Aviva (Norwich Union) and Jordans cereals. * Full departmental management and responsibility * Consultation on client website development * Management and development of external hosting solutions



THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web manager

  • Feb 2004 - Nov 2005

  * Consultation on web practices/technology * Active maintenance of over 12 major websites * Website accessibility testing to stringent accessibility standards. * Required regular liaison with government clients * Consultation on web practices/technology * Active maintenance of over 12 major websites * Website accessibility testing to stringent accessibility standards. * Required regular liaison with government clients



Production bureau Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Manager

  • Dec 2001 - Feb 2004

  * Complete responsibility for all IT requirements within the company * Large scale conference IT management * External support for clients and staff on shows * Development of remotely asset tracking/warehouse system. * Complete responsibility for all IT requirements within the company * Large scale conference IT management * External support for clients and staff on shows * Development of remotely asset tracking/warehouse system.



ANGLIACAMPUS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Web developer / systems admin

  • Feb 2000 - Dec 2001



COMPUTATIONAL DYNAMICS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Information Technology & Services

• Web Developer

  • Apr 1999 - Sep 1999