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I am a driven and hardworking professional that, after an 18-year career in Construction Management, successfully re-trained in Software Engineering. Over the past 2 years, I have gained comprehensive experience in Full Stack Software Engineering; and demonstrated an ability to work effectively independently and as a key contributor to a team. With a natural ability and desire to learn and master new technologies, I enjoy developing and maintaining software functionality with high-quality code.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

BridgeU, London UK BridgeU is the market leading provider of university and careers guidance software to international and globally minded secondary schools in over 300 cities across 119 countries.

• Promoted to Software Engineer, assuming leadership in architectural design, decision-making, and technical excellence.
• Spearheaded key feature development in the BridgeU platform, showcasing expertise in educational technology and mentoring junior colleagues for project success.
• Played a crucial role in mentoring, onboarding, and fostering a culture of continuous learning within the engineering department.
• Key Achievements
  • Self-taught SQL.
  • Designed and developed a key feature from idea to inception, improving the user experience.
  • Developed full stack reusable Login and Notification modals.
  • Developed and presented a workshop on the Product and Vision Strategy within the company and the process from Bet to Promise of Value to Promise of Delivery and to Task.
  • Identified and resolved various unit and integration tests that were flaky on CircleCI to ensure that the application was properly tested and improve productivity when deploying.
  • Updated and configured the Sentry gem to log all errors to an interface.

ASSOCIATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER

BridgeU, London UK

• Quickly earned trust as a junior team member at BridgeU.
• Enhanced the college and career guidance platform, aiding students in informed decision-making.
• Collaborated with skilled engineers to improve the educational software, emphasising personalised learning and data-driven insights.
• Optimised and expanded platform features for seamless college applications, career planning, and academic counselling, aligning with BridgeU's mission to democratise global education opportunities.
• Key Achievements
  • Self-taught React JS and Elm.
  • Awarded a prize for representing the company core values.

STUDENT

Makers, London UK

• Successfully completed training in various production languages, testing frameworks and databases.
• Focused on Agile methods, as well as Test Driven Development, SOLID and extreme programming values.
• Completed process workshops and code reviews by external parties
• Improved technical knowledge and abilities; and enhanced vital skills in teamwork, emotional intelligence and coding best practices.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Multiple companies, 2003 - 2021

• Managed Contractor Operations on construction projects across various industry sectors (Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Power Generation & Transmission, Railway, etc.).
• My last position held was a Health, Safety and Logistics Manager for a large residential and commercial developer.

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SQL:
RSpec / Capybara:

 Succesfully completed the Makers Academy Bootcamp.

• Comprehensive Ruby Programming / Web Development Bootcamp / SQL – Udemy
• Learn Git / Learn the Command Line / Learn Ruby – Codecademy
• Intro to Elm, Advanced Elm - FrontendMasters

Since I started coding, I do enjoy sometimes practicing different methods and techiniques of development. In the summer months I also enjoy being outdoors. I have spent a lot of time around wildlife and camping. From time-to-time I also find myself lost online in an imaginary world. And, every chance I get, I enjoy a good day or night out with friends and family.