I am a web / full stack developer with 25+ years' experience managing web applications and solutions in the public, private, and volunteer sectors. I enjoy problem solving and learning new techniques, and have attained a wide range of adjacent IT skills in my career including database administration, cybersecurity, accessibility, project management, IT support, design and UX, networking, and server admin.
Experience
Web Developer
- Maintain and develop the company intranet, websites and SQL Server databases
- Develop and maintain a backup solution for the company's websites and databases
- Provide website and API support to colleagues and customers
- Chair the GDPR committee
- Support the Lead Developer and IT Director as required
- Modernised the inherited Web Forms intranet by replacing server post-backs with AJAX; introduced Bootstrap, jQuery and DataTables; converted procedural VB to object-oriented C#; implemented design patterns and SOLID principles
- Integrated QuickBooks and Shopmetrics API data via Python in SQL; built team reports in SSRS and Excel Power Query
- Maintained company SQL databases: security, user management, tables/views/functions/procedures/triggers, data cleansing, and backups
- Developed solutions for client management, quotations and orders, company reporting, and employee timesheets
- Provided API support to customers and external agencies
- Designed and maintained a full backup solution using batch scripting, Task Scheduler, SQLCMD, Robocopy, and 7-Zip CLI encryption, with an automated summary page analysing SQL and Robocopy logs
- Observed other teams' workflows and built automation tools to eliminate duplicated work
Owner / Developer
- Ran all aspects of a self-employed development business: lead generation, planning, delivery, budgets, and client relationships
- Delivered sites primarily via WordPress (Divi, Yoast, WooCommerce) and Microsoft stack (.NET, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server)
- Provided branding, design, SEO, analytics, hosting (as a 20i reseller), and ongoing post-launch support
SQLBits Conference Website (2023) — Built the website for SQLBits, the world's largest Data Platform conference, integrating ticket booking and course management platforms.
Eat Out to Help Out Discount Tool (2020) — Built and released a free web app enabling businesses to correctly apply the government's 50%/£10 discount scheme when no till solution existed. Used over 80,000 times by businesses UK-wide.
Web & Software Developer
- Sole developer for a hydraulic engineering consultancy (UK & South Korea) specialising in water pumping station efficiency
- Built a customer portal delivering live recommendations and station management
- Designed a bespoke customer, station and pump database with automated imports and data cleansing
Web Developer
- Designed, developed, and managed websites for Careers South West, Devon Education Business Partnership, Somerset Volunteer Bureau, and NextStep South West
- Maintained the company intranet and delivered one-off client projects
ICT & Web Technician
- Developed the company intranet
- Provided IT support: hardware maintenance, user support, server management, and networking
Admin Assistant
- Collected and analysed labour market data
- Produced reports used in careers interviews and the annual Destinations publication distributed to every secondary school and college across both counties