Adam Bushell Email & Phone Number

Harrogate, GB

• As part of my transition to Team Internet, I was entrusted with building and leading a 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 while shaping its ongoing business strategy.I facilitate 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀.
• Within two years, I reduced the average time to plan, develop, and launch new distributed service platforms 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀. This was achieved by leading cross-functional teams.
• Under my leadership, we recently 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀, 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩:→ Leading the development strategy of.
• Leading our department's hosting platform strategy and CI/CD processes, covering 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲(𝗔𝗪𝗦), Containerized(Northflank), and on-premises VM solutions worldwide.
• Create and present workshops to our technical teams and leadership.
• My role also encompasses experience in:→ Communicating and presenting complex technical subjects→ Negotiation→ Shaping and executing the departments vision and long-term strategies→ Staff mentorship→ Technical leadership

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

• As Technical Director, I was tasked with redefining the company’s technical strategy to enhance both profitability and operational efficiency.The foundation of my approach involved transitioning away from low-cost.
• 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 & 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 £500k+ 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 for a national gym and leisure centre chain. My role involved close collaboration with stakeholders to translate their requirements into scalable and decoupled.
• Introduced a 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 for website applications, reducing technical debt and repetition, ultimately increasing profitability.
• Architected and managed a modular wireframing solution that enforced feature limits within design specifications, reducing development costs. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀.
• Implemented Agile DevOps practices, along with automated testing, continuous integration, and continuous deployment, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝟱𝟬%.

• After being promoted to a leadership role, I was responsible for 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. My role involved coordinating with stakeholders, marketing, and design teams to align business.
• Worked closley with 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮, D&D London, and Pho Café stakeholders on numerious CRM, E-commerce and CMS projects.
• Introduced and championed the transition from a traditional Waterfall approach to a Scrumban methodology. This shift allowed us to better accommodate clients seeking a more reactive workflow, while simultaneously.

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

• I secured a role as a Senior Software Engineer at a rapidly growing digital agency, responsible for maintaining several nationally recognised brands such as the 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮, D&D London, and Pho.
• Served as the software architect and lead for the Wagamama booking platform, which handled over 𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.
• Introduced and Led efforts to reduce technical debt on our eCommerce platforms by transitioning from a monolithic architecture to distributed systems. This resulted in a 𝟯𝟯% 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 as staff were.

North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

• Software Developer at one of Yorkshire's leading digital branding agencies, which managed high-profile clients such as 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 and 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗭𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗮. My responsibilities included developing solutions to automate data.
• Upon joining, I identified significant repetition in our workflows and developed a modular, white-label solution for our clients' CRM systems. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗠 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 layer by an 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.
• 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗧𝗗𝗗) 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, which was relatively new to the industry at the time. Despite initial resistance, TDD eventually became the standard.

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

• Impressed by my growing portfolio of freelance projects, I was recruited directly after collage to join a digital startup specializing in bespoke marketing delivery systems. I collaborated with development teams.
• Expanded one of my personal projects to create an automated site backup solution that met all business requirements while avoiding vendor lock-in, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 £𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬.
• Selected as part of an exclusive team of developers to build and unit test the Browzar web browser alongside 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗷𝗮𝘇 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱.

City & Guilds Level 5 - Btec Hnc, Web Development & Engineering, Level 5 - Btec Hnc

Business Or Management, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services, Nvq Levels 5