Craig Mcnicholas Email & Phone Number

Coventry, England, Gb

As Head of Engineering at Vismo, I lead the development of our core technology, driving innovation in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector. Operating within a lean startup environment, I focus on delivering maximum value with minimal waste, ensuring our solutions meet real-world needs. From building the foundational tech stack to scaling operations, I champion a user-first approach, balancing cutting-edge innovation with practical, impactful outcomes.

Ipswich, Gb

As the Head of Engineering at Survey Solutions, I lead the design and development of greenfield products. I set the technical direction for the company and ensure our products deliver value for both the business and its customers. My responsibilities include creating rich, user-friendly frontends and scalable backend architecture. Additionally, I am establishing the technical foundation for the business from scratch. I am excited to drive innovation and build the technology that will shape the future of Survey Solutions.

Gerrards Cross, Bucks, Gb

Leading engineering teams across multiple products and disciplines in the asset management space.

Project manage and develop Yotta DCL's "Software As A Service" advanced web-based mapping application for the Highways sector to visualise, manage and optimise asset management strategies in a unique way.

Design, develop, test and deploy an enterprise web-based mapping application for the Highways sector. Horizons is a SaaS product to visualise, manage and optimise asset management strategies in a unique way.Responsible for leading the frontend and API development in JavaScript, GWT and C# .NET with MSSQL. Building complex mapping solutions using Google maps. 3D visualisation and projection into real world image data. Moving Yotta's software products to AWS cloud infrastructure from on premise. Building a templated reporting system to produce interactive reports.Key elements of this role were about data visualisation in a data heavy environment and how to make the information more digestible and explorable to end users.

Developing bespoke websites/software/graphics for business and private clients.

Leading the design and development of an Enterprise Document Management System in a small team using the .Net 2.0 and 3.5 framework in both C# and VB.Net. Experience of NUnit test driven development and maintaining product documentation such as database EERD diagramming and the adherence to Microsoft MVC software patterns and best practices.Working in an Agile development environment consisting of two to three week release cycles as well as provide third line support to customers and training to internal staff.Expanding the system, I developed bolt on products including ASP.Net web services for linking with 3rd parties, customised data import/export routines for a variety of sources such as XML, SQL and Access databases as well as an ASP.Net web based document viewing portal. I continually worked on bespoke client projects, most requiring me to research and learn about the best technologies available. Examples of these are Document OCR and ICR processing to read text content from images, manipulation of PDF forms and Microsoft Office plugin’s. I have also been exposed to Workflow Engines and been required to work on several older VB6 projects for maintenance.Further experience of working on customer sites, from project scoping and installations to bug fixes and review meetings.

Developing property asset management and bespoke solutions I worked as part of a team on a multitude of web, desktop and mobile products using the .Net framework, whilst also helping to provide legacy support for the company’s older VB6 software. I was given the responsibility of working directly with clients to develop new solutions as well as managing projects on my own initiative.I was involved in many planning and joint development meetings with tight deadlines for staff and clients, helping shape and manage projects time-scales and goals. Many of these projects have included me working with several technologies to offer the best service possible, these include mobile development using the .Net compact framework, XML Web Services, geospatial mapping with ESRI and reporting features using Microsoft SQL Server or Crystal reporting.From working in a Web oriented environment and as a freelance developer I have an excellent understanding and a high level of experience using web based libraries and API's including Google's REST services and JavaScript libraries.

Bsc, Software Engineering

A-Levels And Gcse'S, Maths, Science, English, Graphics, Ict, Art