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Dalgety Bay, GB

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Successfully migrated two JavaEE/JSF applications to Spring Boot and JavaScript, integrating Azure single sign on and developing Java APIs for backend services, resulting in improved performance and user experience.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Led the development of a new online service application adhering to Digital First standards achieving an expected 60% reduction in applicant waiting time. Enhanced web portals and custom headless CMS hosted on gov.uk SaaS AWS cloud service, reducing technical debt and improving efficiency using Typescript, Node, AWS CLI, S3 & Cloudflare.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Developed a frontend inbox grid that improved task completion efficiency by 40% for 200+ caseworkers. Engineered management analytics tools that reduced task analysis workload by over 60%, leveraging Angular, JavaScript, and Oracle databases.

Delivered full lifecycle software development, including Solution Definition, Requirements Tracing, and Testing using IBM Rational Doors. Enhanced mission-critical applications using Eclipse 4 RCP, Jira, Git, PostgreSQL, and Jenkins.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Led the upgrade of Java application server platforms, reducing technical debt by addressing 150 defects using TDD and adding functional API tests with SoapUI and SonarQube. Designed and deployed log mining software, improving operational efficiency for 200+ users across multiple departments.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Optimized a real-time vehicle tracking system, reducing downtime by 30% through advanced logging and performance monitoring. Developed an embedded Java package for LCD screens, enhancing passenger information systems on Linux-based devices.

Designed, developed and implemented a client management application using an existing MySQL database. Developed within the Netbeans IDE using Java, JSP and JSF technology, I generated the base code using the existing database structure, and then modified the JSP created to fulfil the project specifications. This application allowed the owners to.

Using UML use cases in the first instance to describe the various project requirements, I developed a Java Swing application using the MVC design within the Netbeans IDE, using the hibernate framework to retrieve data from a MySQL database. Successful completion of this project allowed the proprietors to track clients and projects, both completed and.

Tutored software engineers various Java programming courses and was responsible for the design of two courses: Java Fundamentals and Servlets and JavaServer Pages. I also taught Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook and Access courses to business clients.

verifying income for mortgage applicantsOptimised good interpersonal skills dealing with clients Analysed referrals from less experienced staff

Bsc (Hons), Computer Science

Computing

M261 Mathematics in Computing (Pass) MZX205 Fundamentals of Computing (Pass with Distinction) T102 Technology Foundation Course (Pass)