John Farr Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, US

Oakland, California, US

• Key developer building Mesa, a new integration app with already 40+ Shopify app store reviews, using ReactJS, PHP, and MongoDB
• Integrated external APIs into Mesa, using Node, OpenAPI / Swagger, JavaScript and PHP
• Maintained and overhauled a number of Shopify apps, including Tracktor - a popular package tracking app,
• Managed junior and offshore developers, evaluating code and advising on direction
• Worked closely with Customer Success and Marketing to diagnose issues, and create new features
• Built bespoke integrations and checkout experiences for Shopify merchants

Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, GB

• Developed a highly customized website / CMS for the North East Growth Hub, a digital platform for assisting businesses, exceeding over 400% of the client’s referral targets.
• Collaborated with marketing and design teams to revamp a site for the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, achieving a 30% reduction in site bounce rates.
• Liaised with a storage company to develop a bespoke inventory management web app which centralized tracking and monitoring of thousands of boxes.
• Supported and maintained a number of international sites for a global babycare products company.
• Augmented a number of websites from a rigid legacy hosting environment, onto a cost-effective distributed setup, reducing costs and increasing uptime.

Bundaberg Central, Queensland, AU

• Improved efficiency of service industry customers through the use of ServiceM8, a cloud-based job-management solution for small service businesses. This included set up, support and customisation of the software.
• Delivered customised websites for clients, using WordPress, CSS and JavaScript.
• Transformed company’s own website to improve sales and generate new business leads.
• Streamlined internal process for replenishing printing supplies for managed printing services customers, by creating and documenting a notification system for low supply levels.
• Improved internal management of support tickets through creation of a PHP-based monitoring dashboard.

• Created Java-based time-critical systems to collect and report upon niche market data for Europe-based customers, working closely with colleagues and end users.
• Developed user interfaces using JQuery for internal data querying and diagnostic tools.
• Provided support to users, investigating and fixing production issues.
• Collaborated with customers to determine requirements and agree on deadlines.
• Coordinated resources and planned a number of successful software projects.
• Advised Finance clients on improving reporting services and worked with them to analyse and fix historical financial data using SQL.

Sliema, MT

• Coded software using Java to collect sporting data, working with developers in Australia.
• Provided live operations support, which required attention to detail, strong communication skills and rapid decision-making.
• Administered and supported end users of SAP accounting software.

• Developed data collection software from scratch, using Java and SQL.
• Worked in small team to research and implement technical solutions.

95877 Bezons, FR

• Worked with roadside vehicle testers at the UK Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) to test new mobile device software and a payment system.
• Provided support to VOSA customers in using the new software.
• Worked in a large software development team to develop Java and SQL-based high-performance data storage and querying systems for a UK governmental department.

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

• Used Business Objects to produce and maintain reports based on business sales data across numerous European affiliates.
• Coordinated and led bespoke projects for Eli Lilly departments across Europe, working closely with colleagues in various locations, as well as using JSP to develop Intranet sites.

Bsc (Hons) European Computing, Computing

A' Levels, It, French And German