George Burrell Email & Phone Number

Biggleswade, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Promoted to lead all technical teams; adeptly guiding technical strategies and solutions to support business activities during Series A and Series B funding phases:- Designed and executed an organisational structure for a diverse software team, growing it to 16 members in ~6 months, including Frontend, Backend, QA, DevOps, and Hardware Engineers- Orchestrated an overhaul of the core infrastructure to ASW ECS, transitioning to a containerised micro-service model (powered by Terraform) to enable load-balanced scaling. This led to a 19% reduction in overall software overheads- Directed the ideation and architectural development of a new postal logistics method. Its adoption surpassed existing kiosk collections- Established a formal Agile software production process, tailoring practices and ceremonies to enhance business operations and boost efficiency. Including service desk issue resolution- Introduced a structured QA process centred on automated testing, bolstering system resilience amidst a growing application ecosystem with constrained resources- Oversaw partnership opportunities with comparison market places resulting in an integration that drastically improved customer orders and slashed CPA- Spearheaded HubSpot CRM system integration, from vendor selection to full-scale implementation across business processes.- Collaborated with the Marketing department to hone performance (via Remix SSR technologies) and SEO practices- Directed the successful rollout of new company branding across all digital touch-points, encompassing a company website revamp, hardware kiosks and digital communications- Orchestrated a multi-region, multi-language solution integrated with Sanity CMS across multiple applications to support the business into new territories- Implemented Algolia AI-driven search capabilities, enhancing user experience. This shortened the conversion path duration and contributed to improved customer orders rates

London, England, United Kingdom

Initially hired as a Senior Engineer to assume BAU responsibilities and deliver a MVP React SPA. Swiftly promoted to Team Lead, managing two Frontend engineers and subsequently worked directly with founders due to organisational restructuring and the absence of a primary Software lead:- Oversaw the initial public release and aided the business's transition from its nascent stage to revenue generation, fulfilling early growth expectations set by investors.- Led the enhancement of crucial website features, optimising maintainability, speed and user experience, while elevating system architecture through best practices and established coding patterns

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

With nearly 10 years of experience in the relevant fields, I established Pondera Creative serving organisations from small start-ups to large multinationals.Since it's inception I have managed a group of designers & developers on a variety of projects. Each one driven to achieving high quality designs either online, offline or multi-channel.Working as part of a larger team or at a 'one-to-one' level, I have built a great rapport with my clients. Thanks to fantastic communication skills and reliability in quality results, they comeback to us again and again.I provide a wealth of information and support in both creative projects & marketing campaigns. With speciality in; Web design, Interaction design, Email marketing, User-interface & application design, Graphic design, Illustration, SEO, start-up consultancy.

Whilst working at Mailvivo I founded my own business and began offering services including:Web Design,Online Campaign Management,SEO,User Interface Design,Digital Illustration,Graphic Design,Illustration,Branding

Ampthill, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Led a team of five engineers in an agency setting, crafting top-tier content-driven websites, SaaS and e-commerce applications, primarily using React and Laravel. Supporting brands including; Shell, Youngs, The Army, Whitbread and Charles Wells.- Bridged the Software department with non-technical teams, refining processes in line with waterfall methodologies. Additionally, acted as Technical Lead for all client engagements, pre and post-sale_- Revamped the company marketing website leveraging Craft CMS and React representing the brand's quirky creative via Greensock SVG animations

Knebworth, Hertfordshire

Recruited to lead the Software department, guiding a skilled team in crafting PHP and JavaScript websites, e-commerce and SaaS applications within an agency setting. Responsibilities spanned from planning and delivering client software solutions, ‘hands-on’ coding, to team and workload oversight and acting as the client-facing technical representative- Championed the transition to Agile methodologies, introducing Scrum practices. Through procedural enhancements bolstering code reliability and stability, the team's velocity doubled.- Achieved significant cost saving via migration of the organisations’ technical infrastructure to use modern, cloud based solutions.

Leatherhead

After growing within Mailvivo, I took on more responsibility over the next 3 years. In this time I:- Achieved significant revenue stream increases through nurturing key client accounts- Worked closely with the Director to successfully integrated two new service channels & oversaw the redesign of the user interface & 'new user' experience.- Revamped the company's branding via; an updated logo, colour scheme, new website & marketing campaigns.- Emerged as the sole designer & producer of client resources after extensive positive feedbackBecame the primary tutor for client training and a key member for the trade show sales team.- Also oversaw technical support (Level 2 & 3), plus the recruitment & training of new staff

Leatherhead, Surrey

Mailvivo is a growing UK based Email Service Provider. During my time there I:- Increased my client portfolio two fold where I was responsible for nurturing ~100 accounts- Achieved Return of Investment over 2500% for a client when managing ongoing marketing campaigns- Shaped the brand's online presence via the creation of a blog & regular publication of expert articles- Established myself as an ‘expert’ in Email Marketing, reinforced by producing knowledge base articles & guides- Had responsibility for Agile development (systems testing) and Technical Support (Level 1 & 2)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Marketing, 2:1

3 A-Levels, (Business Studies, Economics, Geography)