James D. Email & Phone Number

Manchester, England, Gb

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

As a Software Engineering Manager, I line manage 4 individuals, contributing to a total line management tree of 15. My responsibilities include overseeing team progression, facilitating promotions, allocating resources across projects, and spearheading the hiring and onboarding processes.I manage the technical implementation of various projects utilising technologies such as Drupal, Contentful, Contentstack, BigCommerce, React.js, Vue.js, and Symfony. Collaborating closely with Technical Team Leads, Solution Architects, Project Managers, and Client Services, I ensure projects are delivered to high standards while prioritising the well-being and growth of the engineering team.Additionally, I support the sales team in securing new business opportunities by shaping proposals and participating in large-scale commercial estimates. Leading department-level initiatives, I focus on upskilling the team in application performance and accessibility while introducing innovative platforms and approaches to align with evolving technical strategies.

Manchester, United Kingdom

In my role as a Technical Team Lead, I was responsible for the technical delivery of projects, overseeing a team of developers. Collaborating with design, business analysis, project management, and testing teams, I ensured projects were delivered within budget and to high-quality standards. While primarily skilled in Drupal, I also led projects utilising Symfony, Gatsby.js, Next.js, and GraphQL.Beyond project responsibilities, I took a leadership role in nurturing our Drupal community, guiding our community of practice, and line managing 4 developers. Additionally, I collaborated closely with the sales team, aiding in lead evaluation, project estimation, and proposal development.

Manchester, United Kingdom

I joined Inviqa as a Senior Drupal Developer where I contributed to large Drupal multi-sites before transitioning into the Product Enhancement team.

Manchester

As a Lead Drupal Developer at CTI Digital, my primary focus was leading a team of developers in delivering projects using agile methodologies. As one of the Senior Lead Developers, I supported the commercial team with estimates and pre-sales activities.In this capacity, I led project discoveries for multinational clients, collaborating with UX and Creative Design teams to prototype systems before the project build phase. I actively managed project risks, working closely with Project Managers and QA Testers to define sprints and stories and ensure successful project delivery.As a Project Lead I am adept at identifying risks on a project and was able to react to protect the team and project. I worked closely with the Project Manager and QA Tester to define sprints and stories, after which I planned each story technically, supported developers in delivering stories, reviewing code, and managing releases.Implementing Behat automated testing on complex multi-site and multi-lingual projects, I improved long-term quality and reduced regressions, establishing it as a standard process across projects.

Heywood, England, United Kingdom

Joining the Yearsley Group as a Systems Analyst in November 2008, I underwent extensive IBM training in RPGLE programming for the iSeries. My primary focus was developing web solutions to replace green-screen programs for the iSeries.