Jonathan Kent Email & Phone Number

Hastings, Gb

Hastings, Gb

Karuizawa, Nagano, Jp

In my role as Chief Data Officer at Matador Japan KK, I guide the strategic vision for leveraging data and AI-driven insights across our organization and for our clients. Recently, I’ve focused on implementing sophisticated AI models and language intelligence capabilities to support complex data analysis, accelerate product feature delivery, and improve operational workflows.By architecting solutions that incorporate Azure Cloud infrastructures, containerized services, and event-driven triggers—alongside Python-based integration and both SQL and Cosmos DBs—I’ve modernized data pipelines and enhanced the responsiveness and scalability of our platforms. This includes optimizing front-end and back-end integrations and ensuring that data remains accessible, consistent, and well-governed.Through continuous experimentation and refinement, I’ve successfully brought cutting-edge technologies into production environments, enabling transformative outcomes in risk management, predictive analytics, and user experience refinement. As the AI landscape rapidly evolves, I remain committed to exploring advanced tooling and methodologies to keep Matador Japan KK at the forefront of innovation.

As a Full Stack Developer at SalaryFinance, an esteemed FinTech company acclaimed for its social responsibility by Forbes and the Charted Management Institute, I played a pivotal role in the international development team. My responsibilities spanned the entire software development life cycle, facilitating the creation of innovative financial well-being products and services. Collaborating with talented developers across India, South Africa, and the US, I was instrumental in crafting robust software solutions that resonate with our commitment to enhance the financial health of working individuals globally.With a firm grasp on the SOLID principles of object-oriented design and a rich background in Agile methodologies, my expertise extended to front-end technologies, middle-tier business logic, and back-end database technologies, along with cloud architecture. I consistently employed Agile, Scrum, TDD, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Deployment to ensure the seamless functioning of our products.My technical proficiency is demonstrated through hands-on experience with a range of technologies, including but not limited to C#, VB.Net, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, and the modern JavaScript framework Vue.js. I have extensive expertise in architecting and managing Docker containers, utilizing Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), and deploying a variety of other AWS web services to create scalable, high-performance solutions that meet the dynamic needs of our business and customers.

RJO'Brien (UK) Ltd is a privately owned Futures Commission Merchant.Utilising the full Microsoft technology stack I was responsible for enhancing existing web based applications, server-side applications and providing comprehensive documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.During my brief time with RJO'Brien I designed and implemented a well-received MVC application for the Chicago arm of the company. This application facilitates the transfer of trades from the European (Oracle and SQL server based) systems to the American platform. Additionally I authored an application to provide detailed reports and analysis to the Risk department including real time position, P&L and risk overview.

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, Gb

Technical Lead - Ebillz Web SolutionsChess provide digital services to the telecommunications sector. In my time at Chess I have worked as Technical Lead within Partner Services where I have designed and developed web based services for tariff based billing. I also worked for the whole group on an e-contract and electronic signature project. Working through the whole project life-cycle, I also designed and developed a whole company sales orders system.Working as a team within an Agile environment my functions have required presenting to key stakeholders and supporting partners and developers, both nationally and internationally.

JPLUS Ltd is a Microsoft certified, registered data controller, specializing in database and web based solutions.Designed, developed and implemented web applications and services for online business management applications to clients primarily within the education sector. This involved modelling and designing databases (predominantly SQL server) – employing at least Boyce-Codd normalisation rules, authoring efficient stored procedures and other SQL code of considerable complexity. Server-side code was developed with ASP.NET utilising the SOLID principles of object orientated design. On the front-end websites were created to be accessible from a gamut of platforms and web browsers through the authoring of bespoke HTML and CSS code. Additionally, server calls were reduced via the tailored authoring of client-side Javascript and JQuery code to facilitate the local processing of data and other functionality.Managed Electronic Data Interfaces with client side software providing support to over 700 active client users.Provided analytical services to the education sector, including schools and local authorities through close liaison with the DfES analytical team.Data warehousing: created a database driven reporting package which amalgamated data across four point of sale (POS) systems for a large international retailer to provide combined financial reports to the board.Developed technical documentation, compliance documentation and user training manuals.Provided controls to ensure systems were compliant with current data protection regulations.

Science teacher

On top of my teaching timetable my knowledge of databases and coding meant that I was also responsible for the recording and monitoring of assessment with my department and ultimately for the whole school.

Master'S Degree, Astrophysics

Post Graduate Certificate Of Education, Secondary Education And Teaching

Bachelor'S Degree, Theoretical And Mathematical Physics