- Co-owner responsible for business & technical strategy, while also leading and managing a team of three other permanent developers- Often engaged as the primary client-facing developer, who is required to understand and address client needs and frame those for the team- Ran projects in an agile fashion, blending methodologies to best suit the project's needs- Primary point of technical contact when engaging with regular group of contractors, including rapid onboarding into projects / systems- Recent projects include Awhi Ngā Mātua (https://awhingamatua.org.nz) and the Ākina Impact Directory (https://directory.akina.org.nz)

- Co-founder of a consultancy co-operative aimed at enabling collective decision-making through software- Worked on diverse software projects spanning web apps, mobile apps, CLI and chatbot interfaces- Innovated on organisational processes within our team, with a novel approach in particular to individual remuneration (https://medium.com/enspiral-tales/a-new-financial-model-for-consulting-c7781661a1ec)- Notable projects included an accelerator-driven project for collaborative school funding with the Ministry of Education, working with Loomio on a framework migration from Angular to Vue, a business customer dashboard for Cogo, and a React Native mobile app prototype for a fitness marketplace

I worked for Enspiral Dev Academy as part of a pod within the Consulting team. This involved contracting both internally and externally, building a variety of websites, automation processes, tools, visualisations, and general web applications. I primarily worked in Javascript / NodeJS, and subscribed to the substack-philosophy of using / building composable, small modules wherever possible.External contracts have included:- http://annualreport.rbnz.govt.nz: D3 graphs on top of Orchard CMS- http://consciousconsumers.org.nz: D3 visualisations with React / Redux as part of a business dashboard (not public)- http://co-nnection.co.nz: bespoke app using in-house stack (React, Redux, Feathers, Tcomb, Knex etc)

I enrolled into the April intake at Enspiral Dev Academy in order to both solidify basic development principles I had picked up through my own research, and explore new concepts. I completed the initial nine weeks of remote learning during nights and weekends while I was still employed at the Christchurch City Council, and then moved to Wellington to study on-site.The course consisted of a mixture of solo, paired, and group projects. I was part of the C# / .NET stream, of which the central focus was becoming familiar with the ASP.NET framework. I developed both MVC and Web API projects using Visual Studio, including a fully separate Web API backend deployed to Azure that my group used for our final course project.The front-end for that project was a Phonegap app running on an Android phone with KnockoutJS. I was involved in both front and back-end development, and as the project had evolved from my initial pitch, I also took on an informal leadership role within the team.I took the opportunity during the course to involve myself as much as possible with Javascript - both front-end frameworks and libraries like React and D3, and back-end technologies like web sockets with Node.

I was part of the GIS team at CCC working specifically on the latest District Plan Review (under the scope of the Reporting and Analytics team).The role focused on supporting planning staff with maps to assist their policy developments, alongside ad-hoc data and cartographic requests. I was delegated specific planning areas of responsibility to be the first GIS point-of-contact for, which meant a significant amount of liaison work with DPR chapter leaders.I became familiar with Geomedia Professional over my time with the Council, and designed new workflows with the included utilities. I also gained experience writing scripts and data modelling with SQL Server, which I used daily.

I was employed at the council on a short-term contract covering paternity leave. My role involved BAU processes as part of the GeoSpatial team - data management, cartography, analysis - for both internal and external clients.I also contributed to internal spatial application development, using both ArcGIS Online and Geocortex platforms to deliver apps for other teams business requirements.