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Working in a complex, intertwined set of solutions I was responsible for bug fixing across the entire scope of the project as well as communicating with, and deploying it out to, customers or the hosted solution. I work on their websites which used the MVC architecture along with html and C# from within Visual Studio. PowerBuilder was used for their application, as well as often using SQL directly with Databases to solve issues and test. This was a lot to take on an learn, and I had to… Show more Working in a complex, intertwined set of solutions I was responsible for bug fixing across the entire scope of the project as well as communicating with, and deploying it out to, customers or the hosted solution. I work on their websites which used the MVC architecture along with html and C# from within Visual Studio. PowerBuilder was used for their application, as well as often using SQL directly with Databases to solve issues and test. This was a lot to take on an learn, and I had to self-teach myself most of the tools I was utilizing on the job, while also being required to learn the process used by councils and districts for procedures of all kinds. This gave me lots of problems to look into and solve that often weren’t easy to identify or track down, giving me a good well-rounded view of the entire product lifecycle. The fixes were organised through Jira in an Agile workflow, to organise tasks and complete sprints. Using Jira was great for managing my work within the team project to meet customer expectations as well as the company demands to deliver the product on time. Show less

Integrating myself into this pre-established, complex system, to work remotely with other programmers, and communicate with other parts of the company from design artist to management, I would help code features into their system for various staff and end users to use to improve the quality and performance. While Unity based, we were working on a system, a product utilising C# scripts to be run, working on algorithms for their system to slot in with the work of the rest of the team. Notably, I… Show more Integrating myself into this pre-established, complex system, to work remotely with other programmers, and communicate with other parts of the company from design artist to management, I would help code features into their system for various staff and end users to use to improve the quality and performance. While Unity based, we were working on a system, a product utilising C# scripts to be run, working on algorithms for their system to slot in with the work of the rest of the team. Notably, I improved their in-editor tools and system for listing houses loading them in a user-friendly and efficient way. Additionally, I reworked a catalogue system used for navigating and displaying information on various items, working as part of a team to design it for both developers and users, with all the complexities that come with making sure it is as optimal as possible. All the while I would be handling integrating changes in and out, while dealing with version control with Git Extensions. We organised ourselves using GitLab to facilitate the Agile methodology used within the company. Show less

I did R&D for the company, utilising Mirror and Photon networking solutions with Unity to create the basis of an online, social, 3D world platform all on my own. These provided very useful for the company to carry on from for a major project. Unfortunately, it was a short-lived occupancy, due to management cutting the position.

I spent my contracted hours working with a team of people, running the potentially harmful activities smoothly and safely for the public on a daily basis, delivering clear and concise instructions as well as overseeing the activity. Additionally, we would often meet up with management to review aspects of the proceedings.