Expert in C#/.NET and Microsoft Azure cloud development with over a decade of experience building a diverse range of applications and tooling. Key skills include strong knowledge of cloud development and deployment with extensive experience of delivering cost-effective and scalable solutions; strong communication skills with staff at all levels to ensure that deliverables reflect the needs of the business; and strong experience of creating mission-critical software with a focus on reliability and maintainability.My journey as a developer started with a focus on the video games industry having taken part in an international game development competition creating a prototype game under the mentoring of top industry talent. As a result of my work on graphics optimisation we won the Intel Visual Adrenaline award and our work was showcased by Intel at one of the largest video game conferences on the planet.From there I moved into public safety, helping NICE Systems build software to aid first responders and police forces work as effectively as possible and safeguard the community. In addition to my development role I took on technical ownership of several areas as a design authority and build controller.Moving forward into the future I have now started my own company - Bit Foundry Limited. Bit Foundry provides software development contracting services to customers of all sizes and puts a focus on providing high quality & maintainable solutions to their problems.Skills: C# | F# | PowerShell | Git | TFS | HTML | CSS | SASS | JavaScript | TeamCity | C++ | WiX | Black Duck | LINQ | SQL | Azure | Entity Framework | .NET | WinForms | WPF | MSBuild | FAKE | CAKE | Webpack | ElasticSearch | Windows | Linux