Note to recruiters: I am very happy in my current role.5 Random Things about Robert Bird----------------------------------------------------1. I LOVE technology! Ask me about software development and you will receive a broad grin, infectious enthusiasm and an engaging discussion about development best practices, continuous delivery, software architecture and how these can be used to delight your customers.2. In my 14 years of experience shipping code I have been lucky enough to work with some exceptionally talented people on some very large projects for household brands. (See details of these projects in my profile)3. As Head of Development at EDM Group I am dedicated to turning complex requirements into simple working software and converting the most demanding customers into fans of our agile development process.4. People say that my love of javascript is strange. While building a Single Page Application for PizzaHut (AU), I built my own javascript MVC framework. This was the point I got hooked on front-end development and the good parts of javascript. I am now a big fan of backbone with Marionette and more recently Angular.5. I have optimised my life around consuming new information about development technologies! I love to learn, be that from books, blogs, podcasts during my commute, magazine subscriptions, conferences, Pluralsight video training or just plain old googling for answers.6. Disappointed that all 5 points were technology related? Did I mention my passion for this stuff?! Well go on then, I did say random: I once completed a charity hitchhike from Wales to Morocco (and gained a cheap holiday)Specialities: Great People Skills, Leadership, Development Best Practices, Agile Methodologies, Software Architecture, Test Driven Development, Coaching, Continuous Delivery, ASP.NET, C#, T-SQL, Javascript, .NET, NoSQL, Test Automation with Specflow and Selenium, Mobile Development, Xamarin.