Working on Content Management Systems, supporting a legacy codebase and transitioning to a new generation of software to better support ongoing business needs.

Leading groups on a range of adventurous activities.This was an opportunity take a hobby to a different level - and really develop soft skills in leadership, group management, and relationship building. The team runs activities for a range of groups: school groups from the start of primary to those approaching 18, from special needs schools to army cadet groups. We work with those of all sizes, ages, and abilities.We take them kayaking, paddleboarding, coasteering… Show more Leading groups on a range of adventurous activities.This was an opportunity take a hobby to a different level - and really develop soft skills in leadership, group management, and relationship building. The team runs activities for a range of groups: school groups from the start of primary to those approaching 18, from special needs schools to army cadet groups. We work with those of all sizes, ages, and abilities.We take them kayaking, paddleboarding, coasteering, climbing, tunneling, and more.The real challenge though is in helping people step out of their comfort zone and do things they might not have thought they could do - to find the activity that each person is best suited to and to help them enjoy it as a team. Show less

This was a pro-bono lockdown project to support a local business.A climbing wall was suddenly required to provide a booking facility - I implemented a web based solution for them using ReactJS, hosted on Google Cloud using Cloud functions and Cloud Firestore.The initial solution was built quickly to be ready for when they were able to open - with improvements made over the course of a year to make the system more useable and add features.Google Cloud was chosen because… Show more This was a pro-bono lockdown project to support a local business.A climbing wall was suddenly required to provide a booking facility - I implemented a web based solution for them using ReactJS, hosted on Google Cloud using Cloud functions and Cloud Firestore.The initial solution was built quickly to be ready for when they were able to open - with improvements made over the course of a year to make the system more useable and add features.Google Cloud was chosen because the setup time for firestore is minimal, costs were minimal (in fact it ran on the free tier) and the local development environment with emulators for all services hugely simplified testing.This was my first project using a serverless approach.Using React and Firestore together meant that most of the project consisted of compiled static files, with data loaded direct from the browser to Firestore using the inbuilt security model. Cloud functions were only called for processes which updated the database such as booking or creating an event.The project used virtually zero resources when idle but had the ability to scale to high levels of traffic. Show less

Fixed price project to build a Web Interface and associated backend to automate an existing manual process to manage the lifecycle of project instances.The backend was written in Golang using the docker API, the fontend was written in ReactJSI was responsible for all aspects of this project - taking the initial spec and manual process to provide a detailed proposal which I implemented, demoed, deployed, and documented.

Responsible for making sure everything works in production.Overall supervision of all systems for development and testing.Managing a team of 25 people across QA, devops, and support.Constantly working to improve process, eliminate classes of potential bugs, and optimise performance vs cost.Translate between management and geek speak.

PracticalWeb Ltd is a small web development company based in London.

Working on http://data.gov.uk and other Transparency projects

Built a new local government website http://data.london.gov.uk/Which got some pretty good presshttp://news.google.co.uk/news?q=london+datastore&news_group

Oversee all aspects of strategy, functionality and content of the organisations websites ensuring they promote the aims, project and brand and integrate with other IT systems both internally and externallyAdvise on web strategy and highlight development opportunities and risksDevelop specifications for new website functionality including a content management systemDevelop a facility allowing volunteers around the country to upload details of walksCreate an… Show more Oversee all aspects of strategy, functionality and content of the organisations websites ensuring they promote the aims, project and brand and integrate with other IT systems both internally and externallyAdvise on web strategy and highlight development opportunities and risksDevelop specifications for new website functionality including a content management systemDevelop a facility allowing volunteers around the country to upload details of walksCreate an automatic export of a legacy data store providing a facility to record some additional data and merge this on to the website resulting in a better service to volunteers and new membersNegotiate a budget and design a new websiteWeb Projects includedwww.ramblers.org.ukwww.ramblers.org.uk/walksfinderwww.ramblers.org.uk/groupswww.useyourpaths.info Show less

Developed intranet systems including a photo library, intranet CMS and legal databaseImplemented Drupal for Blue Book and online surveysUndertook responsibilities for website designIntegrated the website and legacy membership databaseCommissioned, managed and implemented the website designCreated the web editors guidelinesDeveloped a range of high quality logos available to groups via the website

Implemented project specifications by building databases and writing programs which generated HTMLweb pagesDesigned database structures and system architecture to meet the clients project requirementsProduced reports based on the analysis of site log filesEnsured that sites were fully accessible by search enginesProvided consultation on best methods of helping search engines to accurately index sites and improverankingImplemented and provided advice on an optimum… Show more Implemented project specifications by building databases and writing programs which generated HTMLweb pagesDesigned database structures and system architecture to meet the clients project requirementsProduced reports based on the analysis of site log filesEnsured that sites were fully accessible by search enginesProvided consultation on best methods of helping search engines to accurately index sites and improverankingImplemented and provided advice on an optimum accessibility strategyCarried out all security, upgrade and maintenance tasks for several Linux servers providing a range ofservicesWeb projects included: o www.nationaltheatre.org.uk o www.defeatingdeafness.org o www.nicotinell.com o www.stophumantraffic.org o www.tincan.co.uk o www.waronwant.org o www.latinamericabureau.org o www.leonard-cheshire.org.uk o www.cancerbacup.org.uk o www.peopleandplanet.net o www.towerhamlets-pdc.org.uk Show less

Produced web applications according to clients’ specifications Collaborated with designers to combine software design templates to produce the desired functionality and aesthetic results Managed a budget of £40,000 for new workstations, a major server upgrade firewall installation and all other IT needs for 15-25 people Proposed, implemented and maintained an effective company security and backup policy Recruited and managed a support engineer Created reports on… Show more Produced web applications according to clients’ specifications Collaborated with designers to combine software design templates to produce the desired functionality and aesthetic results Managed a budget of £40,000 for new workstations, a major server upgrade firewall installation and all other IT needs for 15-25 people Proposed, implemented and maintained an effective company security and backup policy Recruited and managed a support engineer Created reports on technical issues as required for use in determining different approaches to projects Reviewed web sites and produced written reports detailing all errors Web projects included: o www.firstconf.com o www.arthype.com Show less