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• Web Developer, Technology Within

  Apr, 2024 - Present

  Part of an agile product team, contributing to sprint planning, estimation, technical decision-making, and end-to-end feature delivery across investigation, design, implementation, UAT, and production deployment.

  • Designed and delivered Laravel-based solutions backed by MariaDB and MySQL, focused on reliability and maintainability.

  • Architected and delivered a complex ProseMirror-based template editor from the ground up using a registry design pattern.

  • Worked across Linux environments, Docker/Docker Compose, and cloud/VPS platforms including AWS.

  • Regularly reviewed pull requests and helped improve coding standards and shared engineering practices.

  • Focused on reducing technical debt and stabilising legacy areas.

• Web Developer, Really Simple Systems CRM

  Nov, 2019 - Apr, 20244 years 5 months

  Developed and maintained back-end CRM systems in PHP (primarily Laravel), focusing on security, performance, upgrades, and long-term stability, alongside full-stack delivery and internal tooling.

  • Built and maintained Laravel CRM functionality with attention to application security, performance, and framework upgrades.

  • Designed and built in-house deployment and integration tooling (Ploi API, GitLab, GitHub) to support automated workflows.

  • Delivered a “Nearby Accounts” mapping tool using Google Maps and Geocoding APIs with Vue.js and Tailwind.

  • Improved quality and reliability through PHPUnit and Dusk testing and peer code reviews.

  • Contributed to a cross-platform Android/iOS app using Ionic 7 with Vue.js and Tailwind.

• Software Engineer, Maru/Matchbox

  Jul, 2019 - Nov, 20194 months

  Converted designer UI/UX assets into reusable front-end components and templates, with a focus on accessibility and delivery within an agile workflow.

  • Converted UI/UX designs from Sketch into a UI Toolkit using SASS/SCSS.

  • Worked with Git/Bitbucket, JavaScript/jQuery, and webpack.

  • Converted HTML elements into Twig templates with variables for a UI configuration service.

  • Performed accessibility testing to AAA standard and remediated issues.

  • Participated in agile delivery including code reviews tracked in JIRA.

• Full Stack PHP Developer, Glow Green Ltd

  Aug, 2018 - Jul, 201911 months

  Delivered CRM enhancements and worked through end-to-end development milestones, collaborating with engineers and customers to implement new features.

  • Managed development milestones from initial steps through final delivery.

  • Reviewed code, debugged problems, and corrected issues.

  • Collaborated with engineers and customers on project specifications.

  • Enhanced an existing Laravel-based CRM system, including new ticketing features.

• Planning Manager, Parcelforce Worldwide

  Apr, 2016 - Jul, 20182 years 3 months

  Planning and forecasting parcel volumes and automating data capture/storage, with reporting dashboards built using MySQL and CodeIgniter.

  • Planned and forecast parcel volumes.

  • Automated data capture and storage using MySQL 5.7.

  • Built reporting screens and web dashboards using the CodeIgniter framework.

• Cost Deployment, Database Manager, and Industrial Engineer, Royal Mail

  Oct, 2011 - Apr, 20164 years 6 months

  Project management and cost reduction in a large operational environment, including database management, reporting visualisation, and time-and-motion analysis.

  • Project management and cost reduction work within a £91m/year plan.

  • SQL Server management with web visualisation through CakePHP.

  • Team manager for a database change team.

  • Performed time and motion analysis to support cost reduction and staff welfare initiatives.

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