competencies:
- Software Development
- Software Architecture
- UI/UX Design
- Full-Stack Development
- Team Leadership
- Recruitment and Onboarding
- Web Application Development
- Cloud Hosting (AWS, GCP)
- Database Management
- User Interface Design
- Project Management
education:
- 10 GCSEs @ Duchess Community High School
certifications:
- Sitecore Professional Developer Certification (Sitecore 8.2) - Aug. 2017
languages:
- name: English
proficiency: Native
- name: German
proficiency: Professional Working Proficiency
- name: Arabic (Levantine)
proficiency: Elementary
experience:
- position: Lead Consultant
employer: Hippo
start: Feb. 2024
end: Present
desc: "-"
- position: Software Development Tutor
employer: Yarbz Digital Ltd
start: Sep. 2023
end: Mar. 2024
desc: I teach students of all levels modern software development, including
coding fundamentals, computer science theory and modern software
technologies. I also help them prepare for tech interviews!
- position: Freelance Software Consultant
employer: Yarbz Digital Ltd
start: Aug. 2021
end: Mar. 2024
desc: >-
* Designed and developed the front-end and back-end of the innovative
recruitment platform "Radr" using Angular 13, Node.js, TypeScript,
MongoDB, and hosted on Google Cloud Platform.
* Developed Fifty Five and Five's flagship website (fiftyfiveandfive.com) using PHP, WordPress, and Tailwind, enhancing its online presence.
* Built front-end of sportank.com, a dynamic social network catering to American Football enthusiasts and athletes, using Angular 10, Tailwind, SCSS, and TypeScript.
* Designed and built a proof-of-concept using Angular, Node.js, and gRPC, enabling real-time voice input streaming from web browsers to medical speech recognition software, leading to its active use by doctors for efficient communication.
* Maintained and improved the Integra Planner event management platform used by thousands of people for multi-day events, specifically for GARA Choruses.
* Enabled efficient event planning and management by utilizing Angular, Ionic for mobile apps, AWS, SQL Server, and .NET Core.
**Skills:** ASP.NET · Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) · Angular · TypeScript · Amazon ECS · Python (Programming Language) · Node.js · ASP.NET MVC · Content Management Systems (CMS) · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Next.js · Microsoft Azure · Git · React.js · C# · Full-Stack Development · Umbraco · WordPress · Web Development · JavaScript · Front-End Development · MySQL · Microsoft SQL Server · Cloud Development · PHP · NoSQL · AWS Lambda · HTML · Microservices · Technical Requirements · Firebase · ASP.NET Core · Agile Methodologies · Google Cloud Platform (GCP) · MongoDB · User Interface Programming
- position: Contract Software Engineer
employer: The Data Shed
start: Jan. 2023
end: Aug. 2023
desc: >-
* Facilitated the recovery of funds for more than 100,000 customers
affected by loan mis-selling by developing a robust web application using
Next.js, TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS Cognito, and AWS ECS.
* Implemented a wide range of features, including voting, bank details collection, messaging functionality, claims processing, and document management.
**Skills:** Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) · TypeScript · Amazon ECS · Tailwind CSS · Node.js · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Next.js · React.js · docker · Front-End Development · NoSQL · AWS Lambda · HTML · Agile Methodologies · User Interface Programming
- position: Software Architecht
employer: T101
start: Sep. 2020
end: Jul. 2021
desc: >-
* As well as fulfilling the engineering responsibilities required by my
previous role, my responsibilities now additionally entail designing,
documenting and leading on architectural changes.As well as fulfilling the
engineering responsibilities required by my previous role, my
responsibilities now additionally entail designing, documenting and
leading on architectural changes.
**Skills:** ASP.NET · Angular · TypeScript · Amazon ECS · ASP.NET MVC · Kubernetes · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Git · C# · Full-Stack Development · Web Development · JavaScript · Front-End Development · MySQL · Microsoft SQL Server · Cloud Development · NoSQL · HTML · .NET Core · Microservices · Technical Requirements · ASP.NET Core · Agile Methodologies · Google Cloud Platform (GCP) · User Interface Programming
- position: Senior Full-stack Developer
employer: T101
start: Feb. 2020
end: Sep. 2020
desc: >-
* Drove the complete platform re-architecture and development for Recon, a
UK-based dating app with 200,000 monthly active users.
* Modernized and scaled the app by using .NET Core, Firestore, SignalR, Angular 10/TypeScript, gRPC, SQL Server, MySQL, microservices and Kubernetes on GCP.
**Skills:** ASP.NET · Angular · TypeScript · Amazon ECS · ASP.NET MVC · Kubernetes · Git · C# · Full-Stack Development · Web Development · JavaScript · Front-End Development · MySQL · Microsoft SQL Server · Cloud Development · NoSQL · HTML · .NET Core · Microservices · Technical Requirements · Agile Methodologies · User Interface Programming
- position: Senior Software Developer
employer: Datatrial
start: Apr. 2019
end: Feb. 2020
desc: >-
* Worked on developing new/improving existing functional modules for
Datatrial's Nucleus offering, which aims to provide a web platform for
facilitating clinical trials.
**Skills:** ASP.NET · TypeScript · ASP.NET MVC · Git · C# · Full-Stack Development · Web Development · JavaScript · Front-End Development · MySQL · Microsoft SQL Server · Aurelia · HTML · Agile Methodologies · User Interface Programming
- position: Software Engineer
employer: pipdig
start: Aug 2018
end: Apr 2019
desc: >-
* Developing a mix of commercial sites and bespoke blogs, I was
responsible for the entire product life-cycle. This included requirements
gathering, development, management of the project and ultimately
delivering and maintaining the product. Responsibilities also included
improving internal software development practices and working to increase
efficiency across a wide range of small, fast-paced projects.
**Skills:** TypeScript · Content Management Systems (CMS) · Git · Full-Stack Development · WordPress · Web Development · JavaScript · Front-End Development · MySQL · Microsoft SQL Server · Cloud Development · PHP · HTML · Agile Methodologies · User Interface Programming
- position: Senior Software Developer
employer: The Works
start: Apr. 2018
end: Aug. 2018
desc: >-
* I was the sole developer for an event management platform at Newcastle
University, enhancing it by developing key features.
**Skills:** ASP.NET · ASP.NET MVC · Content Management Systems (CMS) · Git · C# · Full-Stack Development · Web Development · JavaScript · Front-End Development · Microsoft SQL Server · HTML · Agile Methodologies · User Interface Programming · Umbraco
- position: Software Developer
employer: Orangebus
start: Jan. 2017
end: Apr. 2018
desc: >-
* My responsibilities involved developing and managing a variety of
different projects across different industries.
**Skills:** ASP.NET MVC · Git · C# · Full-Stack Development · JavaScript · Front-End Development · Microsoft SQL Server · HTML · Agile Methodologies · User Interface Programming
- position: Junior Software Developer
employer: True Potential LLP
start: Oct. 2015
end: Dec. 2016
desc: >-
* Primarily a web developer, my responsibilities included developing
interactivity on the front-end, back-end services and designing database
structures for large-scale web applications that are in-use by over 2
million clients as of November 2016.
**Skills:** ASP.NET MVC · Git · C# · Full-Stack Development · Web Development · JavaScript · Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) · Front-End Development · Microsoft SQL Server · HTML · Agile Methodologies · User Interface Programming
- position: IT Support / Trainee Software Developer
employer: Innovation Property (UK)
start: Jan. 2013
end: Sep. 2015
desc: >-
* I worked as an IT Support Technician and Developer Trainee. My
responsibilities included dealing with IT issues via an IT helpdesk
system. I also worked on improvements to internally-developed software
that was used by our Arboricultural staff. I also provided updates to an
internal MVC application used by office staff to log data, arrange
appointments for external staff and contact clients.
**Skills:** ASP.NET MVC · Git · C# · Full-Stack Development · JavaScript · Front-End Development · Microsoft SQL Server · HTML · Agile Methodologies · User Interface Programming