Projects | Education | Experience | Interests
I am a former inhabitant of the world of tech support and life long lover of technology who recently finished a coding boot camp with Makers Academy. Through Makers, I learnt to love the challenge of crafting clean, high quality code. I’m now looking to put the skills I learnt to good use in my first role as a junior developer.
| Link | Description | Main technologies used |
|---|---|---|
| Expens.io | A personal rails project to build an expenses tracking app. A work in progress, so watch this space for more features! | Rails, Rspec, Postgresql, Bootstrap. |
| Layman Brothers | Group project. This was my final project and involved building an online banking application in Java. | Java, Spring boot Framework, Postgresql, HTML, CSS, Junit. |
| EarBnB | Group Project. This project is a clone of AirbnB. | Ruby, Sinatra Framework, Postgresql, Rspec. |
| Thermostat | A single page javascript application using Jquery to dynamically update elements. | Javascript, Jquery, Jasmine, CSS, HTML. |
| Which Tech Test | A simple command line application in Ruby. This project is meant to demonstrate OOP principles in Ruby and was built using a BDD pattern. | Ruby, Rspec, HTTParty. |
Makers Academy is a highly selective web development bootcamp that places great emphasis on building the skills and behaviours necessary to thrive as a junior developer. These include:
- A clear focus on using OOP and TDD principles to guide software design.
- Strong emphasis on Agile and XP values.
- Developing the ability to quickly and independently learn and make use of different technologies. The course primarily focuses on Ruby and Javascript along with a number of their associated frameworks and libraries.
- Learning to effectively collaborate on projects. Most of the time on the course is spent pairing or working on small group projects.
- BA (hons) History and Politics
- 2:1
- Covered a multitude of historical periods.
- Thorough grounding in both historiography and political theory.
- I wrote my dissertation on the use of history in the construction of nationalist identities in twentieth century Africa.
A Levels
- English Literature - A
- Geography - A
- History - B
GCSEs
- 9 GCSEs - A* to B including English, Mathematics and Science.
Survival International (02/2018 to Present)
Full-Stack Web Developer
Survival International is a charity that works to support the rights of Tribal peoples around the world. The web team is responsible for building and maintaining the charity's website along with a custom CMS. The primary challenges of the role are as follows:
- Upgrading a monolithic legacy rails application.
- Building new front-end features to assist the charity's primary work of attracting new supporters.
- Taking in to account localisation when building or maintaining all aspects of the site. The site is accessible in six different languages and we aim to provide a consistent experience to all users.
- Extending test coverage to all areas of the application.
ScholarPack (03/2016 to 07/2017)
First Line Technical Analyst
ScholarPack is a software company that produces a management information system (MIS) for primary schools.
- Worked with customers to resolve non-technical issues and provide general software guidance. This required both a thorough understanding of the product and the education sector that it was built to support.
- Directly worked with our technical team to ensure that any technical issues were resolved promptly. Also acted as a conduit for customer feedback on areas of the product that required improvement.
- As part of a five-person support team, maintained a customer satisfaction rating above ninety percent. This was despite a near doubling of our customer base over the course of a year.
JPC Commercial Services (09/2015 to 03/2016)
Accounts Assistant
JPC is the parent company of Charlotte House. I was part of a small team that was responsible for maintaining the accounts of three hotels and a busy public house.
- Solely responsible for looking after the company payroll for more than 70 employees.
- Actively worked with suppliers to reduce business costs.
- Gained a good understanding of best practice in accounting.
Charlotte House Hotel, Lincoln (03/2014 to 09/2015)
Hotel Receptionist and Assistant Manager
Charlotte House is a boutique hotel that specializes in weddings and large events.
- Managed the hotel’s reception and housekeeping teams. This involved training, rota management and ensuring that all employees maintained high standards in their work.
- Provided professional and friendly service to all hotel guests.
- Took responsibility for accurately recording and banking all hotel takings.
- Assisted the general manager to ensure that all events ran smoothly. The hotel would often host multiple weddings over the course of a weekend. This required working to very tight schedules to keep customers with very high expectations happy.
Anglian Water (09/2011 to 12/2012)
Contact Centre Agent
This was a temporary contract for a large utilities provider.
- Worked in a busy call centre dealing with high volumes of customer billing queries.
- Developed a highly professional phone manner.
Outside of work, I like to keep active and particularly enjoy cycling (although having recently moved from Lincolnshire to London, this hobby has become a fair bit scarier). I am also an avid snowboarder and like to try and get away when I can. I have previously completed a snowboard instructing qualification in Canada.