As a recent graduate from Makers Academy I have become fully immersed in the world of technology.

Through Makers, I have had the opportunity to learn a number of languages, technologies and frameworks working through a number of projects implementing various workflow processes. I am continuing to grow and develop my knowledge through personal projects, study and meetups.

I am very creative and have a strong background in design where I developed an extensive knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Having worked in the fitness industry for a number of years I enjoy keeping a good level of health, which helps me to stay energetic and focused.

I am on the hunt for a full-time developer role, in a company where I can keep growing and developing my skills. I wish to be an integral member of a team, working on challenging projects doing work that excites me and I can be proud of.

Throughout my career, one of my most useful skills has been my ability to communicate with people. I have an affable and empathetic nature, which has meant I have had great success in both client facing and team based roles. I have developed and honed this skill in every role I have had from building business as a recruiter and personal trainer, to running a team as a manager and most recently working in a successful teams on projects at Makers Academy.

I am a creative person, which helps me to both understand and deal with clients and creative problem solving and also thinking outside the box when solving logic problems. I have a strong history in design from my University education and freelance graphic and fashion design work, in addition to this I started my own business in the fashion industry (This project is on hiatus, while I begin my career in development - suspended not forgotten!).

Please find a link to a portfolio of my design work here:

https://www.behance.net/gallery/84641667/Design-Portfolio

My motivation and attitude in the workplace is one of the reasons I have always excelled. I maintain the belief that positivity, communication and hard work are all imperative for a workplace to be at its most productive and enjoyable for all involved. Because of this, in my two most recent places of work, I was fortunate enough to be promoted over more experienced colleagues. At University I was voted in as Student President and put in charge of a team to be the voice of the students, organise events and ensure a high level of student satisfaction.

I have always been and continue to be eager to keep growing and learning. I enjoy the challenge of constantly learning new skills and developing my knowledge to further my career. Throughout my fitness career I completed a number of courses, some of which were a year long, in order to better my craft. When I was focused on design I went on numerous life drawing, painting and drawing courses and enrolled in internships to better understand the industry. Of course, most recently I have dedicated my time to learning how to code at Makers, in my final two week project I managed to teach myself how to use a game engine and a new language. I am looking to continue to learn and push myself both in the workplace and on personal projects.

Makers final project:

https://github.com/carlfjones/DragonPirates

At Makers I grew my curiosity and passion for code. It was imperative to learn concepts fast and be able to work as part of a pair and team. I tackled a large number of challenges and projects, learning new languages and frameworks along the way. Please find examples of some of these projects below:

https://github.com/carlfjones/DragonPirates https://github.com/carlfjones/Acebook---Data-Thieves https://github.com/carlfjones/MakersBnB

Languages, processes and frameworks used:

• OOP, TDD, MVC
• Agile/XP
• Ruby, Rails, JavaScript
• RSpec, Jasmine
• Capybara, Sinatra
• Travis, Heroku
• Unity
• C#

• Fashion and Textile Design, Printed Textiles
• Expert Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign skills
• Voted in as Student President

Level 3 Personal Trainer, Level 2 Fitness Coach, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Mixed Martial arts Conditioning Specialist, Boxing & Padwork Coach

Freelance Graphic and Fashion Design
Graphic design - branding, print and fashion (JUL 2014 - JAN 2017)

Head of Design and Co-founder of Bad Pigeon Clothing
Project on hold - it will return! (JAN 2014 - FEB 2019)

The Bath & Racquets Club
Gym Manager (NOV 2017 to APR 2019)

Personal Trainer
(MAR 2017 to NOV 2019)

Nuffield Health
Personal Trainer (DEC 2016 to MAR 2017)

Aquent/Vitamin T
Account Director (OCT 2016 to DEC 2016)

Creative Resourcer (MAY 2016 to OCT 2016)

Virgin Active
Personal Trainer (MAR 2015 to MAY 2016)