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Edward Ward

Love coding - Full stack junior web developer. Just graduated Makers Academy after a growing interest in programming brought on by working as an analyst at a global Startup Accelerator (Startupbootcamp). Have a passion for Blockchain and been researching the space for over a year - My Makers final project was a full stack Ethereum Dapp and recently blogged on the subject.

PROJECTS:

Name Description Technologies Testing
Makers Society Ethereum Blockchain built Members only Token & Voting System with GUI Solidity, React, MetaMask, Web3, testrpc Solidity, Mocha, Chai, testrpc
Noughty News Single page web app using only pure javascript & APIs to build a news aggregator JavaScript JavaScript(built own basic testing framework)
Find My Train Train App that gives you all you're train info at the click of a button Javascript, geolocator, APIs Jasmine, Mocha, Chai

You can see all of work thus far on my github profile.

Skills

Analytical Thinker

Experience as a business analyst where I made decisions that were often based on incomplete information. e.g. using data to determine the correct product mix for Amazon Prime Now.

Quick Study

Lots of experience in learning new concepts & languages. While at Startupbootcamp I regularly did deep dives into new technologies to report on potential startups, sectors included Blockchain, AI, IoT, Fintech, etc...

Adaptable

Experienced many different working environments & culture with people from different backgrounds, happy working with engineers and marketeers :)

Team-Player

Enjoy working in small teams, comfortable in both leadership and "team-player" positions. Previously led a small team of 5 remotely on a project at Amazon.

Works Well Under Pressure

Not phased by tight deadlines, am willing to put in the extra effort to get the work done

Education

Makers Academy (March 2017 to June 2017)

  • Curiosity and hungry passion for code
  • Independent learner and problem-solver
  • OOP, TDD, SOLID, MVC
  • Software Craftsmanship
  • Ruby, Rails, Javascript, Node.js
  • Rspec, Jasmine, Mocha

University of Edinburgh (Feb 2009 to July 2013)

  • International Business
  • 1st Class Degree
  • Year Abroad at McGill University (Montreal)

IE Business School (Madrid) (Feb 2014 to Dec 2014)

  • Masters in Management, specialised in Marketing
  • GMAT: 720

Professional Experience

Startupbootcamp (September 2015 to May 2016)
Analyst Responsible for conducting research on new areas of technology, providing support functions for startups and working with VCs and corporates regarding potential startup investments.

The Challenge (June 2015 to August 2015)
Analyst Worked on operational & marketing improvements for a new business area (Step-Forward).

Amazon (Feb 2015 to June 2015)
Business Analyst/Consultant Worked on the set-up team for bringing Prime Now to London. Responsible for Product Mix selection & data population.

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