I am currently looking for junior developer roles having completed Makers Academy - a web development bootcamp that emphasises clean code using TDD, OOD and SOLID principles. Previously, I provided business and accounting support to London tech startups at the forerunning specialists in the sector, iHorizon. Prior to that I was a freelancer in the theatre and film industry. I production managed touring theatre, created sounds and music as a theatre sound designer and swung the boom on the sets of commercials, TV and big budget movies.

In twelve weeks at Makers Academy I have developed a solid foundation knowlege of the full stack, XP principals and TDD. I have been required to learn languages and frameworks in short periods of time:

• Instagram clone, after one week of learning Rails.
• SPA Note app, after one week of learning Javascript. I am excited to discover new technologies and I made a point of pushing myself beyond the requirements of the course, for example, learning and implementing Bootstrap 4 on the above projects, ES6, or opting as part of a group project to experiment with Express and Node. It is motivating, as a bit of an auto-didact, to see so much emphasis on independent learning on this course, and in the field of programming and development. Since the course finished I have been cementing my fundamental JS with 'You Don't Know Javascript', and learning React for a personal project that I'm working on.

During the Makers course there were many chances to develop effective group working. I have learned how to methodically approach technical, and process, problems as a team and resolve them creatively together.

I really enjoyed having opportunities to help my team mates on the course understand technology or concepts in times when I had a firmer grasp on certain aspects. I felt a lot of satisfaction when the team was able to move through a project at the same pace, with everyone developing their skills and learning together.

I feel that my time as a freelancer helped with this; by the nature of the project work, there were many times when forming a cohesive team in short order was required, discovering my place in the group and identifying moments when I could step up and help with a problem not directly related to my specific role.

Throughout my career it has been a requirement to effectively communicate between the technical and non-technical, whether tailoring financial reports, explaining technical accounting points to founders or negotiating the competing interests on theatre and film projects.

As a facet of XP, I believe effective listening is key to good communication. Colleagues have been kind enough to say that I am an approachable and calming presence and I've always formed great relationships with my clients and colleagues as an accountant and a freelancer - for which your reputation secures your next job. I was awarded "team player of the year" when I took a year out to work for St Christopher's Fellowship as a support worker for homeless young people in Shephards Bush. Training and working as a volunteer counsellor for Childline has also allowed me to develop my active listening skills.

St Christopher's Fellowship (06.16 to 05.17)
support worker, 16+
Working with homeless young people to develop their lifeskills and secure long term accomodation.

iHorizon (04.14 to 06.16)
senior finance assistant
Provide monthly financial reporting and analysis for tech startups and high growth businesses; statutory and management accounting. Manage finance assistants; use of cloud accounting.

Freelancer, Theatre and Film industries (2007-2014)
theatre sound designer / production manager / sound recordist
Compose sound and music for theatre, management of touring theatre shows and sound departments, record dialogue for TV and movies.

• OOP, TDD, MVC, DDD, SOLID
• Agile/XP, pair programming
• Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, Node, JQuery, Bootstrap, SQL
• Testing frameworks: RSpec, Jasmine, Selenium

• MA, Theatre and Performance - Distinction
• BA hons, English Literature - 1st Class

Awarded the Maisie Glass prize for outstanding attainment in coursework and performance elements of study.
Offered funded PhD position.

• Part-qualified CIMA accountant
• Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control, Institute of Acoustics.

• I have been a volunteer counsellor at Childline since September 2016.
• I play the guitar, drums and piano (with more enthusiasm than ability). Record computer music when I have time.
• Photography, film and digital - B&W development, Photoshop.