💬 About Me
I'm a software engineer based out of London, England and an xpat of New Zealand. I enjoy software engineering for its sometimes mind bending mix of subjectiveness and objectivness where there is almost never a sliver bullet. This has helped me develop extensive software skill over 6 years of programming and 3 years of working in high performing agile teams.
Outside of software my interests include writing, journalism, hiking throughout the world, exploring Londons historic pubs, running, reading books relating to topics such as sociology, fantasy, politics, philosophy and...sensory deprivation tanks ;)
📜 Programming History
UK Team Lead @ AplyiD
2022/02 - Present
Currently leading all software development initiatives for the UK office which involves managing and participating in product/feature development from conception and planning to production deployment.
Building desktop and mobile optimised web applications in Vue.JS and Ruby on Rails with an emphasis on the development process to produce high quality code. Key aspects of this development process involve supporting product managers, performing technical review and knowledge sharing.
Communicated closley with existing and potential clients to provide technical support for key API intgerations and with partners to explore possible business opportunities.
Software Engineer @ AplyiD
2020/01 - 2022/02
Currently performing full stack development utilising Vue.JS, Angular.JS and Ruby on Rails to create KYC/AML and financial onboarding products from inception and design to deployment and maintenance
Successfully lead major development initiatives to grow the product and company. This resulted in our development team of 2 and organisation of 13 to become a strong development team of 7 and an organisation of over 50 spanning across 3 timezones.
Collaborated closley with the founders of the company, key sales staff, developers, designers, third party vendors and customer support to navigate complex AML regulation and data policies to produce slick onboarding products.
Software Engineer @ Hypebeat
2019/04 - 2019/09
Worked closley with the founders of the company in an agile team to develop and expand the back-end of the main product using Koa.JS which included Javascript, Typescript, HTML and CSS
- Participated in key strategic meetings regarding business strategy and product design
Intern Software Developer @ Halter
2018/11 - 2019/02
- Worked in two high performing agile teams which developed the minimal viable product of the company under tight product deadlines
Developed and expanded the back-end and cloud infrastructure of the main product using Nest.JS (JavaScript + TypeScript), AWS, Swagger, OpenAPI and Docker
Developed the front-end of the company by creating various internal support tools using the React.JS framework
Intern Front End Developer @ BNZ
2017/11 - 2018/02
Developed front-end software using the React.JS framework alongside technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, JSS and Node.JS to create various visual frontend components
Worked closely with experienced product designers and owners in a small agile team requiring tight communication
- Partially worked in an agile team to test the banks internal help and support system via automated unit tests and test plans using XMind and Postman
Student & Tutor @ VUW
2016 - 2020
- Graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering with first class honours
Key study interests included artificial intelligence, software ethics and organisational culture
Completed a year long thesis which involved developing a series of IoT connected radios for the purpose of tracking birds within dense native bush
- Worked as a computer science tutor helping students to understand algorithms and data structures
⚙️ Core Competency Highlights
🚧 Projects
I created a digital sound board where mp3 files can be added and played for one's pleasure.
The project was built using the Fres$h framework which utilizes Deno (an alternative to Node.JS).
I created a modal that directs users back to my portfolio website (the one you are currently viewing).
The calling card modal is a framework-agnostic web component allowing it to be used across any of my projects.
I created a website which lists 10 different gun control policies to reduce gun violence in America.
The website was designed in figma and developed using Nuxt.JS 3. Nuxt.JS 3 is an open source hybrid vue framework.
I created a website which generates random Norm Macdonald quotes to honour the late and great comedian.
The website was designed in figma and developed using Svelte. Svelte is a next generation front end framework which shifts work that is usually done in a browser into a compile step that happens when you build your app.
I created my own personal online resume website which you are currently viewing.
The website was designed in figma and developed using Gatsby, a static site generator using a react-based framework. During construction I developed my knowledge of:
- HTML, CSS and HTML
- SEO
- Static site generation
- Figma Design
I created a simple free online text edit application using raw HTML, CSS and Javascript to aid myself during development.
The orignal purpose of the application was to serve as a easy place to remove formatting from copy pasted text.
Crypto zombies is a solidity programming course (the smart contracts language notably used by etherium)
I completed the beginner, intermediate and advanced solidity programming tutorials which introduced concepts such as oracles and smart contract design.
I completed a 10 part youtube tutorial which involved using the using the functional programming language Go to re creating key aspects of the bitcoin blockchain such as:
- transactions
- encryption
- wallets
- mining
📚 Bookshelf
| Book | Genre | Status |
|---|---|---|
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly ImprobableNassim Nicholas Taleb | Nonfiction |  |
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to MasterAndy Hunt, Dave Thomas | Programming | |
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English LanguageAmanda Montell | Nonfiction | |
Steve JobsWalter Isaacson | Biography |