Ryan Durkin

Experience

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  I.T. Developers Co., Ltd.

  Aug 2004 - Aug 2008

  .Net Developer

  Responsible for building bespoke Windows Forms and Web Forms applications

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  Building Blocks (UK) Ltd

  Sept 2008 - Nov 2015

  Responsible for the global leadership and direction of the entire Technical Team across the UK, US and Spain. I set the quality that is expected from all technical deliverables and work alongside the Technical Manager team to implement these standards across their teams.I also champion the technical work at Building Blocks by holding meetup days, presenting at industry events, present internally and writing technical blog posts.Working for clients such as Adama, United Technologies Corporation, QA, VASCO, Universal Orlando, adidas and Guinness World Records. Show less

  • Technical Director

    Feb 2012 - Nov 2015

  • SDL Tridion Practice Manager

    Jan 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Technical Consultant

    Sept 2008 - Jan 2011
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  Blueprint Digital

  Nov 2015 - now

  Director

  Most recent projects:app.imatta.com - Complete design and build of a mental health video subscription service.8Greens.com - Shopify theme upgrade and development of bespoke templates.driverportal.quickconsign.com - Offline first progressive web app to allow drivers to perform their job with or without an internet connection.AnonyMind.com - Design and development of a bespoke online addiction treatment platform and patient management system.KirkbyTyres.co.uk - Complete design and build of an Umbraco project allowing them to white label their product catalogue for their customers. Currently at 40 white labelled websites.Quick Consign - quickconsign.co.uk - Maintenance and ongoing improvement of a bespoke .Net MVC & AngularJs web applicationHCA - hcahealthcare.co.uk - Sitecore 8.1 - Solution recovery project helping the client complete the work not provided by the original implementor including improving the website search functionality and data synchronisation process. Contracted through Kagool.Formica - formica.com - Sitecore 8.1 - Building a Data Provider to connect to Webdam to expose those assets as Sitecore items. Contracted through Kagool.Sophos - sophos.com - Sitecore 8.1 project as a full stack developer converting their current website into a responsive site section by section using Zurb Foundation. Fully remote contract through True Clarity.CIPD People Management - peoplemanagement.co.uk - Complete build of SDL Tridion 8.1 DXA .Net website. Contracted through Dept.Sheffield Hallam University - shu.ac.uk - 6 week Sitecore consultancy project to setup, document and train the University staff on their DevOps process which will lay the foundation for them to manage the entire process themselves. Included training on Git, GitFlow, TeamCity and Octopus Deploy as well as Sitecore training for developers and content editors. Contracted through Mando. Show less