Damen Hansen

Developer Analyst

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Takapau, New Zealand

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Timeline
About me
SAAS Product Engineering Leader
Education
- Central Hawke's Bay College
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- Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
  2016 - 2018
  Diploma in Organisational Psychology Psychology
- Media Design School
  2002 - 2002
  Dip Ecom E-Commerce, Web development Distinction
- Royal New Zealand Navy
  1989 - 2002
  Organisational Leadership
- City and Guilds of London Institute
  1994 - 2000
  Level 2 Diploma in Food Preparation and Cooking (Culinary Arts) Catering Distinction
- Eastern Institute of Technology
  2020 - 2021
  New Zealand Certificate in Apiculture Apiculture
Experience
- Aim Proximity
  Jan 2003 - Jan 2003
  Developer Analyst
- Media Design School
  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004
  Tutor - Diploma of ECommerce
- Shift
  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006
  Developer
  Upgraded NewZealand.com site. Enabled findability of content, redesigned database structures. Implemented internationalisation and multilingual data management. Developed webservices for various flash client applications.
- Dweb - DGHNZ
  Jan 2007 - Nov 2014
  Director
  Consulting and delivering web strategy and development.
- Proximity Id
  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
  Product Manager
  Managed people and processes to enable clients to engage in relevant conversations with thier customers.
- Affinity ID
  Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
  Product Manager & Solutions Architect
  I managed a team of developers working on a targeted content delivery platform.
- Bookabach
  Dec 2009 - Dec 2011
  Web Developer
  Complete rebuild of property management tools and Holiday rental websites. Developed new API for property bookings. Created a billing and quoting system for property rentals. Improved UI responsiveness by introducing Ajax interaction into web pages in the application. Advised on best practice software patterns for problems.
- Airsquare
  Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
  Senior Associate
  Software developer and Solutions architect for web based Content Management Systems
- Aotea Interactive Media
  Dec 2011 - Jan 2014
  Software Developer
  User Interface development, web development.
- Xero
  Jan 2014 - Aug 2017
  - Development manager
    Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
  - Capability Development Manager
    Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
  - Development Team Lead
    Oct 2014 - Sept 2015
  - Senior Front End Developer
    Jan 2014 - Oct 2014
- Attain
  Jan 2017 - Aug 2020
  Founder
- Vodafone
  Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
  Digital Development Manager
- CONQA
  Aug 2020 - Mar 2024
  - Product Manager
    Apr 2022 - Mar 2024
  - Software Engineering Manager
    Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
- SB
  Mar 2024 - now
  SAAS Product Engineering Leader
- Manukau Institute of Technology
  Jun 2024 - now
  Senior Lecturer Digital Technologies
Licenses & Certifications
- AWS Essentials
  Amazon Web Services
- ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)
  ICAgile
Volunteer Experience
- Mentor
  Issued by JHack
  Associated with Damen Hansen
- Judge
  Issued by Young Enterprise Trust on Aug 2014
  Associated with Damen Hansen
- Solutions architect / Technical lead
  Issued by Vodafone New Zealand Foundation on Oct 2017
  Associated with Damen Hansen
- Agile Coach
  Issued by Vodafone New Zealand Foundation on Sept 2018
  Associated with Damen Hansen