Experience

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  Xyratex

  Apr 2005 - Jan 2014

  Worked as team leader and lead engineer on the development of all aspects of the software for an automated hard disk drive testing system. Each system was capable of testing over 6000 drives asynchronously. The software stack comprised of a Python, MySQL and Linux backend with a HTML, CSS, SVG and JavaScript front end. The front end was designed with a responsive layout allowing it to adapt to devices with different screen sizes such as mobile phones, tablets and desktop PCs. Core functionality included:displaying a graphical representation of the systemcollecting statistics and presentationcontrolling and monitoring of the automationproviding interactive setup guides for techniciansplanning and executing automation movement sequences Show less Lead Xyratex transition from the waterfall development model to an agile scrum development model. This was the first team in Xyratex to use scrum (2008). Facilitated the introduction of scrum to additional teams in Xyratex; resulting in increased efficiency and our ability to plan and adapt future features and releases much more effectively. Championed the use of Python over Java as the language of choice for high level applications. Python’s dynamic typing, use of indentation for blocks and extensive library allowed us to produce code that was more concise, simpler and easier to read than in Java. This enabled us to deliver higher quality software to our customers in a shorter period of time. Show less

  • Principal Software Engineer & Team Leader

    Jun 2011 - Jan 2014

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Jun 2008 - Jun 2011

  • Software Engineer

    Dec 2005 - Jun 2008

  • Junior Software Engineer

    Apr 2005 - Dec 2005
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  Seagate technology

  Jan 2014 - May 2016

  Staff software engineer & team leader

  Software team leader of cross functional teams of 4-8 developers. Responsible for delivering web based software systems for the control, monitoring and configuration of automated robotic systems for manufacturing Seagate hard disk drives.Key Roles: -Leading the architectural discussions of the software teamMaintaining the software feature backlogPlanning and communicating project milestones and datesWorking with customers to understand requirementsDiscussing requirements with the teamOrganising demos to project stakeholdersWorking with the team to deliver software written in Python and JavaScriptJoined Seagate as part of the acquisition of Xyratex in January 2014. Show less

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  Inzura - the digital insurance platform

  May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Software developer lead
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  Lumico digital

  May 2017 - now

  Co-founder