Experience

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  Superyachts and other boats

  Jan 2003 - Apr 2012

  Professional sailor

  I had the pleasure of working on many boats all around the world. It was some of the best years of my life - full of adventure, wild oceans and amazing stories.HIGHLIGHTS: Officer Of The Watch driving the Atlantic crossings two times.Broke the world circumnavigation record in a wave-piercing trimaran.European Union Fisheries Observer onboard the Spanish beam trawler, monitoring quotas

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  Pete's decorating

  May 2012 - Feb 2024

  Painter and decorator

  Managing my own painting and decorating business provided valuable experience in project management, client relations, and attention to detail - skills that easily translate to software development.Delivering complicated projects on time to exact specifications.Relationship building on all levels, including suppliers, contractors and clients.Meticulous attention to detail to deliver a service of the highest standard.

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  School of code

  Feb 2024 - May 2024

  Working with stakeholders to deliver a full-stack news website with a content management system.The Birmingham Business website was static and outdated. It was not maximising traffic, and it was difficult to manage the site's content. I gave the site a complete overhaul with a perfect on-page SEO and a user-friendly CMS called Strapi. Working in Agile teams to adapt to changes and challenges, respond to our stakeholder's feedback and build a CI / CD pipeline to our live site.Pair programming, wire-framing, Disney ideation, unit testing and SEO analysis.Deploy a headless CMS with a Postgres database along with a dynamic Next.js frontend to the cloud. Show less SOC provides tailored full-stack web development training to equip students with the skills needed to start their careers as junior developers.- Developed full-stack applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Next.js, focusing on clean, reusable code and responsive frontend design.- Implemented best practices in software engineering, including code reviews, unit testing, and component-based architecture.- Gained experience with databases, cloud computing (AWS), and web security.- Explored emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and RAG pipelines.- Engaged in pair programming, weekly hackathons, collaboration and appliedAgile methodologies in team projects.The bootcamp's structure introduced us to new areas of software developmentweekly. The fast-paced, intense nature of the program honed my ability to adaptquickly and learn new technologies efficiently.The most challenging aspect of the course was overcoming the fear of failure. Themost valuable lesson was learning to work as a team. Show less

  • Birmingham Business Magazine

    May 2024 - May 2024

  • School of Code - Intensive Coding Bootcamp

    Feb 2024 - May 2024