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I'm a Software Engineer with a Solutions background, coming from an XP Product-Development Team in a fast-growing Online Video Tech business. I have a proven track record investigating, debugging and fixing all manner of technical and business challenges in a flexible way.

After time spent hacking away on a range of projects including interactive art installations and websites for creative start-ups, I’m excited to take the reins on moving my career to the heart of modern Software Development - writing robust code by collaborating with a team in an Agile Development environment.

As a Senior Solutions Engineer, a lot of time was spent debugging 1st and 3rd-party code in the browser on hundreds of premium publisher's webpages, as a result I built a range of strong technical and problem-solving skills while solving tech and business problems, boosting revenue in real-terms or otherwise enabling the opportunity for it.

• Fluency with Browser Dev Tools' features - Strong understanding of HTTP, the DOM, cookies.
• Experienced with in-browser debugging by stepping through client-side (often minified) JS using breakpoints.
• User of Charles Proxy and Requestly, to play with Network Requests and Response payloads for testing purposes.

Often part of the daily exploratory problem-solving tasks undertaken at Unruly involves writing database queries and understanding/explaining the resulting data in non-technical terms to stakeholders from around the business.

• Strong SQL knowledge, daily use of Postgres and Vectorwise.
• Well-versed with Splunk, a tool used for ad-hoc querying against massive datasets.

Over the course of 5 years, I've many accomplishments as a Freelance Artist and Designer, primarily working in Digital Media, often Multimedia. My responsibilities on projects is usually to deliver some kind of art object/project to a client, working independently. Occasionally teamwork is required in the case of the running of an arts event for example. The range of media used and varied nature of clients have proven my ability to learn fresh skills while dealing with new situations responsibly and quickly.

• Built hardware projects using Arduino, e.g. Piano Piece, Marble Run, Processing, e.g. QR Code Puzzle Sculpture, Music Video using Kinect Camera, and Raspberry Pi e.g. Wanda.
• Interactive installations and print work exhibited in galleries in the UK & USA.
• Designed and built websites for small businesses and one-off project sites for events.
• Experience working with children, students and people living with disabilities on a large number of community arts projects and art festivals.
• Director, Music Videos and Commercial Work (Representation: Compulsory)
• Attended Ampersand Web Typography Conference 2015, Future of Web Design NY Conference 2015, and JSConf.Asia in both 2014 and 2016.

Having spent time understanding the intricate details of online video ad technology, and running hundreds of Online Video campaigns for big brands, I have proven experience in achieving a deep level of understanding a whole domain in a rather short time.

• Mature knowledge of the Online Video Ad domain, both technical and operational knowledge.
• Experienced debugging RTB issues, trafficking VAST and VPAID ads, and other IAB-spec ad systems.
• Worked closely with some of the world's largest publishers on integrations and new ad tech releases.
• AOP UK Awards 2014, Best Operations Team : Winner (at Unruly as Campaign Manager)

• Current student on the Makers Academy course.
• Skills being developed include TDD, Ruby, Rspec.

• BA Contemporary Media Practice
• 1:1 with Honours
• Course Committee Member
• Main Organiser of 2012 Degree Exhibition and Show

• Cambridge Regional College
  • National Diploma: Moving Image (Triple Distinction)
  • National Award: Interactive Use of Media
• St John Ambulance Emergency First Aid Trained (expires Feb 2020)

Unruly

Senior Solutions Engineer (2016 - Present)

Solutions Engineer (2014 - 2016)

Campaign Manager (2013 - 2014)

Operations Executive (2013)

Freelance/Self-Employed (2014 to Present)

Digital Artist

Video Director

• Currently studying Beginners Japanese at SOAS University Language Centre
• Indie Comic Enthusiast
• Electronic Musician with a few projects behind me
• Bouldering