I like to move fast, deliver value, occasionally break things, learn from those mistakes, and build again better. I am looking for a team I can contribute to and learn from, at an organisation that I'm proud to be a part of. Full-stack Ruby on Rails developer, but would welcome the opportunity to expand my skills. I bring excellent communication and thoughtful, constructive feedback. I am driven by delivering customer value and believe in regularly shipping well-tested solutions.
- Ruby on Rails
- Hotwire and Stimulus
- ViewComponent
- JavaScript and jQuery
- TDD and BDD
- Sass and CSS
- Git
- Strong communication (including to non-technical audiences)
- Independent problem solver
- Collaborative team member
- Strong focus on delivery
- Quick learner
- Attention to detail
Product Developer | CharlieHR
Dec 2021 - Present
- Collaborate with small, cross-functional teams to plan, scope and deliver new features to increase customer conversion and engagement across the app. Favourite projects include:
- Building an API to connect Charlie to multiple integrations via Merge.dev
- Rebuilding the free trial dashboard to increase customer conversion rates
- Migrating our design system to ViewComponent
- Independently deliver full-stack features during 1-day, hackathon style “Exploration Days”, including an anonymous company suggestion box
- Drive our front-end strategy to modernise our JavaScript by replacing with Hotwire
- Regularly deliver technical presentations at our departmental Dev Talks
- “Queen of the Ewoks”: I liaise with the Head of Engineering and Customer Service to define the processes and organise the logistics for our weekly support engineer
Ruby on Rails | Hotwire | Stimulus | ViewComponent | jQuery | RSpec and Capybara | GitHub | CI/CD | Heroku
Software Developer | Resolver
Feb 2020 - Nov 2021
- 1 of 3 developers to build Accord ODR, a brand new SaaS product. Delivered a working MVP to our first client in less than 12 months
- Presented product demonstrations to the team and organisation
- Organised and contributed to the Resolver engineering blog
- Promoted from Junior to Software Developer within 12 months
Ruby on Rails | Turbo | Stimulus | Gorko Sass framework | RSpec and Capybara | GitHub | AWS | Heroku review apps | CI/CD | Docker containers
Senior Lendwithcare Executive | Care International UK
Nov 2014 - Jan 2020
- Led on digital communication and fundraising for innovative project Lendwithcare.org
- Delivered presentations to diverse external audiences
- Managed a national network of volunteers
- Managed multiple large corporate accounts
Donor Developer Officer and Database Administrator | St. Luke's Cheshire Hospice
Sept 2013 - Oct 2014
- Led on supporter communications
- Managed the database
- Delivered financial reports
English language teacher
2010 - 2011 | 2012 - 2013
Taught English as a foreign language to adults and students in Spain and Japan
First Ruby Friend mentor
I am registered with First Ruby Friend and have virtually mentored one bootcamp graduate
Volunteer Editor and Translator
I edited "Islam and International Development", a collection of academic essays published in December 2020. I translated and edited Lendwithcare.org profiles to secure crowdfunding for entrepreneurs living in developing countries.
Makers Academy (September 2019 - January 2020)
Immersive full-time bootcamp, focusing on test driven development, pair programming and Agile practices.
Ruby | Rails | Sinatra | Node.js | React | HTML | CSS | Bootstrap | Javascript | jQuery | PostgreSQL | SQL | DataMapper | RSpec | Capybara | Jasmine | Jest | CircleCI | Travis
Tsuzuki Scholarship, 日本経済大学 Japan University of Economics, Fukuoka (2012 to 2013)
One of five students chosen to study an intensive course in Japanese language and culture
St Anne's College, Oxford University (2008 - 2012)
MA (Oxon) in Modern Languages (Spanish), 2;1
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College (2001 - 2008)
Grade A in all AS and A level exams (Maths, Spanish, French, Music)
8 A* and 2 A grades at GCSEs
Music | Knitting | Board games | Parkrun | Hiking | Yoga | Puns
