Director / Ancrum Software Limited

July 2023 - Current

• Founded a company delivering software solutions to the education sector, with a focus on data analysis and insights.
• Maintain regular engagement with clients to ensure alignment with requirements and successful delivery of solutions.
• Migrated a monolithic platform to a microservices architecture, harnessing AWS tooling to enhance scalability, maintain security, and ensure data resilience.
• Successfully deployed for 15 schools in East Anglia, driving measurable improvements in data management and operational efficiency.

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Software Engineer / BT Plc.

Sept 2019 - Current

Packet Processing Team (2023-Present)

• Led the planning, coordination, and testing of a critical system upgrade, ensuring cross-team and cross-site alignment, accountability, and timely execution whilst overcoming numerous technical and management challenges.
• Oversee a distributed, containerised system optimised for high data throughput, proactively identifying and resolving live issues as part of ongoing support operations.
• Identified and addressed inter-team and project-related inefficiencies by designing targeted strategies that enhanced delivery outcomes and team performance.
• Lead cross-team customer workshops to define and break down a shared solution architecture and development plan.
• Achieved a 75% reduction in AWS costs through efficiencies found in component configuration whilst decreasing the attack surface, and the creation of a provisioning and decommissioning script, building entire cross-region, shortlived test environments within seconds.
• Restructured entire Confluence workspace for improved knowledge sharing and new starter onboarding.

Android Development Team (2021-2023)

• Engineered offline mapping functionality that surpassed the capabilities of existing open-source tools during that period, handling large-scale satellite rendering and efficient search operations on modest mobile hardware.
• Built a Qt-based Map Renderer that enabled the generation of custom maps from planet files, supporting high-performance rendering and flexible map customisation for diverse data sets.
• Accelerated planet file ingestion and parsing from two weeks to 16 hours by leveraging modern file standards, optimised hardware, and multithreading techniques.
• Established a repeatable solution to building custom Android bootloaders during a time of increasing complexity through reverse engineering of the Device Tree Overlay.

iOS Testing Team (2019-2021)

• Designed and implemented an API extension for an ingestion tool using Terraform in AWS, enabling full automation of two supporting web interfaces created for the team's capability.
• Provided mentorship to two apprentices, delivering tailored deep-dive coaching to accelerate their technical development.
• Automated Atlassian flows harnessing their APIs to remove data redundancy across multiple systems.

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Data Analyst and Educational Support Administrator Internship / Consortium Trust

Jan 2019 - July 2023

• Developed a bespoke web-based application remotely for a local educational trust, tailored to their specific needs.
• Provided a frequent consultation service, overcoming technical challenges raised by the trust.

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Cub Scout Leader / 1st Fressingfield Scout Group

Nov 2018 - Current

Since leaving the movement at the age of 18, I have remained part of the group as an adult volunteer leader. Currently with Cub Scouts, I manage the section providing clear communication with parents, remaining legal and compliant, ensuring finances are accurate, and most importantly, delivering an exciting and fulfilling programme. As part of training, I am first response trained, hold a nights-away permit, and have received a commissioners commendation award.

I work with young people with a wide variety of abilities and working closely with certain parents and carers has enabled my team to deliver an inclusive programme.

In addition to the leadership role, I am also a member of various committees including contributing to the Executive which is integral in providing revenue to the group through fundraising efforts and grant writing.

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Group Digital Champion / 1st Fressingfield Scout Group

Nov 2016 - Current

As a digital champion, I am responsible for all technical operations within the group. This includes maintaining and improving the website (and currently the re-development of our own bespoke website), managing third-party services such as Online Scout Manager, Google Workspace, Senso Cloud, PayPal Business and GoCardless.

Expanding our presence on social media is also a key focus area, which includes producing engaging, inspiring and exciting videos on our YouTube channel, building a strong following on Facebook, as well as the diversification into Instagram and Twitter platforms. Success here can be evidenced in an increased membership and viewing figures. I have produced all our YouTube content, which has been recognised by the Scout Association country-wide.

Recently, I was tasked to spend £4,000 on improving digital access to the group, which included the researching, purchasing and configuration of multiple devices. Ensuring secure access to the internet was crucial, as well as physical security.

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Apprentice Recruitment Ambassador / BT Plc.

Oct 2019 - Current

At BT, I am regularly involved in recruitment, both developing resources as well as presenting and attending various events. I have established strong relationships with two schools which I am a ‘conduit’ for and have supported mock interviews and hosted work experience placements.

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Technology Consultant / Local Villages

May 2021 - Current

For several small villages in my local area, I provide consultancy for mostly web-based projects to support the promotion of non-profit community activities.