UX Developer, Tech Writer,
Software Engineer & Tech Lead
October 2015 - May 2016
Temporarily responsible for co-ordinating recruitment, best working practices and maintaining a large codebase between 5 development teams. I did this role alongside my Tech Lead responsibilities to backfill the engineering manager's vacancy. This included:
July 2012 - present
Responsible for the technical direction and line management (10 developers) of the Visual Journalism team within BBC News. Duties include:
My team creates unique visual journalism, from data driven infographics (NHS Winter), interactive page components (clickable guides, The Last Dornier Bomber), charts (Syria's Refugee Exodus), maps (Election 2015: The political battleground, Primary league tables: Regional picture), long form (The Lost Sons), quizzes (Quiz of the year: Who said that?) and other original online journalism (2014 Budget Calculator, Common Weath Games Calculator).
March 2011 – July 2012, London
JavaScript specialist in a large team, focused on developing the client side strategy for all future BBC News products. Duties also included:
May 2008 - April 2011
June 2007 - May 2008
June 2006 - June 2007
February 2002 - June 2006
Worked in a team to deliver a variety of centrally maintained services including: