Hello. You already know my name. Currently I am a Web Engineer at Google . I define myself as a Hybrid Web Developer, Programmer, Technical Consultant and Analyst, with a creative twist who loves to innovate, inspire, and simplify solutions. Based in London and Bristol in the UK . My background is based in Computer Science. It was here I discovered I fitted in to a rare breed of what I like to call "hybrid developers", others may call this a "design technologist" - in short, I equally enjoy being both creative and technical minded. To me, it did not make sense to have a beautifully designed, efficient, modular back end, if it was not complemented with a front end that had just as much thought go in to it. Usability / user experience is just as important – otherwise it will only ever be used by the person who created it. Both components should be elegant and complement each other. I soon discovered web/mobile technologies allowed me to combine both sides of my personality. My final year MEng thesis was in "Reality mining using mobile devices and pseudonymous social networks". For this I won the Innovative Web Applications Prize and was nominated for the national SET awards in the "Best IT Student" category. I was delighted to make it to the final 3 candidates in the UK for this, which was judged by the IET.

Google - My current job Web Solutions Engineer. Currently I work at Google in a team known as "Creative Innovation" helping to develop bespoke technical web solutions (both front end and back end) for Google's largest clients (Tier 1 marketers, publishers, and agencies) and internal teams globally. We typically work on projects that have never been made/standardized before to deliver a scalable solution using the Google infrastructure / best practices utilizing the latest web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ActionScript and Java - in short we often attempt to make what is considered infeasible to do in-house at other companies, possible. Typical clients include (but not limited to) HP, Canal+, McDonalds, Coca Cola, Unilever, Renault, YouTube, MSN, Yahoo, MySpace, RCS, to name but a few. Our team consists of sharp, analytical minds - we all enjoy solving complex strategic, operational, and technical challenges for the world's largest publishers and advertisers. As a member of the Creative Innovation team, I help to push the boundaries of the online display industry which is Google's next $10 billion+ dollar business - display advertising through our innovative solutions and by providing technical training/presentations at industry specific events globally, delighting customers. As part of my 20% time at Google I have also been a mentor at Google Campus since April 2012 where I advise and help high-tech startups in London. Campus is Europe’s newest co-working space / entrepreneur community for high-tech digital startups. We host mentoring programmes, speaker series, networking events and help great ideas come to life by inspiring others. I mentor in a variety of subject areas such as: Web Design / Development / Security

Digital Marketing

Advertising

Digital Strategy

Social Media

Google related products and services In addition to campus I also mentor individuals and small companies globally via Google Helpouts on the weekends. You can see some of the feedback received in the right hand side of this page. I actively work with many other teams within Google globally in other 20% projects who enjoy making use of my hybrid skill set. Just a few examples include: StreetView as a Web Engineer, ZooX as a Creative Technologist, Location / BLE as a Web Designer / Engineer, and Developer Relations as a Web Engineer for Material Design Lite / Web Starter Kit.

Qualifications & Certifications 1st Class MEng, With Honours, Computer Science Thesis: Reality mining using mobile devices and pseudonymous social networks. University of Bristol.

CIPP/IT (Certified Information Privacy Professional in Information Technology) IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals July 2013 – Present

MBCS (British Computing Society Professional) BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT June 2008 – Present

Publications & Media .Net Magazine Featured as a leading designer in the world's best selling magazine for web designers / developers. I was honoured to be selected as one of three people printed in the first .Net Magazine "build off" of 2012. For this I had to design a ficticious shopping comparison site to create a unique, exciting and engaging experience.

PHP 5 Social Networking Packt publishing asked me to be a technical editor / reviewer for the book entitled "PHP for social networking". After many months of reviewing and editing I am pleased to say this has now been published! You can get a sneak preview and learn more at the Packt Publishing website. I have also been featured / written / involved in the following online articles: Google’s Rich Media Gallery mobile first redesign [http://www.richmediagallery.com/detailPage?id=8297]

Computer World: Improving page load peformance [http://bit.ly/a3dnPs]

Akamai Report: How XMOS improved global site performance by 249% [http://bit.ly/d7utAT]

Website Security [http://bit.ly/WebsiteSecurity]

Bristol Computer Science [http://bit.ly/BristolComputerScience]

Honors & Awards Leap Motion Developer LEAP Motion January 2013 Accepted as one of the first 1000 select developers ever to trial the brand new revolutionary LEAP Motion controller before it was released publicly. "For four years we've been obsessed with one question: how can we interact with computers in a better, more natural way? We finally found the answer: the Leap Motion controller. Our breakthrough technology uses a mathematical approach to bring you 3D, touch-free motion control...".

2008 SET Student of the Year Awards for the Best IT Student Finalist IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) September 2008 Short-listed to the final three students in the UK for the judged by the Institution of Engineering and Technology for my 4th year thesis. The Science, Engineering & Technology Awards are established as Britain's most important awards for science and engineering undergraduates.

Innovative Web Applications Prize prize University of Bristol July 2008 Won the Computer Science G403 4th year Innovative Web Applications Prize prize for having the best web based project for my final year thesis / research project.

Wertheimer Memorial Prize University of Bristol July 2008 Won The Wertheimer Memorial Prize which is awarded to a Final Year student who is considered to have made the best contribution to the life of the faculty and fellow students.

Previous jobs Yes, I was a busy guy... XMOS Along with founding my own company, I also worked as a Senior Web Development Engineer at a global semiconductor company - XMOS, looking after their online developments, implementations, and digital strategy. During my time there I helped to build the companies’ successful online presence from that of a small startup to the global web preseence it has today. From 3D modelling products in Autodesk Maya and multimedia production to backend programming, I wore many hats to ensure they had a strong professional digital presence. I also acted as a technical evangelist for XMOS within robotics and education communities worldwide and created xcore.com - the largest global community of professional SDS embedded developers attracting individuals from many areas including: freelancers, hobbyists, corporate hardware/software developers and academics. Since joining XMOS, I set to work on optimising XMOS's digital presence globally. The result of this is that XMOS is now utilising the world leading Akamai CDN network to deliver its digital assets, which improved website performance by around 249%. I also utilised a number of digital marketing techniques which improved XMOS.com's daily visitors by over 300%. Having worked with world leading companies such as Akamai in my quest for optimal solutions, I have even been featured in a Computer World article related to "how to improve your website's uptime". Pure42 I was also Director and Co-Founder of Pure42 - combining my passion for creativity with my more technical Computer Science background to produce bespoke, usable, and well implemented digital solutions in a number of areas. We only considered working with companies / individuals who were as passionate about their own company as we were about what we did. Pure42 offerred a number of services including (but not limited to): Technical Consultancy

Web development / design

Web applications

Graphic Design / Creative

Social Media

CDN integrations

SEO

Usability and User Experience

Digital Marketing / Advertising We had consultants in both Bristol and London and great contacts at world leading companies to ensure we could find the optimal solution. Purely creative, purely technical, we were Pure42 - a rare collection of what we liked to call "hybrid developers" and minds who produced something elegant and special every time. Being a hybrid developer I was actively involved in both creative ventures and the underlying technical implementations too.