Paul Redman

Email: paul_redman@rocketmail.com
Mobile: +44 (0) 7946 135040
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/paulredman/
Nationality: British
Driving Licence: Full UK
Summary

With over 25 years experience in software development and consultancy, including project management, I have significant hands‑on expertise in all aspects of the software development cycle. I have extensive experience of dealing with customers at both technical and commercial levels. I have spent over 10 years creating, leading, managing and inspiring teams, including off‑site colleagues in multiple countries. More than 25 years successfully delivering software solutions, more recently moving into start‑ups.
Technologies
Currently:
AJAX Amazon EC2 Amazon ELB Amazon RDS Amazon SES Amazon SNS Amazon S3 Apache (Web Server) Bitbucket Bootstrap boto3 Celery Django Docker Fabric factory_boy Gimp git github gunicorn JavaScript jQuery JSON LetsEncrypt Linux MySQL Nginx Open Office Pencil PostgreSQL Python pytest Selenium SQL Twilio Ubuntu Windows
Previously:
AngularJS C C++ CodeIgniter CVS GCC Grunt Java JIRA make Microsoft Office MinGW MSSQL MSYS Nagios NodeJS Oracle Perl PHP Rails Redis Ruby Solaris Subversion Trac XML
Current Positions

Contracts Counsel Inc (April 2020 to date)

https://www.contractscounsel.com/

Technical Lead (contract, part-time, remote-working)

AJAX Amazon EC2 Amazon RDS Amazon S3 boto3 Django 3.0 Fabric FullStory git github gunicorn JavaScript jQuery JSON LetsEncrypt Linux MariaDB Nginx pdfkit Python 3.6 pytest Selenium Stripe Trello Ubuntu 18.04 Windows
  • moving an existing website from WIX to Django for performance and robustness
  • porting and extending a client / lawyer marketplace
  • setting up new staging-server on AWS
  • creating an (automated) testing framework
  • contributing to product management ideas and priorities


Earwig Academic (December 2019 to date)

https://earwig.uk.com/

Technical Lead (contract, part-time, remote-working)

AJAX Amazon EC2 Amazon RDS Amazon S3 Bootstrap boto3 Celery Django 1.4 Fabric git github gunicorn JavaScript jQuery JSON LetsEncrypt Linux Nginx Open Office Python 2.7 pytest SQL Ubuntu 16.04 Windows
  • bringing in-house a legacy Django application from an external agency
  • prioritising what needs doing and executing on that plan
  • setting up new staging-server on AWS
  • creating an (automated) testing framework
  • speeding up views that are using the database inefficiently


Previous Positions

Book My Scan (April 2018 to date)

https://bookmyscan.co.uk/

CTO (remote-working)

AJAX Amazon EC2 Amazon RDS Amazon SES Amazon SNS Amazon S3 Bitbucket Bootstrap boto3 Celery Django 2.2.10 Docker Fabric factory_boy Gimp git gunicorn JavaScript jQuery JSON LetsEncrypt Linux Nginx Open Office Pencil PostgreSQL Python 3.6.8 pytest Selenium SQL Twilio Ubuntu 18.04 Windows
  • hands-on development for booking platform, mini-RIS and ScanShare
  • capture and agree new product requirements with customers
    • including ScanShare, in use by an NBA team
    • and PRM, for management of clinician credentials
  • create wireframes with Pencil for feedback
  • showcase product to customer and collect feedback
  • recruit and manage remote team of developers
  • create and run sales demonstrations
  • ensure sensitive data is held and transmitted securely
    • and write security documentation to communicate this to customers
  • deployment using Fabric
  • support of production systems


Market Access Transformation (February 2017 – March 2018)

https://www.marketaccesstransformation.com/

Lead Developer (remote-working)

  • bring the platform development in-house
  • set-up processes to ensure efficient and productive development environment
  • recruit and manage a remote team
  • develop architecture and plan to improve quality, scalability and functionality of platform
  • migrate from .Net and MSSQL to Django, PostgreSQL and AngularJS.
  • reduce hosting costs and improve resilience by moving to AWS

Ablescent (January 2016 to January 2017)

http://www.myfampal.com

Lead Developer (some remote-working)

  • recruited and led a team of 3 developers (some remote)
  • responsibility for delivering MVP (architecture, time-scales) to changing deadlines
  • mentoring less experienced members of the team
  • selecting technologies; setting up culture and processes,
  • hands-on development (where time permits)
  • communication using Slack, Skype and Trac
  • back-end development using Python and Django
  • front-end development using AngularJS and Bootstrap
  • developed pre-launch marketing website with Ruby on Rails
  • deployment using Amazon EC2, ELB and RDS

PetitePass (June 2015 to October 2016)

http://www.petitepass.com

CTO (remote-working)

  • built and deployed the MVP with Python and Django
  • using jQuery, Bootstrap and AngularJS on the front-end
  • optimising the website for mobile (responsive web design)
  • creating the database architecture using MySQL and Django models, with migrations using South
  • deploying on Amazon EC2 / ELB / S3 with the database on Amazon RDS, sending emails with Amazon SES
  • optimising the website for performance and security

Miappi (September 2014 to June 2015)

http://showcase.miappi.com

Contract Full Stack Developer (remote-working)

  • maintaining and enhancing RESTful API, including database architecture
  • working with Facebook Graph API, Spotify API, Vine API and Youtube API
  • optimising MySQL slow queries
  • enhancements to dashboard using AngularJS
  • automating the build using Grunt and NodeJS
  • identifying and correcting problems with Apache configuration.

See more previous positions and education at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/paulredman/