Skills

Software implementation: SaaS apps, multi-lingual web systems, client-facing, deep technical understanding

Account management: Technical support, business requirements liaison & analysis, relationship building

Project Management - Development lead, agile task management, software full product lifecycle, foundation of major open source project

Technical advisor - strategic vision, troubleshooting, issue resolution, consultation

Client Liaison - Pitching, onboarding, requirements gathering, contract negotiation, account management, support

Web Development - Full stack - REST APIs, SSO, Drupal, Symfony, Laravel, Wordpress, (X)HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, CSS, SEO, Analytics, CVS, SVN, GIT, Apache, Drush, internationalisation

Software Development - PHP, Object Pascal (Delphi), C, C++, JavaScript, Python

Web Design - UX, layout, presentation, SEO, taxonomy, asset preparation: Photoshop, Illustrator, SVG editing

Languages - English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Catalan, Italian

Educational Technology - Micro:bit, Calliope, Raspberry Pi, Moodle

AV Production - Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, Virtual Dub
 

Education

MA Natural Sciences with French language
University of Cambridge
 

Volunteering

School Governor
2015 - Present

 

Introduction

Russell's combination of technical abilities and communication skills make him at home in diverse environments and allow him to maximise the use of technical expertise within an organisation. A natural communicator proficient in 7 languages, he focuses on emerging communications technology: 

Selected Projects - Timeline
 

Experience

Technical Solutions Consultant
2017 – Present

  • SaaS software implementation eg. ‘CiMS’ SaaS app – client technical consultation - solutions design - development liaison
  • REST API management – requirements, analysis, development, follow up – clients: IMI, Immersive International, CiMS, Vocanto
  • SSO framework implementation – eg. custom configuration and deployment for the IMI, Azure Active Directory for UKHSA
  • Web Development – Drupal, Symfony, Laravel – web application design & production – PHP, Twig, Bootstrap, SASS, JavaScript, Git
  • Project Management – requirements analysis, systems design, development lead, timeline & budget management, JIRA
     

Project Manager – Brightonart
2009 – 2017

  • EU projects participation lead: multilingual web apps eg.’ Energy Union’ - 13 languages - multi-stakeholder liaison
  • Gridio – interactive AV installation commissioned by the Pompidou Centre, Paris, then touring Europe on our own train - MACBA Barcelona, European city of culture Graz, Prague, Bratislava, Vienna
     

Lead Developer – School of Everything
2007 – 2009

  • Educational systems development & support including an early machine learning semantic relationship & translation system
  • High volume educational Drupal systems development & support
  • Version release regression testing & impact analysis
     

Project Lead – Camart
2000 – 2007

  • Creator and product lead – VJamm – seminal AV sampling software with Coldcut and released on Ninja Tune
  • User base liaison, help documentation, community leadership
  • Client liaison: onboarding, support, meetings, workshops
  • Version release management: plan, develop, test, release, follow