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Andy Beak

Andy Beak

Ancaster,Lincolnshire

Summary

A highly skilled professional with expertise in strategic visioning and effective communication style, specialising in backend programming and software architecture. Demonstrates a strong ability to develop application scalability strategies, ensuring robust and efficient software solutions. Committed to leveraging technical skills to drive innovation and achieve organisational goals.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior developer

Bumble
London, Greater London Area
06.2022 - Current
  • Innovated around software design and Introduced hexagonal software architecture to our module system; This improved testability and contributed to reducing the time taken to test and deploy a machine learning model from several weeks to three days.
  • Proactively designed data inspection tools to assist our data engineers in getting a look at how the ML model was acting in production; This contributed to reducing the time taken to deploy a new model from several weeks to just days.
  • Successfully designed and delivered a system that automatically checks for toxic content in user profiles and removes it; This has resulted in an average of 5 pieces of toxic content being automatically removed per hour, preventing them from ever causing offence to our members.
  • Successfully designed and delivered a system to automatically block newly registered accounts that we think are duplicates of known bad actors; This resulted in an average of 18,000 accounts being blocked each hour. The bad actors behind these accounts did not have any opportunity to interact with our members
  • Mentored junior developers, cultivating a supportive learning environment.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders and external teams to understand project requirements better.

Principal developer

Partnerize
London, Greater London Area
03.2022 - 06.2022
  • Drove technical strategy formulation, accelerated business growth.
  • Improved system functionality by debugging and updating existing code.
  • Conducted rigorous testing procedures for flawless software releases.
  • Streamlined workflow processes for efficient project completion.

Principal developer

Paddle
London, Greater London Area
11.2021 - 02.2022
  • Drove technical strategy formulation, accelerated business growth.
  • Improved system functionality by debugging and updating existing code.
  • Produced clean, error-free code in line with internal quality standards.
  • Learned multiple coding languages and development frameworks to serve needs of changing development program.

Head of Development

Pageant Media
London, Greater London Area
03.2020 - 11.2021
  • Collaborated extensively with diverse stakeholders whilst maintaining focus on common objectives.
  • Established effective communication channels, fostering strong relationships amongst cross-functional teams.
  • Developed strategic plans for departmental growth, contributing to overall business expansion.
  • Led multidisciplinary teams through complex project lifecycles, achieving timely completion of deliverables.
  • Worked closely with executive leadership, providing insightful inputs on strategy formulation.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews for continuous improvement and staff development planning.

Head of Development

eProp Services
Kettering, Northamptonshire
05.2019 - 03.2020
  • Secured stakeholder buy-in by expertly presenting and communicating project benefits.
  • Orchestrated change management initiatives to improve organisational culture and employee engagement.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews for continuous improvement and staff development planning.
  • Planned team development according to current skillsets and potential growth areas.
  • Identified training needs and implemented coaching to bridge knowledge and skill gaps.

Cloud Software Architect

Amino Technologies
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
02.2017 - 05.2019
  • Collaborated on team projects for streamlined workflow processes.
  • Achieved increased system efficiency by implementing advanced software solutions.
  • Drafted technical documentation outlining detailed software specifications and guidelines.
  • Created highly scalable software architectures to support business growth.
  • Enhanced application functionality by integrating third-party tools and APIs.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional development teams to raise technical standards for ongoing projects.

Team lead

Brightsource
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
06.2015 - 02.2017
  • Mediated in conflict situations, promoting harmony amongst team members.
  • Managed complex projects, ensuring high-quality outputs.
  • Improved team productivity by implementing efficient workflow strategies.
  • Oversaw day-to-day operations, ensuring adherence to company standards.
  • Liaised with senior management on strategic planning initiatives, contributing valuable insights.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Industrial Psychology

University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
01.2003 - 01.2007

Skills

  • Strategic visioning
  • Effective communication style
  • Backend programming
  • Software architecture
  • Application scalability strategies
  • Proactive and biased to action

Certification

  • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Cloud Platform (2018, G977-2029)
  • ITIL foundation (2018, 9980089667114824)
  • Zend Certified PHP Engineer (2016, ZEND028594)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (2015, AWS-ASA-12492, expired)

Accomplishments

  • My book on PHP published by Apress that was voted by BookAuthority.org as one of the best PHP books available
  • Author of the EC Council microdegree on PHP security
  • Technical reviewer on an Apress book on Python programming
  • Author of the EC Council short course on Java programming
  • Asked to consult to a non-profit organisation in South Africa that
    focuses on providing training to disadvantaged developers
  • Invited to judge a competition for final year computer science
    students by the Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • Top Web Development Voice on LinkedIn

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior developer

Bumble
06.2022 - Current

Principal developer

Partnerize
03.2022 - 06.2022

Principal developer

Paddle
11.2021 - 02.2022

Head of Development

Pageant Media
03.2020 - 11.2021

Head of Development

eProp Services
05.2019 - 03.2020

Cloud Software Architect

Amino Technologies
02.2017 - 05.2019

Team lead

Brightsource
06.2015 - 02.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Industrial Psychology

University of South Africa
01.2003 - 01.2007

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