Joshua Read

Working within a team to complete projects from specification stage to completion. Ensuring throughout the projects development lifecycle that we stay on track with the expectations from project initiators.

Experience in creating PHP API's, backend database integrations (data retrieval and formatting), backend database manipulation, front end design (responsive), dynamic web applications, 3rd party API integrations (front end and backend).

I had a lot of responsibility managing and maintaining our AWS configuration. My duties included:

Maintaining backup plans, tags and rollback processes for EC2's RDS's and beanstalks.

I also had a lot of hand in creating and maintaining the EC2 instances themselves. Often beginning new EC2's up and configuring them with docker scripts I wrote using bash. Ensuring connectivity through the AWS security groups etc.

This job really brought my skills up to scratch in regards to a lot of areas.

• Networking concepts
• Backend API concepts
• Relational database concepts
• Coding techniques (structure and performance)
• Design concepts (flat, modern and user friendly)
• Much more!

• Managed shift patterns across the team.
• Inspected kitchen to ensure up to high standards.
• Managed shifts from open - close (cash counting, stock taking and guest control).
• Handled complaints, conflict and resolved with minimal collateral.

This role started as a busser when i was 17, and i quickly progressed into the supervisor role taking on management duties and handling high pressure situations within the hospitality industry. This role helped me to greatly improve my communication skills and my personal organisation skills. It helped me to build self confidence and self worth!