MICHAEL BLEASDALE
Fulwood,Lancashire
Summary
A results-driven Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience, specializing in PHP, Vue.js, and SQL. Adept at designing scalable systems, enhancing data pipelines, and building tools that improve business decision-making. Demonstrated success delivering solutions that handle millions of queries, detect vehicle overspeed using geospatial data, and reduce manual processes through automation.
Recently expanded into cloud and data-focused technologies, including Azure Data Factory, Azure Pipelines, and T-SQL. I’m passionate about cloud infrastructure and large-scale data modelling, and now looking to specialise my skill set as a data engineer.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work history
Software Engineer
Scorpion Automotive
01.2020 - 04.2025
- Upgraded our APIs to align with Laravel and REST API conventions, ensuring robust and scalable backend services that handled 100,000 concurrent users
- Designed and implemented a PostGIS database to store and analyse geospatial data, reducing query time by 85% and increasing accuracy in vehicle overspeed detection across the UK by 70%.
- Created custom SQL queries for monthly reports to identify business areas excelling or requiring improvement, saving over 20 hours a month of manual work
- Used ETL processes to extract and transform large datasets from flat files and SQL databases, delivering insights that reduced hardware failure rates by 3%
- Used Jira to manage tasks, track progress, and contribute to Agile sprints, ensuring transparency and continuous delivery.
- Collaborate closely with fellow engineers and report directly to the CTO, ensuring alignment on priorities, technical direction, and delivery expectations across teams.
Education
Air Law, Meteorology, Navigation, Operational Procedures, Human Performance, Flight Performance, Principles of Flight, Aircraft General, Communications
Westair Flying School
GCSE - Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, English, Resistant Materials, Physical Education
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Language College
Skills
- Front-End Technology (HTML, CSS, Javascript)
- Front End Frameworks (VueJS, Bootstrap, JQuery)
- Back-End Technology (PHP, Laravel)
- Databases (MySQL PostgreSQL, PostGIS, T-SQL)
- RESTful api development
- Agile methodologies understanding
- Knowledge of ELT tools
- Cloud technology familiarity
- Docker containerisation
- Data architecture design
- NoSQL Databases
- Database design
- Data Modelling
Timeline
Software Engineer
Scorpion Automotive
01.2020 - 04.2025
GCSE - Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, English, Resistant Materials, Physical Education
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Language College
Air Law, Meteorology, Navigation, Operational Procedures, Human Performance, Flight Performance, Principles of Flight, Aircraft General, Communications
Westair Flying School
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