Jon Hilton

Founder

Minsterley, England, United Kingdom20 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of Practical Engineer, enhancing team productivity.
Expert in Agile methodologies and Test Driven Development.
Contributed to industry publications and training materials.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused software developer with strong expertise in Agile methodologies and web development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Agile MethodologiesTest Driven DevelopmentAsp.netTraining

Other Skills

SCRUMTDDGithubASPCourse Material DevelopmentBlazorASP.NET CoreWeb ApplicationsCloud ComputingASP.NET MVCVisual StudioAngularJS.NETWeb DevelopmentCMS

About

I am a software developer, coach, mentor and the founder of Practical Engineer (jonhilton.net) where I help teams ship the right things, faster. As AI changes how we write code, I help teams and engineers focus on the systems and feedback loops that make AI coding work. https://jonhilton.net

Experience

20 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Remote new media

Lead Developer

Jun 2017 – Jun 2020 · 3 yrs

Practical asp.net

Founder

Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 4 mos

Codeweavers limited

Senior Developer

Feb 2014 – Jun 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Euro car parts ltd.

Development Manager

Jul 2013 – Feb 2014 · 7 mos

Manage development team.

Autoclimate ltd

3 roles

IT Manager

Promoted

Apr 2011 – Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

In charge of a team of programmers and IT Support technicians, responsible for the day to day running of the IT department, reporting directly to the IT Director.

Senior Systems Programmer

Promoted

Jun 2009 – Mar 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos · Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

Introduced agile software development using SCRUM to complete work in short sprints. All .net development at Autoclimate is now completed using TDD (MSPEC) and we use Github to handle version control.

Agile MethodologiesSCRUMTDDGithubTest Driven Development

Junior Web Developer

Jul 2006 – May 2009 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

Cut my teeth as web developer on several projects including one of the division's web site and various internal projects. Designed and developed a vehicle crash repair estimate interception system.

Learning and skills network

Training Consultant

Jan 2001 – Jan 2007 · 6 yrs

Delivered training initially on asp, then asp.net to members of Staff from Further Education Institutions nationwide.
Devised course materials/booklets on developing asp.net web solutions.
Contributed to *Website Design Manual for the Learning & Skills Sector* published to the sector in 2004.

Shrewsbury sixth form college

2 roles

Adult Tutor

Jan 2000 – Jan 2005 · 5 yrs

Taught Web Design (using Macromedia Dreamweaver) to Adult Learners as part of the college*s Adult and Community Education Programme
2002 * 2006 Freelance Web Design
Web Design - ChemIT
Developed *ChemIT* Web Site for the Royal Society of Chemistry
Developed the site using asp.net 2.0, SQL Server 2000 and Visual Studio 2005
Liaised with an associate of the RSC to clarify design/implementation requirements
Developed the site as a Content Management System such that content development is handled by non-technical authors