Nov 2023 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos · Exeter, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Worked in an Agile software delivery team within Observations R&D, developing and managing various cloud (AWS) infrastructure and applications.
• Built and maintained critical cloud infrastructure underpinning the UK's national lightning detection capabilities.
• Iterated and designed system architecture for the second generation of a microservices application for storing and serving meteorological observations.
• Launched and led a cross-office initiative for quality assurance, promoting and protecting the Met Office's reputation for science excellency.
• Formed the Met Office "Rustaceans" community, focused on exploring and promoting shared knowledge of the Rust programming language.
• Delivered seminars and talks for knowledge sharing on a wide array of topics (including system design, Rust fundamentals, DevOps tooling, containerisation, version control strategies, performance/load testing).

Apr 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos · Exeter, England, United Kingdom · Remote

• Delivered critical technical infrastructure and solutions for data pipelines and warehouses as the sole software developer in the UK Reporting, Insights & Analytics team.
• Built reusable .NET frameworks and libraries that accelerated ETL pipeline development across the team, reducing development time for C# projects
• Delivered full-stack monitoring applications (Next.js) that provided real-time visibility into ETL pipeline health and enabled compliant report access management
• Prototyped an AI-powered self-service analytics solution using GPT-4 and Next.js, enabling natural language data queries against the warehouse
• Designed and deployed executive Power BI dashboards with advanced features (RLS, incremental refresh, real-time data), providing leadership with instant business insights
• Established systematic issue tracking through GitLab and created a centralised knowledge base using Stack Overflow for Teams
• Restructured and documented data warehouse schemas (MSSQL/Oracle), improving query performance and maintainability

Sep 2021 – Apr 2022 · 7 mos · Exeter, England, United Kingdom

• Expanded role to lead data engineering initiatives, delivering analytical solutions that transformed how the trust monitored performance across 13 schools.
• Designed Power BI dashboards that enabled data-driven decision making for Education Performance Directors and Behavioural Leads across the trust
• Built automated ETL pipelines that consolidated data from multiple schools, eliminating manual reporting processes
• Implemented Apache Parquet storage optimisation, significantly reducing query times and storage costs
• Developed high-performance CLI tools in Rust for ETL workflows, achieving minimal resource usage while processing large datasets
• Maintained continuous stakeholder engagement to deliver incremental improvements based on real user feedback

Jul 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos · Exeter, England, United Kingdom

• Partnered directly with teaching staff to deliver technology solutions that transformed classroom workflows and eliminated manual administrative tasks.
• Automated Moodle administrative processes through PHP and Node.js solutions, including parental account creation and progress report generation, saving hours of manual work weekly
• Integrated Azure Cognitive Services into teacher workflows, dramatically reducing content upload time to learning platforms
• Built microservices architecture (TypeScript/Serverless/AWS Lambda) that seamlessly connected Moodle with SIMS, eliminating duplicate data entry
• Delivered teacher productivity tools including an S3-based resource manager and template-driven course creator (Next.js/TypeScript)
• Created Power BI analytics dashboards that provided insights into student performance and home learning engagement during COVID
• Developed Python-based ETL pipelines consolidating data from multiple sources (Moodle, SIMS, local systems)
• Managed and optimised Moodle infrastructure supporting 4,000+ users using Azure, Docker, and Terraform

Mar 2020 – Jul 2020 · 4 mos · Exeter, England, United Kingdom

• Delivered custom Moodle plugin development that enhanced the trust's digital learning capabilities during the critical transition to remote education in 2020.