personal:
name: Joseph R. Shaw
url: http://tanenbaum.github.io/cv/
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employment:
- where: Edgetic, Leeds
when: 2018 - 2021
title: Lead Developer
detail:
- Development of Kubernetes extensions, predictive schedulers and monitoring for data center management.
- Automating machine learning pipelines to simulate hardware power utilisation and workload characteristics.
- Using Kubernetes to manage bare-metal infrastructure, providing self-service hosting and data storage.
- Defining company-wide technology and software development strategies in order to take R&D concepts through to
production.
- where: cap hpi, Leeds
when: 2016 - 2017
title: Senior Software Developer
detail:
- Using Scrum to create, manage and support internal line of business applications for automotive finance.
- Replacement of vital legacy data processing and forecasting systems with contemporary solutions.
- where: The Test People, Leeds
when: 2015 - 2016
title: Senior Technical Consultant
detail:
- Working autonomously to deliver automated testing solutions, typically as a lead engineer on client site.
- Involved in performance engineering, planning, execution and data analysis.
- where: X-Lab, Leeds
when: 2010 - 2015
title: Lead Developer
detail:
- Responsible for the delivery and support of scalable, distributed healthcare applications.
- Worked closely with clients, from project inception through to sign-off and maintenance.
- Leading, mentoring and supporting development team members. Proactive in encouraging collaboration, providing
feedback and raising standards in development.
- Supported the introduction of end-to-end UI testing, continuous integration of all projects and peer code review.
- where: University of Leeds
when: 2009 - 2010
title: Postgraduate Research
detail:
- Domain-specific language design targetting ray tracing graphics hardware.
- where: SourceIT
when: 2008 - 2010
title: Software Consultant
detail:
- Various web/app development projects, including a bespoke social networking community for fertility planning.
- where: Biosystems Group, University of Leeds
when: 2009
title: Internship Student
detail:
- Real-time interaction and rendering of artificial nematode worms within a simple desktop application.
education:
- type: B.Sc. Computing
grade: First-class honours
where: University of Leeds
when: 2006 - 2009
detail:
- Specialised in the study of artificial intelligence and operations research.
- Finalist project on swarm intelligence, particularly of ant colonies, using bio-inspired algorithms, e.g. neural
networks and genetic algorithms.
- type: A-Levels
grade: Computing, Physics, Use of Mathematics, Music Technology
where: Barnsley College
when: 2004 - 2006
achievements:
- what: Dean's List
where: University of Leeds
when: 2007 and 2008
detail: Awarded to students with top 5% grades in the Faculty of Engineering.
- what: Outstanding Achievement in A-Level Computing
where: Barnsley College
when: 2006
detail: Awarded to students with exceptionally high A-Level results in Computing.
languages:
primary: Go, C#, JavaScript
familiar: Ruby, Python, Java, C, C++, F#