A versatile and accomplished engineering professional with extensive experience in contract roles. Demonstrated a proven history of consistently delivering exceptional results: • 29+ years’ software development involvement having studied software at university degree level. • 20+ years’ hands-on industry experience of full software lifecycle (SDLC: Architecture, Devpt, tests and deployment) in FTSE 100 firms such as Microsoft, IBM/Nationwide Building Society, Capita, Lloyds Bank, BSkyB, Anglo-American (DeBeers), NCR, Kyocera, Centrica (British Gas), Siemens Alstom, RWE and Elekta. • 18+ years’ experience of hands-on C#.NET development in sectors such as banking, retail, defence and energy. • Highly talented full-stack developer with experience in C#/.NET Core, Cloud(Azure/AWS) and FrontEnd (Angular etc).

Chidi Uche

A versatile and accomplished engineering professional with extensive experience in contract roles. Demonstrated a proven history of consistently delivering exceptional results: • 29+ years’ software development involvement having studied software at university degree level. • 20+ years’ hands-on industry experience of full software lifecycle (SDLC: Architecture, Devpt, tests and deployment) in FTSE 100 firms such as Microsoft, IBM/Nationwide Building Society, Capita, Lloyds Bank, BSkyB, Anglo-American (DeBeers), NCR, Kyocera, Centrica (British Gas), Siemens Alstom, RWE and Elekta. • 18+ years’ experience of hands-on C#.NET development in sectors such as banking, retail, defence and energy. • Highly talented full-stack developer with experience in C#/.NET Core, Cloud(Azure/AWS) and FrontEnd (Angular etc).

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English
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Work Experience

Lead Software Developer at Miniyap Consultancy Ltd
August 1, 2024 - Present
Created a tech device trading platform using Azure B2C, Cosmos DB, .NET Core MVC, React Native, .NET MAUI, AI APIs including Deepseek and ChatGPT4, enabling over 10k monthly users with Stripe and PayPal payment integration. Configured Azure autoscale, load balancing and enabled secure Azure B2C SSO with social media authentication.
Senior Software Developer at Plextek Consultancy Ltd
August 31, 2024 - August 26, 2025
Developed a modular HR system using .NET Core and SharePoint automating manual processes by 30%. Built bespoke employee onboarding workflows with PowerApps and Power Automate which reduced new hire setup time by around 40%. Created .NET Core ETL tools that cut manual report preparation by 70%.
Senior Software Developer at CAF Bank
April 30, 2024 - August 26, 2025
Worked on migrating legacy IFM banking software to modern Azure and Git technologies. Improved third-party banking software to meet regulatory requirements. Actively participated in Agile project planning and prioritization.
Senior Software Consultant at Microsoft Corporation
April 30, 2023 - August 26, 2025
Developed .NET Core applications for a weather supercomputer cloud project, enabling big-data storage and analysis of weather data. Created search software to access pebibytes of data and authored technical documentation and team wikis.
Senior Software Developer at Elekta
September 30, 2022 - August 26, 2025
Developed testing code for Linac radiography machines used in cancer treatment. Built Azure CI/CD pipelines to automate code delivery. Enhanced software security using encryptions like SHA256 and AES. Engaged in cybersecurity including vulnerability scanning and patches.
Senior Software Developer at RWE Supply and Trading
November 30, 2020 - August 26, 2025
Developed data aggregation ETL software for energy traders using C#.NET Core and AWS Lambda. Integrated various data import services from FTP and web scrapers. Deployed .NET Core applications as AWS Lambda functions.
Senior Software Consultant at IBM / Nationwide Building Society / Capita
May 31, 2019 - August 26, 2025
Led development of onboarding features and Sitecore integration for Nationwide's online banking. Mentored developers and deployed microservices using Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, and Linux. Developed RabbitMQ messaging services and containerized platform-agnostic software solutions.
Senior Software Consultant/Developer at Miniyap Consultancy Ltd
January 31, 2019 - August 26, 2025
Ran a small consultancy developing cloud, desktop and mobile apps using Azure, AWS services, .NET Core MVC/WPF/Web API, Node.js, Firebase, React Native, Angular and Elastic Search.
Senior Software Developer at Centrica plc (British Gas)
February 28, 2018 - August 26, 2025
Created new UI features for British Gas Home Care and payment portals using Node.js and Ember. Mentored developers and participated in pair programming and code reviews to develop new features for home care products.
Senior Software Developer at Kyocera Corporation
May 31, 2017 - August 26, 2025
Developed ETL data aggregation systems and BI tools for reporting service delivery and profitability analysis using C#.NET, VBA/Excel, Web API, WPF and SQL with Power BI integration.
Senior Software Developer at NCR Corporation
September 30, 2016 - August 26, 2025
Delivered retail self-check and till systems software improvements for Sainsbury’s sites, diagnosing and resolving critical issues affecting store operations.
Senior Software Developer at Lloyds Bank (Commercial Finance Division)
June 30, 2016 - August 26, 2025
Built instant quotation portal, management software for relationship managers, and architectural documents. Technologies included C#.NET Web API, WPF, SQL, Agile practices and security.
Senior Software Consultant at AngloAmerican Plc (De Beers)
June 30, 2015 - August 26, 2025
Developed real-time diamond sorting software and integrated AWS cloud storage for Eagle machines deployed worldwide, contributing to De Beers’ ForeverMark brand launch.

Education

Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Oxford
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2025
PhD (Telecommunications) at University of Cambridge
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2025
BEng Hons (Electronics with a Year in Industry) at University of Leicester
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2025
at Tresham Institute, St Mary’s Road Kettering
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2025

Qualifications

TOGAF Certification (in progress)
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Retail, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Manufacturing