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Good afternoon,
My name is Derek Stephen McLean, I am from Scotland and I have been living and working in Belgium since 2016, I have been a full stack PHP engineer since 2000/2001.
I am a big fan of open source software and have made contributions to Zend/Laminas framework, Symfony, Doctrine, and Composer to name but a few. I also have my own framework which I enjoy working on in my own time. My Github pages can be found here Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup and here Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup
Please have a look at my CV, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks/Regards
Derek
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January 1, 2023 - October 16, 2025Developing a new product with Angular, Ionic Framework, and Capacitor for mobile; an Electron desktop app; and a Laravel-based admin panel website and API.
Senior PHP Developer at Easyfairs
May 1, 2022 - October 16, 2025Platform upgrades for a Symfony API; PHP upgrades; refactoring legacy code; writing unit tests; Docker-based development environment; frontend work in Vue.js and React.
Technical Lead at Marsh & McLennan
April 1, 2020 - October 16, 2025Upgraded legacy system from PHP5 to PHP7; coordinated multi-country teams; implemented OAuth2 single sign-on.
Senior PHP Developer at Proximus
September 1, 2018 - October 16, 2025Developing several new websites in Symfony; implementing OAuth2 single sign-on.
Senior PHP Developer at Kunstmaan / Accenture Interactive
March 1, 2018 - October 16, 2025Developing an API for smartphone apps and maintaining open-source CMS framework built on Symfony.
Senior PHP Developer at Tech Mahindra
September 1, 2017 - October 16, 2025Upgrading Mobistar/Orange legacy contract system from PHP5 to PHP7; architectural improvements to performance.
Senior PHP Developer at Advice Infrastructure
February 1, 2016 - October 16, 2025Upgrading a legacy Symfony app; refactoring/optimising code; implementing new data tables features.
Senior PHP Developer at Dragoonis Technologies
December 1, 2015 - October 16, 2025Assisting in building new project back-ends, APIs; adding features to existing projects.
Web Developer at Occa Design Limited
June 1, 2015 - October 16, 2025Assisted development team in finishing Magento online shop for launch.
Web Developer at Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited
February 1, 2015 - October 16, 2025Contract building a system funded by the Department of Energy & Climate Change; Zend Framework.
Technical Lead at 1-2-Let / All Agents
October 1, 2012 - October 16, 2025Developing new sites and maintaining existing; bug reporting; version control; agile processes; team leadership.
Technical Lead at 1-2-Let / All Agents
July 1, 2014 - October 16, 2025Rejoined for further project work; continued development; agile practices.
Director at PlayerReg Ltd
January 1, 2014 - October 16, 2025Online paperless player registration system for leagues; Zend Framework, jQuery; scalable deployment.
Self Employed at Gifted Graphics
December 31, 2009 - October 16, 2025Web design and development services; graphic design; IT support; freelance work.
IT Manager at Trophy Centre Ltd
January 1, 2001 - October 16, 2025Web site design and administration; IT management and network support.
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Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment
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