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I am a versatile, creative and efficient full stack software engineer with over 15 years of professional experience across Ed-Tech, Fin-Tech, Agency and E-Commerce sectors. I thrive on building robust back-end systems and elegant, maintainable front-end interfaces, delivering reliable software solutions for clients of all sizes.
I’m comfortable with Laravel and vanilla PHP, enjoy learning new technologies, and value mentoring and clear communication with both technical and non-technical colleagues and clients. I bring a unique blend of technical and interpersonal skills, plus a background in music and education that helps me collaborate creatively with teams.
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Work Experience
Full Stack Developer (Contract) at Latus Group Hull
September 30, 2025 - September 16, 2025Brought on as the sole engineer to build out a health check booking application for a high-profile financial client with a full suite of graphical reporting tools.
Full Stack Developer (Contract) at Latus Group
September 1, 2025 - September 16, 2025Built a health check booking application for a high-profile financial client with a full suite of graphical reporting tools.
Senior PHP Developer (Contract) at Arbor Education Partners
May 31, 2025 - September 16, 2025Brought on as a contractor to drive forward a greenfield project expanding the Arbor Platform into the Wales/Cymru sector, working with the business to design and implement functional features to significantly increase the user base.
Senior PHP Developer (Contract) at Arbor Education Partners
May 1, 2025 - September 16, 2025Drove forward a greenfield project expanding the Arbor Platform into the Wales/Cymru sector; designed and implemented key functionality to significantly increase the user base.
Full Stack Developer (Contract) at Reactive Creative Ltd
September 30, 2024 - September 16, 2025Brought on as a contractor to develop a suite of client facing applications for a leading provider of media/streaming solutions within the sports and entertainment industries.
Full Stack Developer (Contract) at Reactive Creative Ltd
September 1, 2024 - September 16, 2025Developed a suite of client-facing applications for a leading provider of media/streaming solutions; tech stack included PHP 8, Laravel, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS CI/CD pipelines.
PHP Developer (Contract) at White Cube
April 30, 2024 - September 16, 2025Brought on as a contractor to design and implement a bespoke data integration middleware solution to synchronize the internal inventory management platform with Salesforce and Shopify.
PHP Developer (Contract) at White Cube
April 1, 2024 - September 16, 2025Designed and implemented bespoke data integration middleware to synchronise internal inventory management with Salesforce and Shopify.
PHP Developer (Contract) at State of Play Hospitality
August 31, 2023 - September 16, 2025Brought on as a contractor to implement a large-scale data migration project moving all historic and live data feeds from Artreem o to Customer.io.
PHP Developer (Contract) at State of Play Hospitality
August 1, 2023 - September 16, 2025Led a large-scale data migration project moving historic and live data feeds to Customer.io.
PHP Developer (Contract) at Arbor Education Partners
April 30, 2023 - September 16, 2025Contract work on data migration and integration for the Arbor platform, contributing to the education-sector project delivery.
Full Stack Developer (Contract) at Arbor Education Partners
April 1, 2023 - September 16, 2025Architected and implemented an automated reporting feature for the Arbor Platform; utilized PHP 8, Laravel, MySQL, Docker, AWS, CI/CD pipelines.
PHP Developer (Contract) at Arbor Education Partners
April 1, 2023 - September 16, 2025Architected and implemented automated reporting features for Arbor Platform.
Full Stack Developer (Contract) at Elucidat
July 1, 2022 - September 16, 2025Contract to modernise an established e-learning platform, leveraging LAMP stack and modern front-end techniques.
PHP Developer (Contract) at Elucid at Brighton
July 1, 2022 - September 16, 2025Large-scale project improving an established e-learning platform; Laravel 5.x / Elquent, MySQL, Docker, AWS.
PHP Developer (Contract) at Kin + Carta (CazoOnet)
January 31, 2022 - September 16, 2025Contract to modernise and migrate a legacy Laravel application for an online car marketplace.
PHP Developer (Contract) at Kin + Carta (CAZOONet)
January 1, 2022 - September 16, 2025Modernising a legacy Laravel application for an online car marketplace; migrated to newer stack and improved performance.
PHP Developer (Contract) at AE Presents
April 1, 2020 - September 16, 2025Enterprise-grade international events booking and management application; architecture, integration, SEO implementation.
PHP Developer (Contract) at Arbor Education Partners
June 30, 2019 - September 16, 2025Contract role focusing on data migrations and feature implementations for education sector clients.
Full Stack Developer (Contract) at Focus Group
June 1, 2019 - September 16, 2025Developed a brand-new dynamic CMS website for a leading online games provider; migrated Laravel 5.x to newer stack with SEO considerations.
PHP Developer (Contract) at Promotions Interactive
February 28, 2019 - September 16, 2025Developed a greenfield e-commerce web application for national promotions, including REST APIs and CMS integration.
PHP Developer (Contract) at British Horseracing Authority
December 31, 2018 - September 16, 2025Redesigned and extended REST API endpoints to serve live fixtures and race schedules.
PHP Developer (Contract) at iProov Ltd
December 31, 2018 - September 16, 2025Developed REST APIs and backend features for secure biometric identification systems.
Full Stack Developer (Contract) at Long Tall Sally
February 28, 2018 - September 16, 2025Developed and migrated a large monolithic PHP application to a Laravel-based stack, enabling scalable e-commerce capabilities.
PHP Developer (Contract) at PMA Digital
August 1, 2017 - September 16, 2025Contract PHP development; worked on REST APIs and integration tasks.
Web Developer (Contract) at University College London
April 1, 2017 - September 16, 2025Development and support of PHP-based internal applications; database administration and stakeholder engagement.
Software Developer (Contract) at F3 Group
February 1, 2017 - September 16, 2025Contract software development across a set of client projects; emphasized structured, object-oriented PHP and front-end work.
Director at JKH Software Consulting Ltd
January 1, 2017 - PresentDirector and sole consultant of my own limited company, continuously engaged on a wide variety of technical assignments since its inception in 2017.
Director at JK Hamler Software Consulting Ltd
January 1, 2017 - PresentDirector and sole consultant of own Limited Company; leading client engagements, architecture decisions, and a wide range of technical assignments since inception.
Musician / Bass Player at Self-employed
September 1, 2016 - September 16, 2025Professional musician performing with London-based bands; also organized and managed gigs, bringing strong organizational and stage presence skills.
Education
BMus Music with Computer Sound Design at University of Surrey
September 1, 2004 - July 1, 2007Sound Design, Composition, Music Performance
MSc Computer Science at University College London
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010BMus Music with Computing at University of Surrey
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2007MSc in Computer Science at University College London
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010BMus (Hons) Music with Computer Sound Design at University of Surrey
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2007Qualifications
Project Management (AMP Certified)
January 11, 2030 - September 16, 2025PMP Certification
January 11, 2030 - September 16, 2025Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Financial Services, Retail
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