Contract PHP Developer at NIXR Ltd (Contractor)

Delivered automation and data-collection systems for a cruise travel agency to support internal operations. Contributed to internal web applications to meet key performance targets.

Self-Employed Technology Lead / Founder at NIXR LTD / Promotable.co.uk / PuffinDNS.org

Left full-time employment to build Promotable.co.uk, a price comparison platform for the promotional merchandise sector. Developed scraping tools, ranking algorithms, and a user-facing interface; built alert system for rival pricing; created AI-assisted coding workflows; also contracted with a leading cruise travel agency to scrape and archive terms and conditions pages; planning to launch a passive revenue model via sponsored listings.

PHP Developer at Total Merchandise Ltd

Worked as part of a small in-house team maintaining and extending core business systems. Helped modernise internal and public web applications using PHP, Symfony, React, and AWS-hosted services. Supported deployment, infrastructure, and networking tasks, ensuring reliable operation. Assisted with mentoring and documentation to improve handover and continuity.

Head of Technology / Technology Lead at Total Merchandise Limited

Led planning, development and execution of multiple high-impact technology projects to expand Total Merchandise's dominance in the promotional merchandise sector. Recruited and mentored developers; oversaw Docker, AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda), PHP, MySQL, Redis, GitLab CI, Symfony, and Elasticsearch-backed systems. Built and guided a growing technology team to keep pace with business needs, maintaining agility and a rapid release cadence.

Project Lead at ZeusSkins

Ingested large datasets related to cosmetics items in a popular multiplayer game via API; built an automated scanning and display system for item properties and rarity; used PostgreSQL, Next.js, React, and Symfony; studied PostgreSQL internals and experimented with SSD caching to optimize reads.

PHP Developer at HouseSimple Ltd

Maintained Symfony and Zend applications within a multi-developer team. Collaborated with analysts and front-end engineers on API integration and performance improvements.

PHP Developer at Virtual Head Office Ltd

Managed the full software lifecycle for remote client projects; bespoke software development; WordPress theme and site development; e-commerce store creation (OpenCart); bespoke CodeIgniter work; collaborated with business analysts to deliver client-focused solutions.

PHP Developer at HouseSimple Limited

Worked in small agile teams to develop and maintain large enterprise PHP applications based on Symfony and Zend frameworks; integrated APIs, modernised legacy systems, and contributed to front-end and back-end improvements.

Developer at MyNanoCoins

Backend integration for a Nano cryptocurrency web wallet; implemented communication between a JavaScript client and a Nano full node; explored Nano network architecture and crypto algorithms.

Web Developer at GoCloudy.net

Web and hosting provider; built bespoke tooling to deploy virtualized hosting environments using OpenVZ; implemented infrastructure automation and tooling to support hosting operations.