I am a highly accomplished commercially focused tech lead and application developer with over 15 years of experience working remotely and on-site across various sectors including Digital Media, Retail, Automotive, Recruitment, Financial Services, Blockchain, ML/AI, Education, and the public sector. I specialize in delivering fluid, user-centric solutions from ideation through to production, acting as an Architect, Tech Lead, or Project Manager, shaping and delivering strategic visions through problem solving and fostering collaborative team environments. As an inclusive cross-functional team builder and mentor, I have created and led web teams and am a certified Scrum Master with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. I am adept at working across multiple stakeholder groups and offer sharpened insights as an inspirational developer and leader, dedicated to delivering impactful, scalable technology solutions.

Richard Atkins

I am a highly accomplished commercially focused tech lead and application developer with over 15 years of experience working remotely and on-site across various sectors including Digital Media, Retail, Automotive, Recruitment, Financial Services, Blockchain, ML/AI, Education, and the public sector. I specialize in delivering fluid, user-centric solutions from ideation through to production, acting as an Architect, Tech Lead, or Project Manager, shaping and delivering strategic visions through problem solving and fostering collaborative team environments. As an inclusive cross-functional team builder and mentor, I have created and led web teams and am a certified Scrum Master with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. I am adept at working across multiple stakeholder groups and offer sharpened insights as an inspirational developer and leader, dedicated to delivering impactful, scalable technology solutions.

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I am a highly accomplished commercially focused tech lead and application developer with over 15 years of experience working remotely and on-site across various sectors including Digital Media, Retail, Automotive, Recruitment, Financial Services, Blockchain, ML/AI, Education, and the public sector. I specialize in delivering fluid, user-centric solutions from ideation through to production, acting as an Architect, Tech Lead, or Project Manager, shaping and delivering strategic visions through problem solving and fostering collaborative team environments.

As an inclusive cross-functional team builder and mentor, I have created and led web teams and am a certified Scrum Master with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. I am adept at working across multiple stakeholder groups and offer sharpened insights as an inspirational developer and leader, dedicated to delivering impactful, scalable technology solutions.

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Language

English
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German
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French
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Work Experience

Lead Application Developer/Creative Technologist at UXD Limited/Visualife Ltd
January 1, 2007 - Present
Provided development services remotely to varied UK and European clients since 2007, except for a permanent role at Oracle Data Cloud in 2018/19. Delivered frontend and application development projects across multiple sectors including mortgages, blockchain insurance, SSR Gatsby website builders, re-insurance blockchain UX, Openloop Visa payment solutions, and interactive web campaigns. Responsibilities included team leadership, architecture design, UX consultancy, stakeholder management, reusable component library creation, and agile transformation.
Lead Application Developer/Creative Technologist at UXD Limited/Visualife Ltd
January 1, 2007 - Present
Led development services for UK and European clients across multiple sectors, primarily working remotely on projects involving modern frontend technologies, UX consulting, application architecture, and team leadership. Delivered flagship projects such as mortgage and blockchain insurance platforms, Gatsby SSR website builders, complex UX research and prototyping on blockchain insurance apps, greenfield Openloop Visa payment solutions including React websites and React Native mobile apps, and interactive media builds for HBO's Game of Thrones DVD release. Collaborated closely with UX, stakeholders, and business analysts for future-proof scalable app foundations, reusable component libraries, modern theming, and security models. Acted as mentor and Scrum Master facilitating agile practices.
Permanent Role at Oracle Data Cloud
December 31, 2019 - September 4, 2025
Permanent role during 2018/2019 within otherwise contracting career.
Tech Lead at UXD Limited (Visualife) Ltd
January 1, 2007 - Present
Founded and operated UXD Limited (Visualife), providing development services remotely to various UK and European clients across multiple sectors since 2007, except for a permanent role period. Delivered projects as Tech Lead, Architect, and Senior Developer involving UX collaboration, stakeholder management, and team leadership, architecting modern, scalable frontend and backend solutions.
Tech Lead & Senior Principal Engineer at Oracle Data Cloud
December 31, 2019 - September 4, 2025
Led application development teams, acted as Tech Lead and Scrum Master, developed roadmaps and best practices, built big data UI’s, and fostered international collaboration including travels to USA and Israel. Successfully adopted Agile practices leading to improved applications and demos.

Education

BSc (Hons) Industrial Design at Brunel University
January 11, 2030 - September 4, 2025
BSc (Hons) Industrial Design at Brunel University
January 11, 2030 - September 4, 2025
BSc (Hons) Industrial Design at Brunel University
January 11, 2030 - September 4, 2025

Qualifications

Certified Scrum Master
January 11, 2030 - September 4, 2025
Certified Scrum Master
January 11, 2030 - September 4, 2025
Certified Scrum Master
January 11, 2030 - September 4, 2025

Industry Experience

Retail, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Education, Government, Consumer Goods