Resume

resume.json

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  "meta": {
    "theme": "professional"
  },
  "basics": {
    "name": "John Walley",
    "label": "Software Developer",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "summary": "A full-stack developer with a strong product focus, experienced in building applications from the ground up. Comfortable wearing multiple hats and driving projects from concept to launch. Open to exploring new opportunities where I can contribute technical expertise, product vision, and a startup mindset.",
    "website": "https://www.walley.org.uk",
    "location": {
      "city": "Cambridge",
      "countryCode": "GB"
    },
    "profiles": [
      {
        "username": "johnwalley",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/johnwalley",
        "network": "twitter"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://github.com/johnwalley",
        "username": "johnwalley",
        "network": "github"
      }
    ]
  },
  "work": [
    {
      "name": "Mulberry House Software",
      "position": "CEO & Founder",
      "url": "https://www.mulberryhousesoftware.com",
      "startDate": "2016-05",
      "summary": "Founded and led a software company delivering innovative solutions across multiple industries.",
      "highlights": [
        "Created a floor planner with leading UK home renovation startup Reno",
        "Led development of visualisation tools for the pension industry with Financial Canvas.",
        "Developed visualisation components for Vega, a decentralised network for creating and trading derivatives including two open-source libraries: Pennant and Allotment."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Redgate",
      "position": "Trainee Product Manager",
      "url": "https://www.red-gate.com/",
      "endDate": "2016-05",
      "startDate": "2015-09",
      "summary": "",
      "highlights": [
        "Improved awareness and increased usage of a newly acquired database deployment tool.",
        "Developed in-product analytics functionality to provide actionable insights.",
        "Coordinated content marketing initiatives, increasing product visibility and customer engagement.",
        "Partnered with UX specialists to prioritise features and improve user experience."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Redgate",
      "position": "Software Developer",
      "url": "https://www.red-gate.com/",
      "endDate": "2015-09",
      "startDate": "2014-06",
      "summary": "Helped solve SQL Server database deployment for users of popular release management tools."
    },
    {
      "name": "Sungard",
      "position": "Software Developer",
      "url": "https://www.fisglobal.com/",
      "endDate": "2014-05",
      "startDate": "2012-03",
      "highlights": [
        "Contributed to a scalable and extensible framework used by a high-performance risk analytics service.",
        "Developed a tracing just-in-time compiler, enabling C# financial models to run on GPUs."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Various",
      "position": "Software Developer (Freelance)",
      "endDate": "2012-03",
      "startDate": "2011-08",
      "highlights": [
        "Designed and implemented algorithms for human motion capture using low-cost inertial sensors.",
        "Developed a bespoke financial trading tool tailored to an for an independent trader's needs."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Fidelity",
      "position": "High Performance Computing Developer",
      "endDate": "2011-08",
      "startDate": "2010-11",
      "highlights": [
        "Designed and implemented quantitative-based methods as part of the newly-formed applied HPC team.",
        "Advocated agile development practices, including iterative approaches and frequent stakeholder feedback."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MathWorks",
      "position": "Application Engineer",
      "endDate": "2010-11",
      "startDate": "2007-05",
      "highlights": [
        "Worked directly with customers to understand their technical and business challenges.",
        "Acted as the main point of contact for customers evaluating and using MathWorks parallel computing tools in the UK.",
        "Prepared and delivered presentations to customers and prospects.",
        "Provided feedback to the commercial and R&D organisations."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "QinetiQ",
      "position": "Research Scientist",
      "url": "https://www.qinetiq.com/",
      "endDate": "2007-05",
      "startDate": "2004-10",
      "highlights": [
        "Assessed and improved warship stealth.",
        "Combined radar and infra-red output through sensor fusion to improve situational awareness.",
        "Developed object tracking algorithms, including a LIDAR simulator (C++), Markov chain Monte Carlo tracking application (MATLAB), and visualisation tools (Python)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Newcastle University",
      "position": "Research Assistant",
      "endDate": "1999-07",
      "startDate": "1999-09",
      "highlights": [
        "Conducted data analysis and modelling for a mass spectrometry experiment in Fortran.",
        "Co-authored a peer-reviewed paper: 'Hyperfine-resolved spectrum of the molecular dication DCl²⁺'."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "endDate": "2003-08",
      "startDate": "2002-09",
      "area": "Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing",
      "studyType": "MSc",
      "institution": "University of Oxford"
    },
    {
      "endDate": "2003-06",
      "startDate": "1999-10",
      "area": "Mathematics",
      "studyType": "BA",
      "institution": "University of Cambridge"
    }
  ],
  "skills": [
    {
      "keywords": ["Typescript", "JavaScript", "C#", "MATLAB"],
      "name": "Software development"
    },
    {
      "keywords": ["Public speaking", "technical presentations"],
      "name": "Communication"
    },
    {
      "keywords": ["Data visualisation", "API design", "data analysis"],
      "name": "Specialised expertise"
    },
    {
      "keywords": ["Technical mentoring", "product management"],
      "name": "Management experience"
    }
  ]
}