Will E.

Fullstack Developer

Will is a Fullstack Developer with twelve years of commercial experience, known for his exceptional performance and receiving 10/10 reviews from Proxify clients. He has a diverse background, having worked in industries such as Green Energy, education, publishing, and fine arts.

Will excels in frontend and backend development, DevOps, firmware development, data analytics, and electronic design. Notable projects include managing over 20,000 IoT devices with Django and AWS at Saveeye, and deploying IoT devices in the Green Energy sector at BMS Home.

His technical expertise spans Django, PostgreSQL, Express.js, Python, C, and more, making him a versatile and valuable asset for any team.

Main expertise

  • TypeScript
    TypeScript 5 years
  • Celery
    Celery 5 years
  • DRF
    DRF 8 years

Other skills

  • Data Analytics 2 years
  • C#
    C# 2 years
  • Drupal
    Drupal 2 years
Will

Will E.

United Kingdom

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Selected experience

Employment

  • Lead Developer

    Saveeye - 9 months

    • Created APIs using Express.js.
    • Developed a management interface with Django to manage over 20,000 IoT devices across multiple partners and users.
    • Built a data ingestion pipeline using AWS services (IoT Core, Lambda) and TimeScaleDB.
    • Created ESP32 firmware using the Espressif SDK and integrated it with IoT Core.

    Technologies:

    • Technologies:
    • C C
  • Developer

    BMS Home - 4 years 2 months

    • Successfully deployed and managed a fleet of IoT devices for a startup in the Green Energy sector. This included work on the frontend (HTML, React), backend (Django, Postgres), deployment (Docker), firmware (C, ESP-IDF), data analytics and visualization (Grafana, Pandas), communication (MQTT, Protobuf, Zigbee), and electronic design.

    Technologies:

    • Technologies:
    • C C
    • DRF DRF
    • Data Analytics
    • MQTT
    • Zigbee Zigbee
    • Celery Celery
  • Learning Technology Support Officer

    Newcastle University - 2 years 1 month

    • Created, deployed and maintained Django websites to support thousands of students and staff.

    Technologies:

    • Technologies:
    • DRF DRF
  • Consultant

    Freelance - 4 years 9 months

    • Working for various clients in diverse areas, such as the Educational and Vintage Arts sectors:

    Pebble (mypebble.co.uk): Maintained a website (Django/PostgreSQL/Marionette) and created mobile (Android) and desktop (C#) apps running in over 400 schools in the UK.

    Cambridge Scholars Publishing (csp.co.uk): Maintained a desktop application (Python, PostgreSQL, TkInter) used to run a large publishing house and an associated website (Ruby, Heroku)

    Code Institute (codeinstitute.net): Authored the Python course for the above online coding boot-camp.

    James Alder Fine Art (jamesalder.co.uk): Created and managed a website (Django) for one of the longest-running Fine Art dealers in the UK.

    Modern Prints (modernprints.co.uk): Managed the website (PHP/Drupal, Shopify) of a company selling limited-edition modern prints.

    Technologies:

    • Technologies:
    • PHP PHP
    • Drupal Drupal

Education

  • BSc.Computing Science BSc

    Newcastle University · 2008 - 2011

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