Leading UI/UX engineering within the dbSleuth Core Application Team, delivering trader and counterparty surveillance applications across all business sections of Deutsche Bank. Responsible for regulatory-critical functions including Account Activity Review (AAR) and Expected Nature and Purpose of Relationship (ENPR) as part of the Know Your Client (KYC) process.
Key Achievements
- Designing and delivering enterprise-scale surveillance front-end applications using microfrontend architecture, ReactJS, and TypeScript in a fast-paced agile environment.
- Leading the development of regulatory-mandated surveillance features, ensuring compliance with critical financial regulations across all Deutsche Bank business sections.
- Creating beautiful, user-centric web applications by leveraging Figma for high-fidelity prototypes and implementing sophisticated data visualizations using Highcharts and AgGrid.
- Fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement within the engineering team, conducting peer reviews and mentoring developers on design patterns and best practices.
- Employing advanced analysis techniques to evaluate multiple technical solutions against engineering, business, and strategic criteria for complex regulatory requirements.
- Architecting reusable, extensible solutions using common design patterns and modern engineering practices, ensuring code quality through comprehensive Jest testing strategies.
- Developing the strategy for AI adoption to enhance business processes, identifying opportunities to leverage emerging technologies within regulatory and surveillance workflows.
Sitting within a global development team, the role involved developing front-end code to deliver new content and functionality for QVC's digital platforms.
Key Achievements
- Designed scalable and maintainable front-end architectures across a global codebase, making key decisions on frameworks, libraries, and tools with developers based in the US, Germany, Italy, and Japan.
- Conducted thorough code reviews, enforced coding standards, and ensured best practices were followed.
- Mentored junior developers, provided technical guidance, and supported continuous learning within the team.
- Worked closely with UX/UI designers, back-end developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to translate requirements into functional, user-friendly interfaces.
- Identified and implemented strategies to optimize web application performance, including improving load times, responsiveness, and accessibility.
- Developed and maintained automated testing and deployment pipelines to ensure continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) for front-end components.
- Implemented front-end security best practices, including protecting against XSS, CSRF, and other vulnerabilities.
Construction and maintenance of sites within the company's short breaks division. Promoted from Junior Template Builder and led multiple site redesigns including Thorpe Park Breaks and Paultons Breaks.
Key Achievements
- Formed a key part of the team responsible for setting up Legoland Holidays in Germany, working across international teams.
- Led the development of the Thorpe Park Breaks redesign and created Eden Project Breaks.
- Launched a redesign for Paultons Breaks, transforming it from one of the poorest performing sites to one of the strongest brands.
- Delivered elegant and sophisticated interfaces using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, handling bookings from a variety of browsers and mobile devices.
- Developed expert knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues and resolutions.
Industrial placement year managing clinical trials. Core responsibilities included writing protocols, arranging investigator meetings, ordering drug supplies, and collating study results.
Key Achievements
- Gained experience of working within a corporate environment, displaying a professional attitude and adaptability.
- Developed formal presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated initiative, decision making and problem solving skills within a number of different teams.
- Became involved in technical roles alongside core study management responsibilities.
Directed visitors around the university campus and outlined facilities available on site. Worked on numerous Open Days as a professional, approachable ambassador for the organisation.
Key Achievements
- Developed public speaking and group organisational skills.
- Worked effectively with other guides as a team member.