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Andy Jenkins

Ex Oil & Gas Consultant - opting to give up the powerpoint and spreadsheets and embrace the joy of code. I'm looking for a junior developer role that will provide opportunities for growth with a team that's interested in exploring new technologies.

Skills

Learning

Fast and active learner, who can quickly absorb and retain new information. The Makers Academy syllabus emphasised language and framework agnosticism, pushing us all to further develop the ability to quickly acquire new skills. I'm passionate about learning, both in my own life and in encouraging others to pick up new skills and knowledge. In my previous role at Douglas-Westwood, I created and implemented a company-wide training scheme for new-hires and current staff, negotiating with company directors for weekly employee development time.

Problem Solving

Working in oil & gas consulting I gained valuable experience in problem solving and analytical analysis. Client and stakeholder requirements often changed quickly and unexpectedly. In this environment, I learnt how to effectively assess and break down problems into order to meet challenging timeframes and provide insightful deliverables.

Communication

Communication has always been an integral part of previous roles and as a developer, I believe the ability to clearly communicate ideas and positions to clients and colleagues is especially important. In oil & gas, I dealt with clients and colleagues across timezones and continents, this taught me the importance of understanding the differences in cross-cultural communication and approaches.

Projects

Project	Description	Technologies	Testing
Save A Nation	A platform to help young people prioritise saving with their friends - Makers Academy Final Project	JavaScript, Meteor, MongoDB, HTML, CSS	Chimp, Mocha
AirBminusB	An AirBnB-clone (we don't serve breakfast) - Makers Academy Week 6 project	Ruby, Sinatra, HTML, CSS,	Rspec, Capybara
Rock Paper Kittens	A Rock Paper Scissors game (with kittens) - Makers Academy Week 3 weekend challenge	Ruby, Sinatra, HTML, CSS	Rspec

Education

Makers Academy (09/2016 to 12/2016)

• Agile principles and XP values
• Pair programming and remote learning/working
• OOP, TDD, SOLID, MVC
• Ruby, Javascript
• Sinatra, Rails, Node.js, Meteor.js
• Rspec, Capybara, Jasmine, Mocha, Chimp, Zombie.js

University of Kent (09/2012 to 09/2013)

• Security & Terrorism, MA, Distinction
• Masters thesis explored the use of the Internet by terrorist organisations

University of Leicester (09/2009 to 07/2012)

• International Relations, BA, 1st Class

Experience

Douglas-Westwood Research (January 2016 to September 2016)
Research Team Leader

• Coordination and review of all off-the-shelf reports
• Oversight of company data collation and modelling
• Creation and implementation of company-wide training scheme
• Line management of a team of researchers and analysts

Douglas-Westwood Consulting (September 2013 to January 2016)
Researcher to Analyst

• Project management of buy-side and sell-side due diligence projects
• Modelling and analysis of various Oil & Gas markets
• Presentation of findings and analysis at C-Level

Interests

• Travel and Adventure - I've sailed across the Pacific and driven to Mongolia in an ambulance.
• Sport - I'm an ex rugby player turned decidedly average swimmer/cyclist/runner.
• "Artisanal" Baking - I like to think of myself as a poor man's Paul Hollywood (if he only baked bread).