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CV

Samir Gossain

I am a full-stack Junior Developer with experience in Primary School Education and Property Management. I learnt to code to stay relevant in an increasingly digitised world, tutoring English by day and coding by night, until I was introduced to the wonders of software craftsmanship by the passionate staff and students of Makers Academy.

I'm looking for a Junior Developer role to expand my mind, in a team that loves developing great software as much as it loves developing great people.

Skills

Communication

When teaching, either as a Tennis Coach, Teaching Assistant, or most recently as a Personal Tutor, understanding the individual's character, and tailoring my communication to suit them was necessary for success. I encountered a range of challenges, from the diverse and unpredictable behaviour of students with Learning Difficulties, to explaining the more abstract themes of classic literature to young minds. These helped me develop personal intuition, patience and understanding.

Analysis

When working in Property Management, I had to sift through large amounts of client information and legal documents. Figuring out how best to organise the client information, and entering it into the company software was crucial in ensuring client relations ran smoothly. It also meant that raw information in the form of data, or legal jargon, was readily available and understandable for both staff and clients.

Adaptable

In my work so far I have dealt with a range of new environments and personalities. From handling demanding parents and each students' individual obstacles when working in education, to difficult tenants and complex legal documents in property management, each area of work presented a variety of problems turned opportunities through patience and careful learning from fellow staff. I see new situations and people as a chance to grow.

Education

Makers Academy (02/01/2017 to 25/03/2017)

• Curiosity and passion for code
• Independent learner and problem-solver
• OOP, TDD, SOLID, MVC, DDD
• Software Craftsmanship
• Ruby, Rails, Javascript, Sinatra
• Rspec, Jasmine, Cucumber

Projects

Project	Info	Technologies
Fix City	An app that uploads pictures of urban problems to report to council	Rails, JS Testing: RSpec, Capybara
PainLess	A chronic pain management app	Ruby-on-Rails, PostgreSQL, JavaScript. Testing: RSpec, Capybara, Cucumber

University College London (Sep 2011 to Jun 2014)

• English Language and Literature
• 2:1
• Captained 5-a-side football team, Produced various genres of music, Ultimate Frisbee

Experience

Self-Employed (December 2015 to November 2016)
Tutoring
Tutored clients ranging from Primary School to A-Level standard in English.

UrbanPoint Property Management (April 2015 to December 2015)
Accounts Analyst
Organised client accounts and data, input housing legal contract information into system software, supported customer service by taking calls and payments and handling legal queries.

St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School (October 2014 to January 2015)
Year 5 Teaching Assistant Taught Maths and Literacy to Year 5 students, with focus on supporting those with learning difficulties.

Waitrose (November 2010 to March 2011)
Food Service Partner Worked full-time serving on the fresh food counters, handling customer requests and enquiries and maintaining an organised an attractive counter-front.

New Malden Tennis, Squash, and Badminton Club (July 2007 to July 2009)
Tennis Coach Coached students aged 4 - 18 every Saturday.