Toby Retallick

Apprentice Software Developer based in London

Code Examples

Project	Description
Chartist	Rails MVP launched May 9th 2014. Working with @mariogintilli, @duboff and @yanova I created a full-scale app to help people quickly visualize and share simple data.
Console Social Network	A test-driven clone of Twitter written in Java created for the console / terminal.
Sudoku	Test-driven Sinatra web app of the popular puzzle game.
Email Address Predictor	Test-driven Ruby application that predicts the email address for a user using historical data.
Rock, Scissors, Paper, Lizard, Spock	Online version of the Rock, Paper, Scissors variant made popular by the TV comedy series Big Bang Theory.

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Technical Skillset

Extreme Programming values, principles and practice
Object oriented principles and design
Test driven development
Languages: Java, Ruby, Angular, Javascript, JQuery, CoffeScript, Jade, HTML5, CSS
Web frameworks / libraries: Rails, Sinatra, Spark
Testing frameworks: Rspec, jUnit, Mockito, Jasmine, Capybara, Cucumber
Databases: PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB
Deployment: Jenkins, Heroku, Docker
Git
Project Management
Line Management
Marketing & Communications
User Experience
SEO

Experience

Sep 2014 - Present: Apprentice Software Developer, Codurance, London.

Full details of the apprenticeship I am undertaking can be found at here or check out my recent blog describing my experience as an apprentice. To date I have helped support client projects and am currently working on an internal Customer Relation Management System (Angular, Spark, MongoDB, Docker, Jenkins, Amazon EC2) as well as helping to organise the annual SoCraTes Confererence taking place in June.

Jan 2012 - Aug 2014: Head of Communications & IT, National Foundation for Youth Music, London.

Heading up a team of five, I was responsible for the development of all digital products and overseeing delivery of strategies to generate public support and income.

Mar 2011 - Jan 2013: Digital Project Manager, National Foundation for Youth Music, London.

Responsible for leading a cross-departmental team to design and build an online community platform for beneficiaries which today has more than 6,000 members.

Aug 2008 - Mar 2011: Marketing Manager, National Foundation for Youth Music, London.

Responsible for raising the profile of a training and advice service, coordinating the marketing activities of nine regional teams and bringing new products to market.

Apr 2007 - Aug 2008: Website Manager, National Foundation for Youth Music, London.

Responsible for the day-to-day management and development of a large online training platform.

Jun 2006 - Apr 2007: Regional Communications Officer, Consumer Direct, London.

Responsible for coordinating all regional public relations activity and increasing call volume to the helpline.

Volunteering

Jan 2013 - Jul 2013: Digital Advisor, Climate Strategies.

Volunteered my services pro-bono and conducted a full digital communications audit and UX 'expert review'. Made recommendations for short and medium term digital strategy.

Community Participation

Member of the following groups (and regular attendee at their respective events): London Software Craftsmanship Comminity, London Java Community, London Ruby User Group, Pivotal Labs Lunch & Learns.
Guest speaker at the Charity Comms Digital Impact Conference (2013). Topic: The Untapped Potential of Online Communities.

Education

Makers Academy

A three month software development bootcamp based in London.

University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Post Graduate Diploma in Management
Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing & Management Science)

Interests

Software craftmanship
Entrenpeneurship and the lean startup movement
User Experience
Agile Development
Collaborative consumption
Gamification
Online communities
Live performance, guitar, coffee and karate.

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