Career History

Leighton

Newcastle, UK
  • Technical Lead across two development teams, introducing a shared design language and helping teams implement it consistently in production.
  • Worked with the team to ship customer-facing functionality that generated over £500k in profit within the first month.
  • Translate complex usability goals into technical approaches the team can actually deliver, including feasibility conversations with design.
  • Partner with business analysts on stories and requirements, and keep stakeholders informed as work moves from idea to release.
  • Mentor developers on frontend architecture, component design, and accessible implementation in React, Next.js and Angular.
  • Introduce WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards across both teams, making accessible patterns part of day-to-day delivery rather than a late-stage audit.
Next.jsReactAccessibilityAngular (13+)TypeScriptDesign SystemsLeadershipMentorship
  • Led frontend delivery on large client programmes, including Home Group and British Airways.
  • Designed and built scalable Angular and React interfaces for complex, long-lived product surfaces.
  • Raised team quality through code standards, reviews, and practical guidance for less experienced engineers.
  • Shipped an internal Manage My Booking beta to British Airways staff so the team could gather feedback before later iterations.
AngularReactTypeScriptBootstrapFoundationAgile/Scrum
  • Delivered client frontend work using HTML, CSS, jQuery and XSLT, learning professional delivery, Git, and code review in a consultancy environment.
  • Moved into Angular and React as client work evolved, taking on more ownership of UI architecture and component-level delivery.
  • Built the foundations for later senior and lead roles through hands-on delivery and mentoring from more experienced engineers.
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FNVi

Middlesbrough, UK
  • Built and maintained client-facing websites for the business and its related entities, working closely with stakeholders on layout, content and delivery.
  • Shipped responsive sites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Bootstrap, including WordPress and OpenCart builds where the project needed them.
  • Started treating accessibility and clear user experience as part of the job, not an optional extra.
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GigSource (Digital City Fellowship)

Middlesbrough, UK
  • Built the GigSource website end to end as part of the Digital City Fellowship, covering profiles, search and the ability for users to contact one another.
  • Owned frontend decisions from the user outwards, focusing on a clear, usable experience for a small product with no larger engineering team behind it.
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Clicksco

Middlesbrough, UK
  • Worked in a small team over a summer internship to design and build a functional MVP website.
  • Implemented the frontend with HTML, CSS and jQuery, backed by a MySQL database.
  • Helped get the MVP over the line within the internship window.
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