Hi there, my name is Fynn and I'm a software developer living in the Cotswolds, thanks for checking out my CV!
Highly skilled Sofware Developer with expertise in JavaScript / TypeScript, Java, C# and Unity, seeking a challenging position to utilize my technical skills and contribute to the success of an innovative software development team.
Please see the skills section for a full list of technologies I am proficient in.
References available upon request.
I am currently working as a full stack developer for Cognitant contributing to Healthinote and all of the services that power the app. I have been working full time for Cognitant since September 2021 but prior to this I had been working with them on and off as a contractor since 2019. At Cognitant I have:
Between 2019-2021 I was working as a freelance web developer, catering to multiple small businesses. Notably, I collaborated extensively with Cognitant, contributing to their health VR projects in Unity using C# and their web platform Healthinote, using JavaScript, Node, Express.js, Docker, and React. In addition to my freelance work, I held a director/co founder position at theEmpire, a web development consultancy. At theEmpire, our team focused on creating comprehensive full-stack web applications for diverse clients. Technologies we utilized included Node.js, Strapi, Express, and React. Several of these web applications are featured in the Portfolio section of this CV. These projects are currently in an "MVP" state, prepared for further funding, development, and launch. While at theEmpire, I concurrently developed a web application that streamlined our project setup process. By simply clicking a button, this tool launched an EC2 instance on AWS and deployed our customized backend Docker container, running a pre-configured instance of Strapi. The application utilized IAM to enable easy configuration / access. The purpose of this tool was to significantly reduce our project setup time. Future plans for this application involved incorporating the ability to launch a production environment with auto-scaling and load balancing capabilities. Additionally, we intended to leverage AWS Spot Instances to maximize cost effectiveness.
At SCISYS I collaborated with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and deploy new features and enhancements on a very large scale project developing next generation communication & information systems. In this project I was building an application using the Java Spring framework with Maven. I also gained valuable testing / load testing experience using various test suites.
At Swansea University I studied a large number of languages and took part in many software group projects. The main language we used at Swansea University was Java, we were also taught C and C++ using advanced OOP concepts. Valuable work experience I gained at Swansea included working as part of a medium sized team to develop a "Skype like app" for the University called "Skypertawe". This app was written in Java and built as a windows application. Whilst at Swansea I also voluntarily took part in a game jam hosted by the University where I created a game using Unity in a small time frame.
Work experience in the quality assurance department at the BMW Mini Plant in Oxford. Gained experience working in an efficient team in a large scale company.
Work experience testing a game being developed by Lightning Fish and dealing with/reporting bugs.
First Class Honours
Electronics: B, Maths: C, Physics: C
In my spare time I enjoy working on games in Unity 3d (using C#). I have worked on a number of different types of games including but not limited to, an RTS town building game, an FPS horror game and a maze game making use of procedural generation. For my dissertation in my final year of University I extended my RTS game to include an intelligent AI "Player" that used genetic algorithms to get better and better each time it played. Please take a look at my portfolio section to see examples/demos of some projects I have worked on.
I enjoy cycling and mountain biking in my spare time and have a collection of bikes for every type of terrain!
I regularly visit the gym and enjoy exercising. This includes weight lifting, cycling and swimming.
I have played rugby and been a member of my local rugby team from a young age. Rugby has developed my team working skills.
Unfortunately due to some of these projects being MVP's some of them may no longer be hosted and therefore their links will be broken.