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kevin_hughes_cv.tex

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 \begin{document}%
 \noindent%
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-  \section*{\sffamily Technical}
+	\section*{Technical}
-  \medskip\raggedright
+	I have the solid technical background to act effectively with confidence and to gain the respect of a technical team. Additionally, I’ve developed that into a broad base of knowledge to enable supporting the business in as many ways as possible.\\
-  I have the solid technical background to act effectively with confidence and to gain the respect of a technical team. Additionally, I’ve developed that into a broad base of knowledge to enable supporting the business in as many ways as possible. 
 
-  I've spent the greater part of my career as a full stack web developer but I've always looked for opportunities to broaden my skills and experience. My aim was to become a true technology generalist; the payoff being I can communicate effectively with development, testing, data, platform engineering and product teams. I can also get hands-on in those roles if necessary.
+	I've spent the greater part of my career as a full stack web developer but I've always looked for opportunities to broaden my skills and experience. My aim was to become a true technology generalist; the payoff being I can communicate effectively with development, testing, data, platform engineering and product teams. I can also get hands-on in those roles if necessary.\\
 
-\subsection*{Skills}
+	\subsection*{Skills \& Experience}
-
+	\begin{description}[leftmargin=0pt]
-\textbf{Ruby:} My strongest technical skill. I’ve built from scratch and taken over mature projects. I’m happy to call myself an expert here.
+		\item[Ruby:] My strongest technical skill. I’ve built from scratch
-
+		      and refactored mature projects.
-\textbf{Elixir:} I've developed scalable, fault-tolerant web applications, embracing the functional programming paradigm for efficiency and reliability.
+		\item[Elixir:] I've developed scalable and fault-tolerant web applications,
-
+		      embracing the functional programming paradigm for efficiency and reliability.
-\textbf{TDD \& BDD:} A strong advocate for both, ensuring code quality and a seamless alignment between stakeholder requirements and the final codebase.
+		\item[TDD \& BDD:] I am a strong advocate for using BDD to ensure code quality and
-
+		      a seamless alignment between stakeholder requirements and delivered code.
-\textbf{Data Engineering:} Transforming raw data into actionable insights through ETL processes and data analytics.
+		\item[Data Engineering:] I've built multiple ETL data pipelines, data lakes and data
-
+		      warehouses transforming raw data into actionable business insights.
-\textbf{Platform Engineering:} I've architected and managed infrastructure across multiple cloud service providers.
+		\item[Platform Engineering:] I've built and managed platform infrastructure across
-\end{bgbox}
+		      multiple cloud service providers and on owned hardware. I love to use tools like
+		      Ansible to define the entire platform as code which can be built or rebuilt
+		      with one command.
+	\end{description}
+\end{bgbox}%
 \begin{bgbox}[colback=stripe3]
 	\section*{Leadership}
-\medskip\raggedright
+	In organisations of many shapes and sizes I’ve used my natural enthusiasm to motivate teams with a clear vision of the future.\\
-In organisations of many shapes and sizes I’ve used my natural enthusiasm to motivate teams with a clear vision of the future. 
 
-Change is always happening in any organisation. I help the team ride that wave of change instead of, as so often happens, resisting it. 
+	Change is always happening in any organisation. I help the team ride that wave of change instead of, as so often happens, resisting it.\\
 
-Relaxed, reflective and excited for the future, rather than mould people my idea of their roles I will encourage them to find their own motivations and align them with the company goals.
+	Relaxed, reflective and excited for the future, rather than try to mould people into my idea of their roles I will encourage them to find their own motivations and align them with the company goals.\\
 
-I employ various strategies to achieve this. For example, I love retrospectives for facilitating collaboration on improving process and use regular 1:1s to build trust and drive professional development.
+	I employ various strategies to achieve this. For example, I love retrospectives for facilitating collaboration on improving process and use regular 1:1s to build trust and drive professional development.\\
 
 	\subsection*{My Values}
-	\textbf{Collaboration:} where everyone has the opportunity to contribute at any stage.
+	\begin{description}[leftmargin=0pt]
-
+		\item[Collaboration:] where everyone has the opportunity to contribute at any stage and will be listened to.
-  \textbf{Transparency:} where working in the open removes silos.
+		\item[Transparency:] where working in the open removes silos and fosters trust.
-
+		\item[Adaptability:] where change is embraced as an opportunity for growth.
-  \textbf{Adaptability:} where change is embraced as an opportunity.
+		\item[Pioneering:] where boldness meets innovation, not being afraid to try something out and always learning from failure.
-
+		\item[Empathy:] where understanding, compassion, and inclusivity drive meaningful interactions.
-  \textbf{Pioneering:} where boldness meets innovation, not being afraid to try something out and always learning from failure.
+	\end{description}
-
+\end{bgbox}%
-  \textbf{Empathy:} where understanding, compassion, and inclusivity drive interactions.
-\end{bgbox}
 \begin{bgbox}[colback=stripe4]
 	\section*{Strategic Planning}
-\medskip\raggedright
+	I’ve learned a lot about what works	and what doesn’t in my different roles
-I’ve learned a lot about what works
+	but people work best when allowed to	express their creativity. After taking
-and what doesn’t in my different roles
+	the time to properly understand the	company’s values, goals and those of
-but people work best when allowed to
+	its people, I’ll put the emphasis on	finding innovative ways to take us
-express their creativity. After taking
+	where we want to go.\\
-the time to properly understand the
-company’s values, goals and those of
-its people, I’ll put the emphasis on
-finding innovative ways to take us
-where we want to go.
 
-The hardest problems are the most
+	The hardest problems are the most	valuable ones to solve so I’ll attack
-valuable ones to solve so I’ll attack
+	those first. Always working collaboratively I’ll	build a clear technology strategy that
-those first. Always collaboratively I’ll
+	becomes the North Star for everyone	granting them the agency and
-build a clear technology strategy that
+	freedom to confidently make decisions	themselves. I’ll help build the KPIs
-becomes the North Star for everyone
+	and metrics to help everyone monitor	their successes and target
-granting them the agency and
+	improvements.\\
-freedom to confidently make decisions
-themselves. I’ll help build the KPIs
-and metrics to help everyone monitor
-their successes and target
-improvements.
 
 	\subsection*{Execution}
-	\textbf{Understanding Goals:}
+	\begin{description}[leftmargin=0pt]
-	I will engage
+		\item[Understanding Goals:] I will engage	with stakeholders across the organisation,
-with stakeholders across the
+		      listen to their needs and	take the time to properly understand
-organisation, listen to their needs and
+		      the objectives of the organisation as	well as the context we’re working in.
-take the time to properly understand
+		\item[Developing a Strategy:]	Building a network across the
-the objectives of the organisation as
+		      organisation I’ll co-create a strategy aligned with the goals I uncovered.
-well as the context we’re working in.
+		      We’ll have fun with workshops,	brainstorming sessions and more on
-
-	\textbf{Developing a Strategy:}
-	Always
-working collaboratively across the
-organisation I’ll co-create a strategy
-aligned with the goals I uncovered.
-We’ll have fun with workshops,
-brainstorming sessions and more on
 		      the way!
-
+		\item[Measure Success:]	During execution	we’ll have a simple way of tracking our
-	\textbf{Measure Success:}
+		      progression and the impact of our	initiatives. As a team we can use these
-	During execution
+		      to target any adjustments as we go to	keep everything on track.%
-we’ll have a simple way of tracking our
+	\end{description}
-progression and the impact of our
-initiatives. As a team we can use these
-to target any adjustments as we go to
-keep everything on track.%
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 	\noindent\small%
 	\section*{Experience}
 	\subsection*{Engineering Manager | Couchbase | 2022 to date}
 	\begin{itemize}
-  \item Running a ten person development team as well as line manage developers from other teams and facilitate meetings for 20 person department across three timezones.
+		\item Halted employee churn which was causing a leak of skill and domain knowledge.
+		\item Refocused the team on customer needs whilst building an architectural strategy which will ensure a sustainable future.
+		\item Leading a project to bring our technology platforms together with Patchwork Health, who are in the process of taking over L2P.
+		\item Building agency for the developers by uncovering and exploring the business and product vision whilst involving everyone in improving our management and planning processes.
+		\item I pitched and built a proof of concept for an AI-driven natural language interface to the most complex parts of our app using OpenAI.
+	\end{itemize}
+
+	\subsection*{Engineering Manager | Couchbase | 2022 to date}
+	\begin{itemize}
+		\item Built up to managing fifteen developers across two teams across three timezones both in-office and remotely.
 		\item Improved employee engagement scores by 47\% over a 6 month period.
 		\item Measured and then optimised deployment process for cloud SAAS product bringing time from code complete on development to production from two weeks down to less than 24 hours.
 		\item Built a positive and motivated culture within a team of mixed ability engineers from fresh graduates to experienced principals allowing the team to inspect and improve their own processes using tools like regular retrospectives.
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 	\end{itemize}
 	\subsection*{Chief Technology Officer / Senior Developer |\\BlueSky Education | 2019 to 2024}
 	\begin{itemize}
-  \item Running a ten person development team as well as line manage developers from other teams and facilitate meetings for 20 person department across three timezones.
+		\item Introduced a new ETL pipeline and reporting, exposing the leadership to brand new business insight. Used this to support direction setting by the Executive Leadership team and to track live progression towards goals using OKRs.
-  \item Improved employee engagement scores by 47\% over a 6 month period.
+		\item Overhauled the process by which work was pitched, designed and specced for the development team, refocusing on an understanding of customer needs/
-  \item Measured and then optimised deployment process for cloud SAAS product bringing time from code complete on development to production from two weeks down to less than 24 hours.
+		\item Built BlueSky Learning: a brand new video CPD system for teachers using Elixir, Phoenix LiveView and Tailwind in front of an open-source learning management system.
-  \item Built a positive and motivated culture within a team of mixed ability engineers from fresh graduates to experienced principals allowing the team to inspect and improve their own processes using tools like regular retrospectives.
+		\item Developed new features and performed upgrades for the flagship product, BlueSky Education: an appraisal \& performance management solution for education written in Ruby on Rails.
-  \item Created a culture of constant professional development using regular 1:1s, SMART target setting and well-defined career progression ladders.
+		\item Built a cross-functional product team using Scrum. Coached developers, a new product owner and across the company in iterative development.
 	\end{itemize}
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+	\noindent\small%
+	\section*{}% So the text lines up on the two sides
 	\subsection*{Technical Lead | Perkbox | 2018 to 2019}
 	\begin{itemize}
 		\item Within a new data team, built an ETL, data warehouse and front‐end to enable reporting across tens of microservices, aggregating across multiple AWS regions.
 		\item Added Elixir \& Phoenix to my skill-set, working on a brand new version of Perkbox’s customer loyalty reward engine. Integrated with Amazon for automated high volume delivery of voucher codes.
 		\item Created plain Ruby microservice providing bespoke PDF versions of usage statistics delivered to Perkbox clients for dissemination within their companies.
 	\end{itemize}
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-\section*{}
-\subsection*{Senior Developer | Livelink Technology | 2019}
-\begin{itemize}
-  \item New development and heavy refactoring on legacy Ruby/Angular.js kiosk application running in hundreds of shops across the UK
-  \item 6 month secondment to mobile team to complete a new photo purchasing React Native module integrated to Walmart's mobile app
-  \item Developed new features for Rails-based centralised health reporting application
-\end{itemize}
 	\subsection*{Lead Developer | Coach in a Box / BTS | 2017 to 2019}
 	\begin{itemize}
 		\item Was able to present my team's work on the Moodle open-source learning management system at MoodleMoot, the yearly UK conference for users and developers of the system