Simon

Technical Director Partner @Crew Studio

London, GB

Over the last 10 years, I\'ve been helping build Crew into a successful design and development studio. In that time, I have taken on a variety of roles that have required a diverse set of skills. Here are some of the hats I\'ve worn:Lead developer- Directly contributed to a huge number of products, sites and interactive experiences- Delivered powerful backends using Django, Node.js, REST, GraphQL etc- Engineered rich frontends using vanilla JS, React, Stimulus, HTMX- Created integrations with a diverse range of 3rd party systems such as Stripe, Shopify, Google Docs, Airtable- Utilised creative technologies such as WebGL, Canvas, physical computing and projection mappingSolutions Architect- Worked to understand and capture a wide variety of technical and business requirements- Designed and implemented business-critical systems using a pragmatic balance of existing services and custom solutions- Been responsible for managing, monitoring and optimising all our infrastructure and its usageTechnical Director- Helped define a culture that places value on quality, robustness, maintainability, optimisation and security- Lead continuous learning and adoption of appropriate best practise- Created processes and tools to support our team day-to-day, such as CLI-tooling, automated testing and CI / CDTechnical Project Manager- Created and managed internal backlogs and project boards- Lead team-level and external client stakeholder communicationsCo-founder- Played a key role in the running of the wider business, contributing significantly to the overall company strategy- Helped define our approach to project and account management- Been heavily involved in the sales process, helping to scope and sell-in projects to new and existing clients- Put in place financial modelling and resource planning- Lead the hiring and training of many of our staff- Written extensively, across project documentation, case studies and presentations

The Manchester Metropolitan University

Design and Art Direction, Design, advertising, production, post production