Alan Mellor
Software Developer since 1981
My USP is that I can craft highly technical software, and then be right at home enthusing a non-tech audience about why our software will solve their problem. I've found this quite rare in techies.
I have enough entrepreneurial flair to know that software that doesn't sell is just a hobby, not a business. Features that are never used are just a sunk cost.
I am a craftsman who genuinely believes that if my software cannot be read, tested, and extended, it isn't ready. I also understand deadlines - and the value of 'technical debt' in hitting them.
I draw on 25 years commercial software experience in real time industrial, military, mobile, 3D games, enterprise monitoring and web applications. I have a track record of learning new technologies to production standard.
Specialties: Delivering working code you can read, understand, test and maintain. Teaching others to do the same.
Agile, customer-driven methods. TDD, Refactoring, Patterns.
Public speaking, presentations and webinars.
People facing skills.
Content creation - effective writing, blogging, vlogging and video production.