INTRODUCTION | EXPERIENCE | SOME OF MY GITHUB PROJECTS | WORK EXPERIENCE | PREVIOUS CAREER EXPERIENCE | EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS | SOME OTHER QUITE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT ME | LINKED IN | CODE WARS | MY GITHUB REPOS | EXTERNAL CV PDF
I am a graduate of the Makers Academy boot-camp & this is the career change I've been dreaming of. I had an enriching career in education learning support, which could be very challenging but was highly collaborative & rewarding work, using technology as part of the process of assisting people with their learning support & education needs. I have also worked within the rigorous areas of video subtitling & library-cataloguing services.
I am very excited to progress in a new career in coding which I discovered after completing free courses during lock-down. This interest & passion to learn led me to joining the Makers remote course and discovering how much I enjoy investigating & contributing to code solutions both solo & in team situations & I continue to investigate coding challenges & build projects with the assistance of tutorials & varied web sources.
- Makers Academy Before Makers I completed Code Academy courses in Ruby & Javascript & then delved deep into the full stack with Makers, & have since employed follow-up courses to help the consolidation process including exploring the Odin Project, Udemy courses in React & various online resources Makers gave me grounding in the fundamentals of full-stack development.
I have been working to really embed my knowledge and get myself in a position to enter the job market and looking for collaborative developer roles.
The Makers course helped me to learn with a lot of self-motivated research in how to start constructing apps that fulfilled a given criteria from the ground up, from user stories using thorough planning & domain modelling.
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DOMAIN MODELLING/MVC – I learnt how to design projects from scratch from User Stories using modelling, using self-motivated & sharing research to complete projects, gradually learning to build the full stack with growing understanding of client-server relationships and the structure of the MVC.
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AGILE WORKING – I developed agile processes, learning to build a great interactive team experience to make the building of challenging projects more enjoyable and make everyone feel included and valued with an inclusive team charter, using collaborative online documents and peer-programming.
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TEST DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT - Building programs incrementally from rigorous TDD principles, learning to read error messages carefully, using debugging and gaining visibility on our process, learning to break down problems and work through each stage of development carefully a step at a time.
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THE FULL STACK - THE FULL STACK – A grounding in all levels of the stack, from fundamental methods building functions & classes using OOP with Ruby & Javascript, the front-end using HTML & CSS & interaction with the back using databases such as PostgresSQL & MongoDB.
| Name | Description | Tech/tools |
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| Kirill: A Distributed Music Instrument https://github.com/david-ewan-campbell/kirill | Ongoing collaborative project to build a rigorously tested app that provides a performance platform for users to play music online & for others to listen-in to live performances | Ruby, RSPEC, Javascript, Jest, HTML & CSS, Shell scripting, Sinatra, Railway for Deployment |
| React Native/EXPO Counter App built using TDD https://github.com/david-ewan-campbell/Counter-App-2-Jest-TDD-React-Native-with-EXPO | Self-motivated challenge to build a simple app with Jest testing that uses some more unfamiliar languages & tech such as React-Native & migrating Javascript to Typescript & launched in the EXPO mobile app | Javascript/Typescript, Jest, React-Native, EXPO |
| Bank Tech-Test https://github.com/david-ewan-campbell/bank-Tech-Test-Javascript | Self-driven challenge to build a bank app with rigorous incremental TDD that can be required, instantiated and run in Node REPL. | Javascript, Jest, ESlint, Excalidraw for Domain Modelling, Gitignore |
| Final Makers group project - Seedle https://github.com/david-ewan-campbell/seedle | A one-page React web app that pulled live data from APIs using geo-location, that could find local nature data based on your postcode | React, Javascript, Jest, Cypress, HTML, CSS, ESlint, Agile working with Discord, Domain Modelling with Excalidraw, Heroku for deployment |
| Acebook-metaperverse https://github.com/david-ewan-campbell/acebook-metaperverse | A Facebook clone built in Javascript that users could make posts on, leave messages and likes of posts, emulating Facebook's look closely. | Javascript, NPM Jest, Cypress, Express, MongoDB/Atlas |
LENGTHY EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH COMPUTERS, CATALOGUING & MAKING FINISHED PROJECTS WITHIN TIGHT DEADLINES
I have a previous background in library-work/cataloguing, office & computing work & subtitling, also in Maths & English education support, music and art support/therapy & have effectively used various visual & audio software to support clients & complete projects to deadlines while maintaining the safe input & storage of sensitive information.
SELF-EMPLOYED ONLINE SHOP SALES OF RARE VINYL, BOOKS, DVDS
- Online Seller (Ongoing work up to the present)
'Running my own business using various using platforms selling rigorously graded collectible items'
I've managed my own tme and finances efectively and have 100% ratings from over 500 feedback points on selling sites such as Ebay & Discogs
FAST RENDERING OF ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS & DISPLAYS FOR PROJECTS
- Alan Campbell Chartered Architects (Various periods of work up to the present)
Architectural assistant at family chartered architect firm
I can draw and paint architectural renderings for projects, scan in then add additional colouring & information adjustments, using the Adobe suite. Then print and paste up a display board for project viewing with a quick turnaround.
RAPID EDITING OF SUBTITLES FOR VIDEO PROJECTS WITHIN TIGHT TIME SCHEDULES
- Pixelbox Media (June 2019 – December 2020)
Video Subtitle Editor using Adobe Suite
I worked remotely editing subtitles and rendered content for corporate videos for companies such as Milwaukee Power Tools using Adobe Premiere, working to tight deadlines. Lots of communication with international team members to make constant changes to projects.
ACCURATE UPDATING OF AND MOVEMENT OF TITLES FROM A HUGE LIBRARY CATALOGUE AND KEEPING FINANCES UP TO DATE
- Glasgow Life Library Services (April 2018 – August 2021)
Library services/cataloguing assistant.
I was responsible for maintaining & updating an extensive library catalogue using Open Galaxy management software, working in an adaptable team across the city, sourcing and sending titles and constantly updating the catalogue. I also maintained secure financial logging, banking and ensured a safe, secure environment for both public and staff.
(2001 - 2017)
I previously worked in varied education & therapy support roles for children and adults with additional needs and arts/play space management in London, Brighton and Bath.
SAFE AND SECURE INFORMATION STORAGE AND VERY ORGANISED IN CHALLENGING EDUCATION AND THERAPY SUPPPORT
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Responsible for the safe storage of information in secure computer databases about young people within government & Ofsted guidelines.
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My roles also included organising rotas, coordinating staff, ordering equipment online & organising activities for up to 40 plus children.
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I also acted as an educational & therapy support for people with additional needs, mainly in Maths, English & music & art therapies using computers & music technology.
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2016 – Carousel Training Course
Course to train in the fundamentals of facilitating the accessing of music & art creativity for people with additional support needs.
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June 2013 – GCSE Grade B in Core Science at Varndean College Brighton.
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2008 to 2013 - Various qualifications in Education & arts/play facilitation support including:
-TEACHH training course in autism support 2012
-Foundation Certificate in Art Therapy 2010
-NVQ Level 3 in Playwork (Management) 2008-2010. -
1994 - Brighton University BA Hons Degree in Visual and Performing Arts
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1990 - Art Foundation Certificate at York Polytechnic
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School/6th Form Results: Bridlington School/Scarborough Sixth Form College - 1987/1989
-A Levels in Art & English Literature at grades B & C
-6 O Levels/GCSEs in Art, English, Maths, Geography, French & Photography at grades A, B, C, B, C & A
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As part of a long-term gardening hobby I achieved a Level 1 RHS Certificate with Distinction in Practical Horticulture at Glasgow Botanics & since 2019 have studied a Level 2 RHS Certificate in Principles of Horticulture online in my spare time.
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I have been a musician for many years and have recordings released with many different projects, including 2 albums I helped record mostly remotely in lock-down, both released on an American label over the last 2 years and also have 2 Live BBC radio sessions amongst my musical achievements.