Resume

Summary of my Education and Professional Experience

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

2004 - 2008

University of Ulster

Grade - 2:1

Advanced Diploma in Management Practice

2011 - 2012

University of Ulster

Grade - Pass

Professional Skills

Requirements Gathering

Functional Requirements

UML

UI/UX Design

Project Management

Frontend Development

Backend Development

Power Query

Power BI

SQL

Professional Experience

Change & Release Management / Technical Analyst

2016 - Present

Energia Group [Previously Viridian]

  • Managed change, service, and incident requests via JIRA, ensuring requests were well-defined and end-user focused.
  • Oversaw deployments across DEV/UAT/PREPROD/PROD environments, securing CAB approval and maintaining audit trails.
  • Coordinated incident management with Capita using Remedy platforms. Supported over 100 applications and customer‑facing websites, collaborating with internal teams and third-party vendors.
  • Established server documentation, streamlined deployment processes, and ensured backups and release readiness.
  • Reverse‑engineered systems, produced visual diagrams, and improved understanding of APIs, firewalls, and configurations.
  • Worked with Azure DevOps, authorised Azure pipelines with gatekeeping controls. Promoted knowledge sharing via Azure Wikis; leveraged Azure Portal, Durable Functions Monitor, and Postman for troubleshooting.
  • Acted as Scrum Master for a project transitioned to BAU support, collaborating with product owners and teams.
  • Consistently contributed to process improvements, efficiency gains, and enhanced service quality.

Business / Quality Assurance Analyst

2014 - 2016

Etain Software

  • Analysed requirements gathered by the sales delivery team and drafted a functional specification which included UML use case and process workflows.
  • Participated in workshops to further elicit the requirements with the client in order to clearly define what they wanted to achieve.
  • Conducted scope analysis with the client to determine if the total cost of project delivery was suitable for their budget.
  • Firmus Energy Change of Supplier Process - was the first project the company delivered which had only 4 defects upon completion. This was due to my requirements documentation as the Developer was able to clearly understand and deliver the expected outcome

Web Developer (Secondment to Ulster Bank)

2012 - 2014

Etain Software / Ulster Bank

  • Sub-contracted into Ulster Bank to assist with enhancing their NI, ROI and Group websites.
  • Updated XML/XSLT content on Ulster Banks website.
  • Managed my own workload and communication between many internal customers.
  • Received personal recognition for my pleasant approach and dedication to delivering top quality websites from the Head of Digital Banking. Due to my work ethic, I was able to encourage the bank to grow the internal team resulting in a £100k profit for my employer.

Junior Software Developer

2010 - 2012

Etain Software

  • Developed new and existing websites using ASP.NET and Kentico CMS using the Requirements Specification or Change Control document as reference.
  • Integrated 'TheStreat' website with KenticoCMS, HTML/CSS styles were provided by the Graphics & Design team, personal favourite feature being the Google API search for the 5 closest outlets using Postcode or Town name.
  • Worked on numerous websites such as NMNI.com’s picture library, Belfast City Airports redesign, CITB and North Down Borough Council and various change requests to lots of websites.
  • Troubleshooting and fixing bugs on many websites
  • Contributed towards the development of a mobile project using KendoUI for Golf Union Ireland (GUI)