Chris Pollard

Software Engineer based in Melbourne 🇦🇺

Time zone: GMT + 11

#nodejs #postgres #typescript #reactjs #material-ui #expressjs #sql #storybook #knex #python

In 2021, I moved from project management into a technical-focussed career. I care about building elegant, effective software that expands individual freedom and drives responsibility/decision-making to the edges.

Email / LinkedIn / GitHub

👨‍💻 Coding Experience

Software Engineer @ Beyond Essential (September 2021 - Present)

Worked in a 20 person engineering team primarily on Tupaia, an open source data collection, reporting and visualisation web platform for health organisations in low-income settings.

• Programmed across mono repository, including micro-services, orchestration servers and three front-end packages
• Worked with both Redux and React Query (ie Tan Query)
• Managed changes to external REST api service integration
• Managed releases on rotation
• Wrote and maintained developer documentation
• Technologies used: React, TypeScript, Postgres, SQL, Jest, Chai, HTML, CSS, material-ui, Storybook, expressjs, knex
• Platforms used: AWS (including console, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), Github, Linear
  
  

👔 Other Work Experience

Project Manager @ RMIT University (March 2020 - December 2020)

Delivered major projects, including the college teaching and learning response to COVID-19. Sprint planning and execution with multi-disciplinary team.

IT Project Manager @ Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (December 2015 - March 2020)

Managed the development of a SaaS product, worked closely with lead software developer, business analyst and testers to frame and complete user stories.

📌 Volunteering and Hobbies

Secretary @ Victorian Bitcoin Technology Club (Incorporated Oct 2023)

Co-organiser @ Bitcoin Melbourne (May 2022 - Present)

Tinkering with microPython and fun little devices.

💬 Languages

🇬🇧 English: Native
🇫🇷 French: Beginner
🇪🇸 Spanish: Beginner

👨🏻‍🎓 Education and Archived History

12-week Software Engineering Immersive
A three month full-time immersive course focused on client and server side web development (JavaScript primarily, with some Ruby)
General Assembly - Melbourne, Australia (May 2021 - July 2021)

Diploma of Education (Teaching)
La Trobe University - Melbourne, Australia (2010 - 2011)

Bachelor of Arts
Monash University - Melbourne, Australia (2004 - 2007)

Last updated: 2 Nov 2023