Kerri Sharp

Experienced software engineer and web developer specialising in bespoke web applications, websites, emails & APIs. Adept at delivering user-focused, testable solutions and passionate about fostering a healthy workplace culture. Industry experience in crafting impactful digital products and services since 2016.

Key skills include React, Next.js, Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Tailwind, SASS, CSS, HTML, MJML, PHP, Laravel, WordPress, Go, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS, Markdown, Agile, Scrum, Git, CI/CD, Jira & Figma.

• Crafted a next-generation frontend with Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind & Storybook as part of a Scrum team, deployed with Vercel. This greenfield SaaS empowered the company to package risk & intelligence services in a unique way to a plethora of new customers.
• Created a "Service Status" page as part of a team, interpreting uptime statistics from AWS CloudWatch, deployed as an AWS Lambda, written in Go 1.20 with a frontend written in React, TypeScript & Tailwind. This tool enabled customer to always know the status of the service, reducing support tickets and customer confusion.
• Led a team as project manager to build a "Spotify Wrapped"-alike using React, Vite, TypeScript, CSS & deployed with Netlify. Using internal APIs, we annually summarised the efforts of our intelligence analysts with a humorous presentation, improving team morale & encouraging competition.
• Contributed to building an AI virtual assistant platform leveraging Go 1.20 & AWS Bedrock, integrating Claude 3.5 to deliver context-rich customer interactions.
• Created a fully-documented REST API using PHP 8 (Slim), PostgreSQL & deployed via AWS to enable customers to share user generated content with their colleagues within the company's applications.
• Helped create an AWS Lambda written in Go 1.20, which continuously processes & sends notifications from AWS SQS payloads, offering enhanced user customisation of notifications and savings on third-party service costs.

• Created a WordPress theme using PHP, SASS & JS (ES6, jQuery) as a central part of the company's global rebrand. By writing bespoke features, I reduced the reliance on third-party WordPress plugins from 63 down to 4. This vastly improved page load time and reduced employee frustration by making the website simpler to manage.
• Built a WordPress plugin using PHP 7.4, JS (jQuery) & CSS to create an asynchronous learning platform, empowering thousands of delegates globally to access workshop materials on-demand in multiple languages. My work replaced an expensive, third-party solution, prone to frequent outages.

• Developed hundreds of sales promotion websites for clients including Google, Dell & HP using PHP 7.4 (Laravel, Symfony, Blade), Vue.js, SASS (Bootstrap) & MySQL, deployed via DigitalOcean with Docker & Jenkins. These campaigns rewarded customers with cashback and gifts, incentivising tens of thousands of purchases, helping Opia's clients to meet their sales targets and strengthen brand loyalty.
• Led email campaign development, creating responsive HTML emails (MJML, Foundation for Email), tested with Litmus and delivered via Mailgun on behalf of clients including Samsung, Microsoft & LG. My work increased trust by reinforcing brand identity across digital communications and garnered positive client & customer feedback.

• Joe Sweeny, Principal Engineer at Chaos Theory:
  "Kerri integrates seamlessly into teams, consistently delivers high-quality, well-tested work and demonstrates a deep understanding of business requirements."
• Thomas Hockaday, Senior Full Stack Engineer at Blackbullion:
  "Kerri consistently delivers high quality, clean and well-tested code. He is notable for his excellent communication and his out of the box thinking, which is an absolute asset for team projects, R&D tasks and hackathons."
• Simon Partridge, Software Engineer at Intelligence Fusion:
  "Kerri consistently celebrates the achievements of others, fosters cross-disciplinary curiosity and shares knowledge with clarity. His insightful contributions to discussions and clear explanations make him a valuable collaborator."
• Lyndsay Close, Marketing Manager at Sigma7:
  "It has been a pleasure working with Kerri; he is committed to his work and will go above and beyond. He always has a customer-first mentality, ensuring development is aligned with their needs."
• Matt Pratten, Intelligence Analyst at EOS Risk Group:
  "Kerri is a great guy to have on your team. I'd love to work alongside him again."