CTO and Lead Developer
2014 - 2015Sea Level Research, Ltd.- Developed a RESTful API using Django REST Framework 3.
- Built a mobile-first front-end using React.js and Bootstrap 3.
- Configured back-end machines with Ansible, deployed from Jenkins.
- Automated API deployment using Heroku and PostgreSQL.
- Carried out customer discovery with Liverpool Pilots then managed and prioritized the product backlog.
- Built the entire front- and back-end stack for an electronic tide tables application.
Technologies: Jenkins, Ansible, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, React, Python, DjangoData Scientist/Software Engineer
2013 - 2014ScaperWiki, Ltd.- Built data scrapers and aggregators, pulling, cleaning, and normalizing data from awkward sources.
- Developed reusable helper libraries and new tooling to speed up development and ease the maintenance burden.
- Introduced the team to unit testing and test-driven development.
- Worked with investigative journalists to acquire and aggregate thousands of company records, supporting a corruption investigation.
Technologies: Requests, SQLite, Linux, PythonDeveloper
2013 - 2014Government Digital Service (UK)- Introduced my team to Django, kicking off the Stagecraft project which allows non-technical users to create new dashboards and achieve scale.
- Used my experience of scraping poor-quality sources to build reliable collectors for government data.
- Maintained a Linux web stack with Varnish, nginx, Gunicorn, Django/Flask, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
- Improved reliability and repeatability with continuous integration scripts for Jenkins & Travis.
- Built automated tests for a Flask/MongoDB storage back-end system.
Technologies: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Python, Flask, DjangoSoftware Engineer
2011 - 2013BAE Systems Applied Intelligence- Developed high-speed C++ software using STL and Boost and targeted at 64-bit Linux.
- Ported and refactored a legacy C application into modern C++ with STL, Boost, and Protobuf.
- Developed a C++ libpcap application to inspect NAT sessions.
- Created an automated test harness in Python to inject test data into our C++ applications.
- Worked day to day with Wireshark, inspecting protocols such as TCP, SSL/TLS, and FTP.
Technologies: Wireshark, libpcap, TCP, Python, Boost, C++Software Engineer
2009 - 2009JF Machines, Ltd.- Built an entire operator user interface for PicoColour digital printing press using Python and PyQt.
- Built an ink system controller using Arduino to replace conventional Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
- Created image preparation software, integrating with Ghostscript, ImageMagick, and Python Imaging Library.
- Researched and created image manipulation "screening" techniques to improve print quality.
- Created a high-speed C++ image processing module in with Cython interface for use in Python.
Technologies: PIL, Arduino, C, PyQt, Python
Paul M Furley
OpenPGP Developer in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Member since April 13, 2015
Paul is a solid engineer and an energetic teammate. He started his professional career writing high-speed C++ but now prefers Python on Linux. Most recently, he co-founded a startup as lead developer and previously spent six months with the UK Government Digital Service. He loves efficient organizations with a strong testing philosophy and focus on quality.
Paul is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Sea Level Research, Ltd.Jenkins, Ansible, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, React, Python, Django
- ScaperWiki, Ltd.Requests, SQLite, Linux, Python
- Government Digital Service (UK)MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Python, Flask, Django
Experience
- OpenPGP 12 years
- Linux 10 years
- JavaScript 8 years
- Agile Software Development 6 years
- Python 6 years
- Test Automation 5 years
- Django 3 years
- Ansible 2 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Git, Vim Text Editor, Ubuntu Linux
The most amazing...
...thing I've built was the software stack for a digital printing machine, from a PyQt operator GUI down to Arduino-powered machine control.
Employment
Skills
Languages
C, Python, JavaScript, HTML5, SQL, Go, C++, CSS3, CSSFrameworks
Flask, Django, Django REST Framework, Bootstrap 3, BoostLibraries/APIs
Django ORM, React, Requests, libpcap, PyQt, PILTools
GPG, Ansible, Wireshark, Vim Text Editor, Git, JenkinsPlatforms
Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Arduino, Heroku, Ubuntu LinuxStorage
PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, MongoDBOther
OpenPGP, Scraping, SSL, Public-key Cryptography, TCP, CryptographyParadigms
Agile Software Development, Test Automation
Education
- MEng 1st Class degree in Electronic Engineering2005 - 2009University of Durham - Durham, United Kingdom
