Full-stack Developer (Remote Contract)
2018 - PRESENTZDEV- Successfully delivered projects in React, React Native, Node.js (all JavaScript and TypeScript), and Elixir (OTP) for various clients.
Technologies: React Native, React, JavaScript, Node.js, ElixirFounder | CTO
2015 - 2018ZDEV- Founded a 5-person software consultancy.
- Delivered apps and website/server technology to multiple clients.
- Managed a team of four developers.
- Trained four apprentices with no previous coding experience. All four are successfully employed in the industry—their earnings increased 4x (Tiny.cc/zdev-staff).
- Oversaw technology direction, code reviews, hiring, project management, staff training, sales, and marketing.
- Built a ~£200,000/year business.
- Oversaw multiple projects using the following technologies: JavaScript, React Native, React, Next.js, Node.js, Firebase, Heroku, and TypeScript.
Technologies: React Native, React, JavaScript, Node.jsDeveloper
2015 - 2016McKinsey Digital Labs- Built a cutting-edge UI to save hundreds of hours for a long, complex risk process for a large merchant bank.
- Worked with the DevOps team to deliver a containerized platform for continuous deployment.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS, DockerDeveloper
2013 - 2015Brevan Howard Hedge Fund- Wrote code to match trades saving hundreds of thousands of dollars per month.
- Redesigned the architecture for a systematic trading system so that it uses modern technology stack.
- Worked on a business's critical systematic trading system for a hedge fund that was 1 billion dollars in size.
Technologies: Ruby, Ruby On Rails, R, JavaScriptDeveloper
2010 - 2013Goldman Sachs- Worked on large critical applications with a large team of developers.
- Wrote an app from scratch and delivered it within two months.
- Automated a regression-tested large C# front end—saving hundreds of man-hours per month.
Technologies: Java, C#, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python
Richard Gill
RESTful APIs Developer in London, United Kingdom
Member since December 4, 2015
Richard is a senior full-stack JavaScript engineer. He specializes in React Native, React, Node.js with JavaScript, and Elixir (OTP). In his career, Richard has built and delivered over 20 React and React Native-based apps.
Richard is now available for hire
Portfolio
- ZDEVReact Native, React, JavaScript, Node.js, Elixir
- ZDEVReact Native, React, JavaScript, Node.js
- McKinsey Digital LabsJavaScript, React, HTML, CSS, Docker
Experience
- RESTful APIs 8 years
- JavaScript 8 years
- Node.js 7 years
- React 6 years
- Webpack 5 years
- React Native 5 years
- Firebase 4 years
- Elixir 3 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Mac, Sublime, Git, Chrome
The most amazing...
...thing I've coded was a prototype iPhone app (front and back end) in one month.
Employment
Experience
- Wash Doctors | Car-washing App (Development)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwPVSEq9f6U
Wash Doctors is an app that helps people get their car washed at home.
I was responsibile for all the technology in the project, including the following:
• Two React Native apps that were deployed to the App and Play Stores
• A React operations website to see bookings, message customers, and so on
• All the back-end APIs and other infrastructure written in Node.js - Example Website (Includes Source Sode) (Development)
An example project that I built to demonstrate my best practices and how I structure projects and code.
• Code: https://github.com/z-dev/z-dev-builds
• Site: https://builds.z-dev.com/
Skills
Languages
HTML, JavaScript, Java, C#, Ruby, Python, Sass, ElixirFrameworks
React Native, Ruby on Rails (RoR), ReduxLibraries/APIs
Node.js, ReactTools
WebpackParadigms
Functional Programming, Cross-platformOther
RESTful APIs, Consulting, Codebase Development, React.js Development ConsultantPlatforms
Firebase, iOS, Blockchain Platforms
Education
- Master's of Engineering degree (1st class) in Computing2006 - 2010Imperial College London - London, UK
