Hello, I’m a Software Engineering Specialist & aficionado within the Northern Powerhouse, England.
Computer Sciences & Artificial Intelligence alumnus at The University of Leeds* and a keen investor in learning since. Former commitee member within the Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) and always striving for excellence in my work.
Passionate experience within a multitude of industries, environments, programming languages, technologies, products, patterns, problems & solutions. Love innovating & tinkering with tech.
Multiple hat-wearer however predominantly a strong traditional back-end software engineering background. Abilities & commercial experience with client consultancy, software product management, UX design & front-end development.
...Continuously improving the knowledge & understanding of technologies & practices used in my profession. Strong self-actualised productive workflows & ideals established thinking in lean principles.
Profoundly an agile background, a natural knowledge sharer & hold good practice within the wider software engineering community. Commercially-aware and can identify opportunities to optimise business process improvement, manage change & implement automation.
Able to play an active role in fast team-based environments working towards common objectives; lead with a vision, mentor as well as taking ownership focussing individually ‘in-the-zone’ to achieve difficult objectives to tight deadlines.
When we create together, we are able to transform our businesses, and generate prosperity & a better future for society through technological innovation.
Professional Skills I have picked up over the years, with the ability to deliver and mentor*
Requirements Analysis | Software & Process Design | Roadmap | Testing | Infastructure | Operations | Support
Server | Java EE* | Core* | Spring* | Hibernate* | MQ* | Maven* | multi-threaded* | patterns* | Tomcat* | MongoDB | Hadoop | MySQL* | Oracle*
Unit Test* | TDD* | BDD* | Agile* | SCRUM* | OOAD* | Atlassian | UML | DB Design | git* | CD | microservices
HTTP* | RESTful API* | XML | IoT | Website | HTML5 | CSS3 | Javascript | JQuery | WebApp | React` | Angular` | Node.JS` | CMS | AWS
Linux* | Bash* | perl | functional Scala | Spark | MapReduce | C++ | Python
Microsoft C#* | VB* | ASP | MVC | .NET | SQL Server | Windows | Visual Studio
Mutually beneficial projects, clients and organisations a professional relationship has experienced:
UK Core Exchange Programme
Technical Product Consultant
Senior Digital Engineer
Real-time rail open-data middleware
Media library & dissemination project
Tracking simultaneous deployments of solutions
EurAsian flagship smart advertisements
The Community Voice Platform
Suite of mobile video games
Integral Business Solution
Digital Artist | Field Engineer
Research & Development
Mortgage Estimation System Upgrade
Insight Publishing Platform
Innovation Programme
US Storage Logistics Integrated Software
Committee Board & STEM Ambassador
All4 Streaming Platform Core Services
Congestion Charge App Integration
Broadband Technical Support
Customer Journey Improvement
Persons I have professionally & personably impressed during my work.
Displayed a keen enthusiasm for technology and was not satisfied until he gained an in depth understanding of each topic we covered"
A helpful and resourceful person, who is capable of managing his workload and ensuring deadlines are met by holding a constant positive can do attitude. I would have no hesitation is recommending Raby for any future employment."
As Chairman of a branch in the BCS, I was very pleased to have Raby as a member of the committee. He contributed greatly to meetings, put forward many good ideas and helped out with publicity. It's always good to see younger software developers join the BCS, and Raby's involvement at such a high level shows an excellent commitment to professionalism in the IT industry."
Raby constantly seeks to do things better. He is very good at analysing his own work and looking for ways to become more efficient and more effective. I worked alongside Raby for 2 years with NATO when we were both software engineers. He often surprised me with his ability to make logical leaps when solving problems. His keenness and desrie to get on with the job would make him a valuable asset to any software team."
It was plain to see Raby would excel at software development - to fellow students and tutors alike. With unparallel enthusiasm and motivation towards this subject, it was obvious this would be the career path for him. His knowledge in this subject was a resource for other students on the course, a resource I was lucky enough to have access to. He was also awarded a Castle’s award in Yorkshire for best achiver - a valuable asset to any team."
Raby is a friend, a scholar and a counsellor to me. Not just this but he is a fascinating human being. Raby once told me that there is no excuse for any person to be unable to perform a task given that they have willpower and an internet connection. This give a taste of his dedication to expanding his knowledge. He views the world through very unique glasses, learning from information, constantly empathising with other viewpoints in order to inform his own and riding data like it was his own stallion. To work with Raby would be an opportunity not to be passed on."
Capable of creating anything digital at lasting high-quality. Software is the encoding of human thought, and as such has an almost unbounded design space.
For dedicatees that need their plants to weather the seasons. Greenfielding gardens, optimising orchards. Eliminating bugs, improving the ecosystem - for naturally flourishing forests.
Raby Whyte. Digital Bluebird.
If you need a resource with my skills & delivery temperament I'm happy to consult & help.
Have an idea or opportunity you would like to discuss?
Contact me for a conversation.
Dr. Nick Efford - University of Leeds