Ken Mortimer
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
An enthusiastic and resourceful problem solver with over 15 years of industry experience who enjoys working as part of a collaborative and energetic team of like-minded individuals. Ever the optimist with a commitment towards clear and concise coding practices and optimisation, leveraging current but stable technologies where necessary. As someone who evaluates personal development as being vital to the success of any career, he is progressively upgrading his skill set to accommodate enhancements within the web industry, whilst keeping diversification to a minimum. Reflective of the adage “jack of all trades (and master of none)”.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Principle Solutions Architect
NSW Department of Customer Service
08.2023 - Current
- Supported three squads in designing solutions for new features to be added to the Drupal website. This was done in collaboration with the other solution architects to ensure alignment on the content model and the platform remain performant.
- Developed an analytics framework in collaboration with the insights and optimisation team. This was done to streamline development effort and provide consistent tracking across components.
- Evaluated emerging technologies to stay current on industry trends, making informed decisions for technology adoption.
Senior Developer
NSW Department of Customer Service
07.2020 - 08.2023
- Provided a lead role in the maintenance and introduction of new features to the Drupal website, working across multiple teams to facilitate these changes in terms of scope and feasibility.
- Built the solution for the COVID-19 check in poster in collaboration with Service NSW.
- Developed reusable code libraries that streamlined development efforts and improved consistency across multiple solutions.
Senior Developer
Australian Doctor Group
10.2019 - 07.2020
- Provided a lead role in the maintenance and introduction of new features to the Drupal website, liaising with the product team to facilitate these changes in terms of scope and feasibility.
- Refactored and fixed the entire Acquia pipeline, allowing for the correct use of dynamic cloud instances (replicas of the test environment) when testing feature branches. A custom Drupal module was built in order to provide a shim for copying the environment variables over from the test environment utilising the Acquia Cloud API.
- Assumed a team lead role to the extent of providing over-arching code reviews, mentoring team members on best practices - agnostic of framework, supporting in a technical capacity during interviews and providing some guidance on architectural decisions.
Education
Master of Science - Knowledge Management For Innovation
Cranfield University
Milton Keynes, UK01-2009
Bachelor of Science - Internet Engineering And Web Management
University of Greenwich
Kent, UK01-2008
Skills
- Deadline driven
- Reliable
- Tactful
- Attention to detail
- Energetic
- Logical
- Communicative
Timeline
Principle Solutions Architect
NSW Department of Customer Service
08.2023 - Current
Senior Developer
NSW Department of Customer Service
07.2020 - 08.2023
Senior Developer
Australian Doctor Group
10.2019 - 07.2020
Master of Science - Knowledge Management For Innovation
Cranfield University
Bachelor of Science - Internet Engineering And Web Management
University of Greenwich
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