SimonHarrisCo

Work History

This is my work history since completing my Masters in Pharmacy and restarting my career in tech.

Lead Front-End Developer - Dev3 Ltd (2022 - Present)

As the Lead Front-End developer I have architected and built the entire front-end of our enterprise B2B SaaS, disrupting the school catering sector. This has involved building a complex web app with React/Redux, two mobile apps with React Native, and a PWA for internal deployment. We are now expanding the capabilities of the product with secret internal projects. The next wave of the app will use Websockets, WebGL with ReactThreeFiber and server rendered video systems to push the limits of what people expect from a school catering app. You can read a little about that work here.

Creative Coder - Variable (2018 - 2022)

As a creative coder at Variable.io I worked on a variety of projects within the generative art, WebGl, data visualisation and creative coding space. I learned a huge amount about real-time rendering, performance and Javascript tooling. Here are some of the things I did:

  • Building generative art tools deployed on the web for agencies to use for ongoing branding projects (Javascript, WebGL). See an example here.
  • Work on interactive installations to be deployed at the International World Expo (Javascript, WebGL)
  • Work with the team to make live real-time 3d data art using Wimbledons tennis match scores, deployed on the Wimbledon grounds (Javascript, WebGL). Read the case study here.
  • Build a visual branding campaign for GSK, inspired by the data flow within the company for their R&D teams (SideFX Houdini). Read the case study here.
  • Work on an experimental live data visualisation project for a global leader in the energy sector (Javascript, WebGL).

Freelance Web Developer - Ph9 Ltd (2015 - 2018)

This was my first commercial work, developing and integrating themes for their internal e-commerce system. The integration had to be incredibly flexible so it taught me a lot about using CSS trickery to make very flexible responsive websites. During this time also I worked on a personal startup project called Apps4Takeaways that used cordova to make personalised apps for local takeaways.