Andrew F.

Andrew F. has a diverse work experience in the field of software development. Andrew is currently working as a Lead Developer at Cognassist, where they have been involved in transitioning a legacy solution into a microservice architecture using Microsoft Azure/DevOps and .NET Core. Prior to that, they worked as a Full-stack Developer and Technical Analyst at Emergent Network Intelligence, utilizing ASP.NET Core MVC and VueJS for front-end development. Andrew also worked as a Senior Software Developer at Communicator, where they focused on back-end development using ASP.NET Core and SQL Server.

Before joining these companies, Andrew had significant experience at Sage as a Senior Developer, responsible for delivering new features to the product in a timely and quality-driven manner. Andrew also worked as a Senior/Lead Developer at International Paints, where they developed and maintained software solutions, served as a technical lead, and contributed to process improvements using agile methodologies.

In the early stages of their career, Andrew worked at British Telecom, initially as a Technical Team Leader and later as a Developer, where they led a team of professionals and then transitioned into a technical role.

Overall, Andrew F. has gained expertise in various technologies and methodologies throughout their career, including microservices, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, VueJS, and agile development.

Andrew F. completed their education in a chronological manner. Andrew attended Walbottle High School from 1987 to 1990. After high school, they pursued further education at Newcastle College from 1997 to 1998, where they obtained a BTEC National Diploma in Computing. Andrew then went on to attend the University of Newcastle from 1998 to 2000, earning a BSC (Hons) in Software Engineering.

In addition to their formal education, Andrew F. has also obtained several certifications from Microsoft. In January and February 2013, they obtained certifications such as "Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (70-518)", "MCPD Windows Developer 4 (70-511, 70-513, 70-516, 70-518)", "MCTS Windows Communication Foundation Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (70-513)", "MCTS Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (70-516)", and "MCTS Windows Application Development with .NET Framework 4 (70-511)" from Microsoft.