David Gerrard

Principal Software Engineer at Summize

David Gerrard has a diverse work experience spanning several companies. David currently works at Summize as a Principal Software Engineer since April 2021. Prior to this, they were employed by Ivanti for eight years. At Ivanti, they held various roles including Senior Software Engineer from April 2017 to April 2021, Software Engineer from April 2015 to March 2017, and Graduate Software Engineer from June 2013 to March 2015. During their time at Ivanti, they worked on developing products using technologies such as Angular, TypeScript, Azure, .NET, AngularJS, Node, HapiJS, Bootstrap, JSON, Protractor, TFS, and GIT.

Before Ivanti, David worked at AppSense as an AppSense Industrial Placement from August 2011 to September 2012. David gained experience as a Student Software Tester in the QA department, focusing on a product called Application Manager.

David'searliest work experience was at Tilsun Vehicle Contracts, where they held roles as a Junior Software Engineer from 2007 to 2009 and a Technical Support Technician from 2004 to 2007. In these positions, they worked on building and maintaining a web application using C# and SQL, and provided technical support and server administration.

Overall, David has a strong background in software engineering, with expertise in various technologies and experience in both development and QA roles.

David Gerrard obtained a BSc Software Engineering (Hons) degree in Computer Software Engineering from Liverpool John Moores University, where they studied from 2009 to 2013. Prior to that, they attended St Nicholas RC Sixth Form from 2002 to 2004 and obtained A Levels in Maths, Physics, and ICT. David also holds several additional certifications, including SCRUM Master from The Knowledge Academy (obtained in January 2018), AngularJS Security Fundamentals from Pluralsight (obtained in August 2015), VMware Certified Associate - Cloud and VMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization from VMware (both obtained in 2013), AppSense Certified Professional from AppSense (obtained in 2012), and Microsoft Certified Professional from Microsoft (obtained in February 2007). David has also completed the AngularJS Directives Fundamentals course from Pluralsight, but the specific dates of obtaining are unknown.

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  • Principal Software Engineer

    April, 2021 - present