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About Me

I always enjoy being able to plan and create things. Whether it's dumb drawings, painting Warhammer models or building this website, I love making things that I can be proud of. I have the same level of enthusiasm when it comes to my career: when being given tasks or projects, I feel a great sense of pride and accomplishment planning things out, working through each step and ironing out any problems, and being able to show it off once it's finished.

I've worked with a wide range of programming languages, though my main professional experience is with web development languages like PHP, HTML and Javascript. I am quite familiar with Python, as it's the language I used to learn programming when I was in school. I also learnt Lua for my final project at A-Level, and I'm always looking for opportunities to learn new programming languages and broaden my skills.

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Experience

Apprentice Software Developer at Silkstream Ltd

2021 - 2023 (2 years, 4 months)

In this role, I worked at a local web development and digital marketing company based in Essex. I was a part of the development team, working on bespoke websites and CRM/CMS systems, building, maintaining and updating them for clients of varying sizes. Throughout my employment I was learning new technologies, techniques and programming languages. I worked extensively with PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and MySQL.

Key technologies and languages:

  • PHP
  • HTML
  • CSS/SASS
  • JavaScript & JQuery
  • MySQL
  • Docker
  • GitHub
  • PHPMyAdmin
  • Vue
  • Composer
  • NPM

Certifications

Level 4 End Point Assessment Software Developer Distinction
AWS Educate Introduction To Cloud 101

Here's what others have to say.

"We were delighted to welcome Ross as a web development apprentice. He quickly demonstrated a strong aptitude for coding and a keen interest in learning and consistently added positive contributions to our team. We wish him all the best in his future endeavours."

Leigh Mason, Director, Silkstream Ltd

“In my current role as a data scientist, I needed to expand my skillset in web-development. Ross played a pivotal role in this journey as a mentor, simplifying complex concepts and making them approachable. Ross’s communication skills and focus on detail helped me gain a better understanding of web development. I am excited about our continued collaboration and how Ross will continue to help me in the future.”

Alex Green, Measurement Innovation Executive at ITV

“Ross is adept at using his skills and experience in software development in a cross-disciplinary setting. His application of the principles of software design to a legal setting was a great aid to my project.”

Samuel Hooper LLB

Ross Wallings

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