Patrick Bowen

Location

Staffordshire, UK

Portfolio

phunanon.github.io

Graduate, hobbyist, tutor, freelance, and professional in technologies from full-stack web to electronics.

I enjoy inter-discipline teamwork, problem solving, system architecture, and keeping skills modern.


Staffordshire University

Sept 2015 – June 2020

BSc (Hons) Computing Science 1st Class
HND Applied Computing Distinction

Mi-Voice / Democracy Technology Ltd. July 2022 – present

C# TypeScript React Azure DevOps & PaaS SQL EF Core

One in a team of two full-stack web developers. Online balloting - a voting site and an administration platform. We migrated from on-prem to Azure web services; replaced all .NET Framework MVC apps with a .NET Core REST API and modern front-end web tech. I championed compliance and test coverage, including UI regression tests, mobile and RTL support, and following industry accessibility guidelines. Worked directly with stakeholders to create new admin platform for self-service clients.

Inbox Insight Ltd. August 2020 – May 2022

C# TypeScript .NET 6.0 / Framework MVC Webpack Azure DevOps & PaaS EF SQL

B2B marketing. Full-stack web developer role. Maintaining and extending both internal and external websites; software, micro-services, internal and 3rd party APIs; near total deprecation/replacement of systems during time there. Agile, iterative, one of the first members of a growing team.

General Electric / Baker Hughes July 2018 – July 2019

C# C++ .NET Framework / Core 2.2 WinForms WPF MQTT WebSockets

Oilfield services & equipment. Internship in well data acquisition & processing: analysis & visualisation, physics simulation, compression, utilities. Agile, with project-manager. Operation of high-voltage equipment. Conducted UK-wide presentations, tours and Python classes for children. I was offered a full-time position after university.

Personal Experience

Please do visit my portfolio (phunanon.github.io) listing most of my notable projects and extensive hobby work.

Flagship project – StrangerChat

As a private tutor

Python HTML5, JS, TS Java, MDE SQL, R C#, VB.NET C, C++
  • Logged 820+ hours, 0–16h per week since 2018
  • All ages, from elementary to post-graduate, short- and long-term tutoring
  • Everything from technical minutiae to comprehensive academic work

As a freelance

IaaS HTML5, JS, TS SQLite
  • Crypto-market analysis software for one client
  • Utilising multiple free and paid API, IaaS platforms, libraries
  • Implemented data visualisation and analysis, algorithms outside of my personal understanding
  • Implemented portal/proxy with OTP authentication, and OTA updated client-side scripts

Latest Achievements

2019 General Electric Impact Award worth £70 for 6hr day of teaching Python;

2015 vInspired ‘v50’ (vinspired.com) for voluntary computer literacy teaching.