Introduction
Hello, I'm Chris Hatton. I am an experienced full-stack software developer, analyst, and leader with over 16 years of experience in the industry. I have worked on a variety of projects, from large multi-million dollar projects to small projects of a few thousand pounds. I have been part of some very successful projects and have also learned from some that have dramatically failed.
What I have learned over the years is that people are more important than technology. Understanding people and their needs is the key to good systems development. I am a people-oriented leader and I am committed to creating a positive and productive work environment where everyone can do their best work.
I am confident that I have the skills and experience necessary to be a successful software developer at any level. I am a hard worker and I am always willing to learn new things. I am also a team player and I am always willing to help others. I am confident that I can make a significant contribution to your team and help you achieve your goals.
Experience
Skills
Having worked as a full stack developer for most of my career I have acquired a varied set of skills that allows me to be involved and contribute in all aspects of the software development lifecycle. The benefit of which is that I can guide a team from requirements capture to product maintenance and be able to see and avoid common pitfalls that would otherwise be detrimental to a project.
Education
A Dog Walker
At the beginning of the first covid lockdown my wife brought home Jara to join our family. I had visions of me working at my PC while she lay at my feet but having not been a dog owner before I got a shock. My wife neglected to tell me how much work a puppy really is. Fast-forward a year and Jara still takes up a lot of our time but in a good way. She has us out on different walks and has even got me started on my next hobby.
A Litter Picker
Having spent more and more of my time outdoors walking Jara I began to notice the problem plaguing our beautiful country so I decided to do something about it. I started the Hamilton and Blantyre Litter Pickers group and have been working with similar groups on a common goal.
As well as organising events and managing the group I developed Litter Map, a simple app for recording litter collection. It has proved quite successful and is slowly gaining popularity with other groups.
A Hacker
Every now and again, when I have time and the inclination, I'll break out my electronics equipment and tinker with AVR microcontroller programming in C - it's usually something to do with home automation or data collection - data which I never get round to analysing.
I'll just about try program anything that has a development toolkit or API. This currently includes esp8266 wifi modules, Fitbit applications and Amazon Alexa skills.
A Cook and Baker
I've been experimenting in the kitchen all my life. I even made it to the final cut in the auditions for the 2020 Great British Bake Off. It was a fantastic experience being in front of a camera and cooking in competition with people that share the same passion.
I flirt with photography every now and again and have an instagram account: @chris.cooks.it with the things I have enjoyed making the most. People always ask me for my recipes so I decided to create the recipe sharing website flourhacker.com. It was only ever meant for my family and myself but does have traffic.