Mark Gascoyne

Led a team of 4 engineers, designing and implementing scalable software architectures while contributing hands-on to critical software development. Reviewed code submissions to ensure adherence to coding standards and quality. Managed project timelines and collaborated with product managers to align technical and business objectives.

Implemented GitOps strategies for the organization and contributed to the development of custom tools designed to integrate with GitLab CI. Adapted and extended an existing library of internal tools to fit the unique requirements of the business, enhancing deployment automation and efficiency.

Developed CI/CD pipelines with Gitlab CI and a CNE Kubernetes operator.

I delivered infrastructure as code and declarative infrastructure maintained using GitOps, and delivered CI/CD pipelines. I refined the backlog, gathered requirements, and developed the supporting services.

I restructured Ve’s infrastructure and technology to save costs and create a more manageable environment. I introduced and set up local development using Kustomize/Skaffold/Minikube, and rolled out GitOps to improve deployment pipelines. I also trained developers to develop best-in-class microservices.

I worked closely with both the development and infrastructure teams, which are spread all over the world. I engineered microservices written in Golang and delivered them via the Google Kubernetes Engine. I introduced operations via pull requests to deliver continuous deployment, maintaining stability.

Delivered control and automation systems for the Wiselife IoT product, enabling smart home device management and energy monitoring.

Developed monitoring, controls, and analysis software for the energy sector in a fully agile environment. Delivered bespoke software solutions for major UK energy companies.

I worked under the direction of Richard Marr (Senior Lead Developer) on the development and maintenance of Job Track Enterprise (JTE) for H2O Water Services Ltd and Thames Water / Veolia Water. I was fully involved in the maintenance and ongoing development of the JTE system for H2O, including the Smartclient application, website, web services, mobile devices database, and SSIS packages. I was also fully involved in the development of the JTE system for Thames Water in the run-up to live deployment, including all of the above elements plus integration with the IBM Websphere messaging system for near real-time integration with the Insight TMA system. Additionally, I interpreted new requirements for both JTE systems in consultation with internal and external stakeholders.

I maintained product specialist’s demo laptop builds of RiO and developed and maintained internal tools used by all areas of CSE-healthcare systems. I worked as part of the live service team investigating software issues, issuing hot fixes and releases, and as part of the testing team, testing software modules, identifying code paths, and creating testing plans. I also designed and created the replacement correspondence reference system, which is used company-wide, and a testing automation framework that automated web pages from the user point of view.