Product, application and architecture development from requirements capture through to delivery. Manage development teams on high-profile projects ranging from innovative apps and high traffic e-commerce solutions through to digital TV content delivery. Worked in traditional enterprise, startup and lab setups. As a company spokesperson for digital innovation I have presented at technical, marketing and management events including Google I/O, WPP Stream and the Brand Perfect Tour.

Senior Technical Architect - MR PORTER @ Work across multiple dev teams to define and deliver on our technical vision. Collaborate closely with Product Owners and UX to shape functional and non-functional requirements. Design and technical leadership to implement the new Service Oriented Architecture that replaces our monolithic web application. Appraise and introduce modern technologies such as Scala, Responsive Web and Node.js in an environment that delivers more developer autonomy and confidence to release frequently. From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Development Team Lead @ Led a team of developers on various customer-facing projects including a new single-page Wish List application and geo-targeting interactive online advertising. Introduced an automated test suite to support continuous SOA testing and instigated working groups to help define the corporate standards for APIs, CSS and Continuous Delivery. From March 2013 to July 2014 (1 year 5 months) London, United KingdomLabs Team Lead @ Head up a small team of Tech and Creative experts who develop rapid prototypes and products based on ideas sourced within the company. Help promote innovation across the firm through ideas generation and consultancy. Tech consultancy and vendor selection; work with external agencies and technology providers to explore new ideas and collaborations. Involved in defining vision as part of vendor selection processes, such as our Digital Asset Management System. Work closely with the internal system architects and dev teams to influence the future direction of our commerce and content platform. From February 2010 to November 2013 (3 years 10 months) London, United KingdomDevelopment Manager @ Lead the development of the e-commerce platform to support net-a-porter.com and launched theoutnet.com. Advance the development process to improve the quality of the deliverables and increase confidence in making important, significant changes. Direct line-management and recruitment responsibilities for a rapidly growing development team. From April 2008 to May 2010 (2 years 2 months) London, United KingdomDevelopment Team Lead @ Lead development of the "Red Button" Interactive Television and Mobile content-delivery platform. Successfully deployed and supported solutions for some of the world’s leading broadcasters. Worked closely with architects and multi-national development teams to derive system requirements, identify integration risks and establish product roadmaps. From December 2003 to April 2008 (4 years 5 months) Systems Analyst / Software Engineer @ Developed, tested and deployed Java services and client-side applications to support an IP-TV Video-on-Demand platform. From June 2001 to December 2003 (2 years 7 months) Cardiff, United Kingdom

Computer Science, Computer Science, First Class BSc (Hons.) @ Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd From 1999 to 2001 James Christian is skilled in: E-commerce, Software Development, Web Development, Software Engineering, Web Applications, SOA, Software Design, Software Architectural Design, Application Development, Innovation, Java, JavaScript, UML, Spring Framework