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Lead Mobile App Developer specialising in Xamarin, .NET and C#
Alistair Russell
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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I’m a Software Engineering Manager with over 20 years’ experience. I currently lead a team specialising in Mobile App development, UX, design and publishing.
I’m an expert in developing cross-platform mobile apps and certified in Xamarin for Android, iOS and Windows 10 UWP with experience in .NET C#, XAML, as well as web and hybrid apps.
I am certified as a “BCS Agile Practitioner” and I’m well-versed in the adoption and coaching of Agile, SCRUM, Kanban and DevOps.
I’m an expert in developing cross-platform mobile apps and certified in Xamarin for Android, iOS and Windows 10 UWP with experience in .NET C#, XAML, as well as web and hybrid apps.
I am certified as a “BCS Agile Practitioner” and I’m well-versed in the adoption and coaching of Agile, SCRUM, Kanban and DevOps.
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United Kingdom
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English
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Ongoing relation / part-time
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My experience
2012 - ?
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Software Engineering Manager, Mobile Digital Channels
IT Centre of Excellence.
I lead multiple Agile DevOps squads that deliver mobile apps for BT Enterprise and ventures, adopting a cross-functional approach and covering all aspects of the software lifecycle:
- Human Centred Design and discovery
- UX design and prototyping using Adobe XD
- Technical leadership, software architecture and design
- Engineering best practice and quality of C# .Net source code
- App development for iOS, Android, and Windows using Xamarin.Forms
- Implementation of re-usable SDKs
- Product planning, and backlog refinement
- DevOps: Automation of CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, and Visual Studio AppCenter for analytics and monitoring
- Testing and test automation
- Publishing apps to Apple App Store, Google Play, Microsoft Store and the management of app store accounts.
I also have line management responsibility for my team of 10+ people and take an active interest in:
- Performance management
- Coaching, personal development and their wellbeing
- Resource planning and funding
- On-boarding new projects, liaising with customers and new product owners
- Evaluation and adoption of new tools, like Xamarin, Azure DevOps, and Adobe XD
Here are some of the key mobile apps I've delivered: -
Relay UK - A multi-platform app (iOS, Android, Win 10) for 999 services and a communication aid for deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. The app allows people to make phone calls and communicate with others via a Relay agent (helpdesk) at BT who helps transcribes conversations.
Unseen - An app (iOS, Android) for the charity to help tackle modern slavery by providing key information to those on front line, allow anonymous reporting of cases, and easier access to the helpline.
WasteTracker - An internal app (iOS, Android) for Openreach and BT engineers to record the creation and movement of hazardous waste to meet responsibilities to environmental agency.
Vehicle Check - A Fleet app (iOS, Android, Win Phone) for B2B customers of Fleet Solutions and their drivers to perform legal safety checks before driving and record defects to report to garages.
BT Facility Services - A suite of internal apps for personnel to manage maintenance jobs and raise building faults. Developed using C#, .Net for Win Phone, Win RT, and HTML/JS, Backbone.JS.
Openreach apps - A suite of field apps (iOS, Win Phone, Win 10 UWP) for engineers to improve job efficiency, including managing Network Records, Wi-Fi Hub diagnostics, Engineering Task Management, View My Team.
- Human Centred Design and discovery
- UX design and prototyping using Adobe XD
- Technical leadership, software architecture and design
- Engineering best practice and quality of C# .Net source code
- App development for iOS, Android, and Windows using Xamarin.Forms
- Implementation of re-usable SDKs
- Product planning, and backlog refinement
- DevOps: Automation of CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, and Visual Studio AppCenter for analytics and monitoring
- Testing and test automation
- Publishing apps to Apple App Store, Google Play, Microsoft Store and the management of app store accounts.
I also have line management responsibility for my team of 10+ people and take an active interest in:
- Performance management
- Coaching, personal development and their wellbeing
- Resource planning and funding
- On-boarding new projects, liaising with customers and new product owners
- Evaluation and adoption of new tools, like Xamarin, Azure DevOps, and Adobe XD
Here are some of the key mobile apps I've delivered: -
Relay UK - A multi-platform app (iOS, Android, Win 10) for 999 services and a communication aid for deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. The app allows people to make phone calls and communicate with others via a Relay agent (helpdesk) at BT who helps transcribes conversations.
Unseen - An app (iOS, Android) for the charity to help tackle modern slavery by providing key information to those on front line, allow anonymous reporting of cases, and easier access to the helpline.
WasteTracker - An internal app (iOS, Android) for Openreach and BT engineers to record the creation and movement of hazardous waste to meet responsibilities to environmental agency.
Vehicle Check - A Fleet app (iOS, Android, Win Phone) for B2B customers of Fleet Solutions and their drivers to perform legal safety checks before driving and record defects to report to garages.
BT Facility Services - A suite of internal apps for personnel to manage maintenance jobs and raise building faults. Developed using C#, .Net for Win Phone, Win RT, and HTML/JS, Backbone.JS.
Openreach apps - A suite of field apps (iOS, Win Phone, Win 10 UWP) for engineers to improve job efficiency, including managing Network Records, Wi-Fi Hub diagnostics, Engineering Task Management, View My Team.
Test automation, Architecture, Windows, Test, Engineering, Network, Implementation, Net, Apps, Safety, Adobe, Monitoring, Testing, Analytics, Development, Software, Google, Azure DevOps, App, Backbone, UWp, Enterprise, Task management, Agent, Manager, CI / CD, App development, Design, Coaching, UX Design, Android, HTML/CSS/Javascript, IOS, B2B, Prototyping, UX, Azure, Software Architecture, DevOps, Html, Agile, Adobe XD, Automation, Performance Management, C, Leadership, SoMe, Xamarin, Software engineering, Management, Visual Studio
My education
1995
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2000
University of Strathclyde
BSc, Software Engineering
BSc, Software Engineering
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