
Daniel
Karran
Full Stack Geo & Web Developer
in
London,
UK
- [email protected]
- www.dankarran.com
- +44 (0)7736 314138
Passionate about open source technologies and projects which can empower their users and help democratise the sharing of information
Skills
Career History
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Jan 2020 - presentLead DeveloperClearwater Dynamics Ltd, LondonLeading a small team, designing and developing a new insurance tech solution using Laravel and Vue.js to provide shipping companies with instant insurance quotes. Designing and developing a Python microservice using Falcon, Athena and PostgreSQL with PostGIS to perform spatial analysis on historical ship tracking data for client reports. Ongoing backend systems administration and support for the company's web services.
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2019Full Stack Geo & Web DeveloperGeobits Ltd (founder), LondonWorking with Drupal, geospatial and mobile projects as a freelance developer and contractor. Larger projects are listed below, and smaller projects have included a number of Drupal Commerce setups, debugging and improving existing Drupal sites, and building sites for small clients.
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Jan 2019 - Dec 2019Lead DeveloperClearwater Dynamics Ltd (contractor), LondonLeading a project to design and develop a big data solution to track all vessels globally using a number of satellite and terrestrial AIS data sources. Providing quality assurance for all data products and services. Designing enhanced data analysis and classification services to build added value for the business. Delivering ad-hoc spatial data analysis and reports for clients. Developing QGIS templates and SQL tutorials and documentation for colleagues to be able to produce custom data analysis and reports more easily and with improved consistency.
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Oct 2017 - Dec 2018Full Stack Geo & Web DeveloperClearwater Tracking Ltd (contractor), LondonDelivering continued product enhancement, new feature development, maintenance and support of the vessel tracking system to keep pace with expanding business needs. Working with customers to create tailored solutions on top of the shared platform.
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Apr 2016 - Oct 2017Full Stack Geo & Web DeveloperBASE Platform (subcontractor), LondonPrototyping and building the BASE Platform project portal using Drupal 8, Leaflet, PostGIS and GeoServer.
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Aug 2013 - Oct 2017Full Stack Geo & Web DeveloperClearwater Tracking Ltd (subcontractor), LondonResponsible for all aspects of developing a new comprehensive global vessel tracking system. Working directly with the end client to understand and evolve the project requirements, build a prototype, and then develop and deliver the final product. Developing frontend mapping interfaces, backend integration with multiple APIs, web services and transactional email-based interfaces providing satellite and terrestrial tracking data and 2-way communication with vessels. Using Drupal 7 with a range of custom built modules, Postgres, PostGIS, Leaflet, jQuery, and utilising a range of AWS services.
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Feb 2013 - Oct 2017Full Stack Geo & Web DeveloperFIND Mapping Ltd (contractor), LondonBuilding web app prototypes and products as well as maintaining and extending existing in-house web apps to enhance functionality and integrate with 3rd party APIs.
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2012Mobile App DeveloperBomb Sight (contractor), LondonDeveloping a geographically oriented Android mobile app using the PhoneGap framework and Wikitude Augmented Reality library to display historic information about WWII bomb damage in London.
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Jan 2012 - Apr 2012Drupal Site BuilderEsri UK Ltd (contractor), AylesburyBuilding a Drupal 7 website on IIS/SQL Server, including theming and design work, Drupal Commerce setup for event-based bookings, development of WorldPay integration, training team members in content editing, site building and site maintenance.
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Jan 2010 - Dec 2011Lead ProgrammerInteeka Ltd, LondonBuilding Drupal sites including Ubercart e-commerce projects, developing modules for data migration, simplified content management, estate agency related features and other bespoke projects, as well as customising themes for desktop and mobile use, and developing mobile sites and app prototypes. Also responsible for the setup and administration of Linux servers.
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Dec 2008 - Dec 2011Drupal DeveloperFreelance, LondonDeveloping a number of Drupal sites including ones for small tourism-related businesses and a charity, a WordPress site for a political blogger, a store locator module for a client with stores UK-wide, and launching themap.im with OpenStreetMap data.
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Dec 2008 - Dec 2009Drupal ConsultantM.C. Dean, Inc (contractor), LondonConsultancy for projects including large multi-site installations, working on internationalisation of the Drupal interface, data exchange between multiple sites, and mobile platform integration.
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Nov 2007 - Dec 2008Solution Architect / Senior Software EngineerM.C. Dean Europe GmbH, LondonResponsible for technical aspects related to the planning of development activities on the Drupal platform, working closely with customers and colleagues in an international development team to plan and implement projects, and assist with estimating their durations, risks, and resource requirements.
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Oct 2005 - Nov 2007Software EngineerM.C. Dean Europe GmbH, StuttgartIntegrating geographic information tools with Drupal, development, testing and bug fixing of both internal and community modules, as well as site configuration and technical support for a network of sites for government sponsored educational institutions and organisations, e.g. pims.org, rio-net.org.
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Jan 2003 - Oct 2005
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Jun 2002 - Aug 2003Web DeveloperReuters Ltd, LondonMaintenance and development of recruitment marketing websites and HR databases.
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Summer & Dec 2001Web DeveloperDuke Marketing Ltd, Isle of ManWebsite development, building HTML templates, converting graphic designs into layouts.
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Summer 2000Junior Web DeveloperPDMS Ltd, Isle of ManBuilding HTML pages, content management and updating HTML templates for government clients.
Voluntary Work & Projects
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Jul 2010 - present
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Nov 2005 - present
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2004 - 2005WebmasterPhoto Society, UCLBuilding a website with online photo gallery for the members of the society
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2001-2 & 2003-4
Education
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2004 - 2005
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2000 - 2004BSc Computing and GeographyUniversity of Manchester / UMISTGraduated with 2:iFinal project: Housing locator website built in PHP using a MySQL database with a geographic search tool
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1993 - 2000
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