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Skills, education, and experience

David Mears: CV

I'm a technologist focused on the public and third sectors.

Experience

Organisation Position Dates Activities
Freelance developer July '23—present I work with organisations in the effective altruism space to improve the technical aspects of their operations, including process automation, web design, and web development.
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EAGxCambridge
Team Lead Dec '22—Mar '23 I successfully organised a well-received conference within a short time window, attracting over 500 attendees interested in effective altruism.
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Mast
Software Engineer
(Full Stack)
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Jan—Jul ‘22 I was the first employee of this then-seed-stage fintech startup. I delivered code and design, in Ruby on Rails with VueJS and PostgreSQL, with a high degree of ownership. I left on receiving a career exploration grant from FTX Future Fund.
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UK Department for Education

Junior Developer
(Full Stack)
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Jan ‘20—Jan ‘22 I was part of the agile team building out and maintaining the Teaching Vacancies website, as we gained market share and saved schools money.
  • A full contributor to our designs, our ways of working, and our roadmap.
  • Drove forward a user-centric approach.
  • Collaborated across a multi-disciplinary team to support and learn from colleagues.
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Makers Academy
Assistant Coach
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Sep ‘19—Jan ‘20 Mentored and coached apprentice developers, with a focus on Agile working practices and technical skills in Ruby and JavaScript.
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Rethink Charity
Contracted developer
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Apr—Jun ‘19 Built and deployed a tested app for internal usage for this non-profit. Took the opportunity to learn a new framework and language (Django, Python).

Education

Institution Dates Details
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Cambridge University
2011—14 Linguistics 2.I (69%)
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Makers Academy coding bootcamp
Dec ‘19—Mar ‘20
  • Ruby (+ Rails, RSpec), JavaScript
  • OOP, SOLID, TDD, REST, CI/CD, algorithmic complexity
  • Teamwork skills and Agile methodology
Royal Academy of Music 2015—17 MA Distinction in Clarinet Performance
Abingdon School 2004—11 2 A*s (Latin, Greek) and 2 As (Music, German) at A Level
2 As (Maths, Physics) at AS Level

Work experience prior to entering tech

Organisation Position Dates Activities
Kinder Charity analysis intern Jul—Aug ‘18 Applied a vetting framework on organizational competence to charities on their platform.
Self Freelance clarinettist and singer 2015—2018 Performing and teaching.
Oxford School of English Teacher Sep—Nov ‘14; Jun—July ‘15 Having qualified with a CELTA, I taught English as a Foreign Language.