ROBERT SMALL

Lead Software Engineer & Team Leader
Wingham, Canterbury 07513480278 rob@robjsmall.co.uk LinkedIn

Key Skills

  • Full Stack Developer
  • .Net Developer
  • C#
  • SQL Server
  • HTML/CSS
  • Blazor
  • API Developer (REST/SOAP)
  • Web Services/Microservices
  • Azure/DevOps
  • Azure/DevOps
  • Git
  • Agile/Scrum/Kanban

Personal Profile

An award-winning Software Engineer in a market-leading insurance company. With 30 years experience working in a broad range of development environments in both public and private sectors, I’ve seen the IT industry blossom from simple procedural languages and static web pages into a fully integrated cloud-based development and deployment workspace. Having been involved in all stages of this cycle, I’m sure I can be an asset to your company.

Career Development

RDT Ltd, King’s Hill 2008 to Present Day
Lead Software Engineer and Team Leader

RDT is committed to leveraging cutting-edge technologies. As a Lead Software Engineer and Team Leader, I have played a pivotal role in modernizing legacy platforms through cloud migration, using Azure DevOps and pipelines to implement Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD), achieving near-zero downtime for customers.

  • Lead contributor across all stages of the software development and deployment lifecycle.
  • Extensive experience with Azure, the .NET Framework, and developing Web Services and APIs (RESTful and SOAP).
  • Delivered robust solutions via DevOps practices and YAML pipelines, supporting Agile methodologies and rapid delivery cycles.
  • Recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Dell Boomi (Integration Platform as a Service).
  • SME in core domains including Policy, Claims, Brokers, and Rating within RDT’s proprietary codebase.
Ebiquity Plc, Bromley 2005 to 2008
Senior Software Engineer

Contributed to the development and support of software across Ebiquity’s diverse product suite, while supporting a major IT department restructure.

  • Designed and implemented tools across the full product lifecycle.
  • Authored a strategic plan for a structured Software Testing Environment, later adopted during organizational restructuring.
  • Developed multilingual support and integrated advanced search capabilities into the company’s multi-tier web platform.
  • Enhanced in-house database replication tools to outperform Microsoft DTS in efficiency and reliability.
  • Supported ongoing development of a proprietary OLAP Cube engine to ensure rapid access to high-demand data sets.
BAE Systems, Rochester 2001 to 2005
Senior Software Engineer
  • Received the Chairman’s award for Innovation for a key role in the development of a skills-matching and training identification system, now used by thousands across the Avionics Division.
  • Developed and maintained business-critical tools, including a resource allocation system and an online document management platform.
  • Inducted and supervised graduate software engineers, assisting them with technical issues.
  • Built a software-sizing tool enabling accurate project cost estimation based on historical data.
  • Acted as technical advisor for departmental web applications, promoting best practices in design and implementation.
  • Standardized the approach to intranet development projects, ensuring consistency in architecture and usability.
Kent County Council, Maidstone 1999 to 2001
Software Engineer
Tinius Olsen, Salfords, Redhill 1995 to 1999
Software Engineer

Personal Interests

  • I’m a keen writer who has authored a Science Fiction/Fantasy book.
  • I enjoy playing 8 ball pool and qualified for the Kent Blackball pool team, captaining it for a season.
  • I enjoy climbing and running. At my current company, I organise a yearly mountain hike for my colleagues. Link to some pics Here. I also have my own Running YouTube channel.