Kevin Hankinson
Hi, I'm Kevin Hankinson. I am involved in all areas of software development - from developing, designing, managing teams and to creating and developing innovative ideas.
Based in Manchester, England I work freelance for large companies (Barclays, Bank of America, Jaguar, 02) and small start ups (Ticketsense).
Web Developer/Software Development Manager Strong interest in web development and current trends (Web 2.0, Ruby on Rails, Amazon Web Services) and how they can be used improve productivity and quality of service whilst at the same time cutting the cost of service provision. I have worked for large corporates (O2, Jaguar Cars, Land Rover, Shop Direct, Thomas Cook) and more recently a number of start ups. Both have their challenges and rewards. I am a Founder and Director at Ticketsense.co.uk where we aim to simplify the promotion of, and payment for live events.
Kevin Hankinson's Background
Kevin Hankinson's Experience
Freelance at Computer Consultant
July 1995 - October 2010
I have provided consultancy and software development expertise on a freelance basis for a number of high profile UK companies, including Thomas Cook ( 2years), SBC Warburg (2 years), Royal and Sun Alliance (1 year), 02 (6 months) Ford's Premier Automotive Group - Land Rover, Jaguar, Volvo and Aston Martin (5 years), Shop Direct and Bank Of America. More recently I have also worked on a number of web based projects for smaller private companies.
Functional Design Lead at Barclays Bank
April 2011
Freelance consultancy role. Working in a small team, as a Functional Designer I work with the business and translate their high level business requirements into technical solutions for the Online Retail Banking channel. Our solutions drive the online banking experience for Barclays 6 million UK customers.
Director at TicketSense
September 2009
As Technical Director, I was responsible for taking the idea for TicketSense and developing a robust, scalable service. Together with a talented team of developers, and using Ruby on Rails with agile processes we delivered quality, tested software in short delivery cycles.
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