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James Doc

I’m James, a developer and designer based in London, UK. For the last 10 years, I’ve been working in teams building accessible and performant digital tools and services for businesses, charities, and agencies such as the V&A, Vixen Labs, Dyson, Nespresso, Alpha International, and more…

Professional

Software Engineer

Beacon

London, UK

October 2024

Head of Technology

Creation.co

London, UK / Maidstone, UK

January 2024 – October 2024

SLT member responsible for establishing and leading an in-house technology team to develop and maintain a custom-built social media listening tool. More…
  • Led the migration and reimplementation of the v2 Twitter/X API to enable the dataset to remain up-to-date.
  • Developed a proof of concept to explore how Reddit data might be integrated into the system (using NodeJS, Adonis, Redis, OpenAI APIs, etc).
  • Led the implementation of the UK's Nataional Cyber Security Centre's Cyber Essentials Plus certification within CREATION.
  • Managed relationships and project work delivered by contractors and external development partners.

Head of Technology

Vixen Labs (now part of House 337)

London, UK

August 2021 – December 2023

Member of the senior leadership team of an agency focused on developing more human and conversational interactions with technology through voice, natural language, and generative AI. More…

Designer and Developer

OneSheep

Remote

November 2019 – July 2021

Part of a small, remote team of designers and developers helping charities and businesses to implement bespoke digital solutions. More…
  • Rapid prototype for the Alpha Course online during covid-19 pandemic on top of Twilio's WebRTC SDKs.
  • Design and build on the marketing site for Carnelian Search on top of Eleventy and Decap CMS.
  • Design and build for the CMS behind the reimplementation of the Bible in One Year app on top of Laravel and Cachefly. Also implemented the multilingual marketing site.
  • Intergration of different Customer Relationship Management systems, such as Donorfy and Raiser's Edge, into the frontend of different client's websites
  • Design and build on JustSow, a funding platform for Christian ministry entrepreneurs with Laravel and InertiaJS.

Digital Project Manager

Sparks Studio

London, UK

October 2018 – September 2019

Part time role to validate the need for a DPM role, and to support the studio as they implement brand and design work into digital products. More…
  • Management for the build and deployment of Christians in Sport from a legacy platform.
  • Supported the technical discovery, build, and handover of the digital implementation of the rebrand for the FinTech company Iress.
  • Helped the studio explore and understand the implications of technical implementations and decisions.

Digital Ministry Developer

The Globe Church

London, UK

July 2017 – October 2019

Exploring how custom digital tools and platforms can be used to support local church ministry. More…
  • Research, design, build and training for One21, a tool to help church congregations disciple one another.
  • Rethinking and redeveloping the church website.
  • Working on data management within a church context, including GDPR compliance and training.

Full Stack Developer

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, UK

January 2014 – June 2017

Member of the Digital Media Team responsible for the digital expression of brand and user experience across the museum. More…

Digital Services Manager

International Fellowship of Evangelical Students

Oxford, UK

June 2011 – December 2013

Part of the Global Communications Team, responsible for the development and growth of the online channels. More…
  • Designed and implemented an online campaign for World Student Day to display the global location of all participants.
  • Implemented a multilingual discussion tool to support communication between students connected to the fellowship globally.
  • Designed and built conference schedule displays across for the World Assembly 2011, pulling in live information from social media.

Education

Web Computing (BSc Hons)

University of Lincoln

Lincoln, UK

September 2008 – May 2011

Voluntary

Co-Leader

Kingdom Code

UK

January 2014 – current

Holiday Leader

Scripture Union

Cardiff and Salisbury, UK

August 2008 – current

Trustee / Elder

The Globe Church

London, UK

February 2023 – current

Mentor / Project Manager

Discipleship Tech

London, UK

March 2023 – current

Digital Advisor

The Church of England

London, UK

January 2018 – January 2021