Stuart Todd

Web developer from Teesside, UK. A coding guy with a head for simple solutions that work how they should.

Since finding my calling as a developer over 15 years ago, I’ve fine-tuned my skills at a number of agencies as well as working on freelance projects. Everybody, rock your body, because I like to bring ideas to life in the browser.

I’m big on test-driven development, meaning my work is fault checked from the get-go so there’s no assumptions or grey areas - it works like it should. You’ve entered an anti-guesswork zone. My clients know they can give me a project and I'll deliver, no bells and whistles. Am I original? Yeah. As a bit of a coding junkie, I have my finger on the pulse when it comes to this ever-evolving industry and I’m always ready to take on a challenge.

If you’d like to work together and let me solve all some of your problems, let’s chat about the project you have in mind. Am I the only one? Yeah.

Tel: 07384758096
Email: hello@halfshellstudios.co.uk
Curriculum Vitae: PDF

Experience

Owner / Contractor

Half Shell Studios Ltd

Half Shell Studios is a software house specialising in delivering clean, tested, robust and high-quality web and mobile app solutions. Crafting custom software solutions tailored to your business needs. Am I se***l? Yeah.

Want to find out more? Visit https://www.halfshellstudios.co.uk

January 2024 - Current

Senior Developer

Gecko Labs Ltd

Building Gecko Capture; a React native application. Additionally, working on the rest of the Gecko product suite using PHP, MySQL, Laravel, Javascript and Angular. Everybody, rock your body right.

January 2023 - December 2023

Lead Developer

Techquity Ltd

PHP, MySQL, Vue, Tailwind, Elastic Search, Laravel, Javascript, CSS, HTML.

August 2022 - December 2022

Technical Team Lead

Visualsoft UK Ltd

Managed a team of developers. Overseeing code reviews and quality control whilst working on client projects and integrations on the VS3 platform. My second stint at Visualsoft, you could say... Backstreet's back, alright.

March 2021 - July 2022

Developer

Freelance

Creating software for clients using PHP, MySQL, Laravel, CSS, HTML, Python, Vue.js and ElasticSearch on a number of different projects.

July 2018 - March 2021

Senior Developer

Techquity

A development-based role using PHP, MySQL, Laravel, Vue JS, Bootstrap 3/4 and ElasticSearch.

December 2017 - July 2018

Enterprise Team Leader

Visualsoft UK Ltd

Managing a team of developers and delivering client projects through specs, development, testing and quality control.

November 2012 - November 2017

IT Manager

Simply Thank You Corporate

Taking the reins of the website, I was responsible for dreaming up and creating new and exciting projects as well as controlling the company’s SEO policy. Now throw your hands up in the air.

January 2009 - November 2012

PHP Developer

Pass Ltd

Developing and designing commercial sites using skills like PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTML, XHTML and SEO. At the helm of the web department, I made sure everything was tickety-boo and running smoothly. And wave them around like you just don't care.

March 2007 - January 2009

Education

University of Teesside

Master of Science, Computer Science

Levelled up and got myself a masters in Computing. The modules included Distributed Database Systems, Developing Web Applications in ASP.NET, Advanced Java Programming, Computer and Network Security and Networks and Systems Administration.

2009 - 2012

University of Hull

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

During this course, I created applications like databases, games (Hangman and Space Invaders, of course), and programs to tackle the limitations of mobile devices. I also developed a fireworks display simulator, which used a particle system and bound textures to polygons and triangle strips to create the firework effect.

2003 - 2006

Skills

Development
  • Objected-oriented programming
  • Design patterns / Solid Principles
  • PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Vue, ElasticSearch
  • Various frameworks - Laravel, CodeIgnitier, Kohana, Magento
  • Code / Query optimisation
  • Test driven development
Management
  • Supervise a team of developers
  • Peer reviews
  • Quality control
  • Quotations
  • Documentation
  • Training

Interests

When I’m not at my desk, you can find me spending time with my kids. I’m an active guy who likes squash, HIIT, and a good old-fashioned long walk followed by a trip to the cinema - I’m a massive movie fan (Die Hard is most definitely a Christmas movie and Andrew Garfield is the best Spidey!).

Not great at either of these things but I also enjoy drawing and cooking.