Nelson Kenneth Correia

Nelson Kenneth Correia

Code Whisperer

Location
London, United Kingdom
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Current
  1. Founders & Coders,
  2. Q
Previous
  1. Thomas Cook,
  2. Pearson plc,
  3. Unboxed Consulting
Education
  1. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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Summary

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. ~ Arthur C. Clarke

I use the latest technology to creatively make people's lives better.

Focussing most of my efforts on writing JavaScript + NodeJS apps that run anywhere (Mobile/Tablet/Desktop/Smart-TV).

Interestes: Almost All Technology, Cyber Security, Business/Data Intelligence, Lean Startups and User Experience.

Certified Salesforce Force.com Developer
Certified ScrumMaster (Agile Alliance)
Experienced in automating/simplifying (business) processes.

In the past I've written Python, PHP, Ruby, Java, C/C++ and Apex+VisualForce
Experience building/scaling both SQL + NoSQL ("Big Data") Databases.

People I Admire:

Mohandas Gandhi - Peaceful Revolution Leader - "be the change you wish to see in the world"
Sir Ken Robinson - Educationalist - http://youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtY
David & Tom Kelley - Innovators @ideo - http://youtu.be/16p9YRF0l-g
Larry Page & Sergey Brin - Google - http://youtu.be/YypPVcyysHc
Steve Jobs - Founder of Apple & Pixar - http://youtu.be/D1R-jKKp3NA
Shawn Achor - Happiness Advantage - http://youtu.be/GXy__kBVq1M?t=10s

Books I Love and Recommend:

Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman - amazon.com/dp/B006QVEQ1Q/
The Ten Faces of Innovation - Tom Kelly - amazon.com/dp/B000FCKPKS/
The Element - Ken Robinson - amazon.com/dp/B002XHNMVM/
A Whole New Mind - Daniel Pink - amazon.com/dp/B000PC0SPU/
Delivering Happiness - Tony Hsieh - amazon.com/dp/B003JTHXN6/
Drive - Daniel Pink - amazon.com/dp/B0033TI4BW/
The Lean Startup - Eric Ries - amazon.com/dp/B005PR422K/
Founders at Work - Jessica Livingston - amazon.com/dp/B009IXMK4O/
The Happiness Advantage - Shawn Achor - amazon.com/dp/B005L193RO/
On Intelligence - Jeff Hawkins - amazon.com/dp/0805078533/
The Future of Management - Gary Hamel - amazon.com/dp/B004OC07OE/

Experience

  • Mentor

    Founders & Coders
    – Present (1 year 3 months)London, United Kingdom

    I am proud to be a mentor at the first/only *FREE* software development 8-week intensive course in London's east end.
    If you want to learn how to code or have a Web/App project you need built by a great team of creative coders get in touch! http://foundersandcoders.org/#/about

  • Co-Founder & Technical Lead

    Q
    – Present (2 years 11 months)

    Building a revolutionary way to share information. :-)

  • Search

    Thomas Cook
    (7 months)London, United Kingdom

    Search is the single most used feature of any travel website; all journeys start with a great search experience. I am responsible leading the team ensuring search moves from good to great @ThomasCookUK

  • Lead Developer / Intrapreneur

    Pearson plc
    (1 year)London, United Kingdom

    Co-developed a social/collaborative learning platform (from scratch) used by thousands of secondary school students and teachers.

    Highlights:
    - Lean Customer Development (understanding the problems Learners & Teachers face)
    - Rapid prototyping and testing ideas/MVP with real users weekly and responding to feedback.
    - Minimalist mobile-first HTML5 app (Responsive Design)
    - Borrowed many ideas from existing social networks and applied them to learning environment (much higher engagement with young users as our app looked/felt familiar not too "boring" or "cartoonish" - common complaints in education-focussed applications)
    - Focussed on great UI and reduced feature set to solve specific problems.

    - Tech used: Node.js, MongoDB and WebSockets for real-time/reactive interaction.
    - UI Framework: Ratchet - http://goratchet.com/components
    - Focus on usability over more features

  • Lead Product Developer

    Unboxed Consulting
    (11 months)London, United Kingdom

    Lead full-stack product developer.

    See: https://www.unboxedconsulting.com/case-studies/pearson-tilr

  • Managing Technical Consultant / Lead Developer / Intrapreneur

    Make Positive
    (5 months)London, United Kingdom

    Lead developer building scalable Web + Mobile apps.
    NodeJS on Heroku/EC2 with SQL/NoSQL (MongoDB/CouchDB/Redis) backend.
    PhoneGap + Sencha Touch Cross-platform Mobile Apps.

    Lead a team of (8) Excellent Developers using Agile to deliver Force.com platform (Desktop & Mobile) Apps. Ardent advocate of Lean Startup with a keen focus on Build-Measure-Learn loop to build exactly what the customers/users needed.

  • Team Lead Salesforce & Web Development / Intrapreneur

    Groupon
    (1 year 2 months)London, United Kingdom

    Managing/Coordinating Team of SF/Web Developers using Agile.

    Building *New* Features @GRPN

    + Sales-Workbench
    + Deal Map
    + Groupon Ask
    + Streamlining Customer Experience

  • Business Intelligence

    Groupon
    (9 months)London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for initiating the real-time deal analytics for Groupon/MyCityDeal International.

    Championed the *Deal Map* tool used to visualise deals, market penetration/concentration. Now in its 3rd Iteration. Started in Google Fusion Tables then moved to Rails with Force.com REST API + Google Maps ... Highly Scalable Faceted Search of All Groupon deals.

  • Technical Lead

    Politiscape
    (10 months)London, United Kingdom

    as Technical Lead I am responsible for evaluating/selecting/implementing technology for the company. We build a wide range of online tools to help People engage with Politics.

    From the Salesforce.com (CRM) and traditional (LAMP) PHP + MySQL to the trendy NodeJS + MongoDB + ZeroMQ focussing on Open Source where ever possible/practical.

  • Developer / Advisor

    Freelance Product Developer Designer
    (8 months)London, United Kingdom

    Creatively Helping Social (enterprise) Startups solve their Technology Problems.
    + Advised on and helped build several websites and apps for fellow winners of the Unltd Social Enterprise Scheme.

  • Consultant (Information Technology / ERS)

    Deloitte
    (1 year 3 months)London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for reviewing existing IT Systems and Processes, evaluating and proposing new solutions such as SAAS (Salesforce.com) to streamline ops.

    Managed two engagements (small team) by the end of first year.

    Worked as part of both small and large (20 people) teams.

    Clients included:

    + Burberry Group Plc - Luxury Fashion - http://www.burberryplc.com/
    + Morgan Stanley - Financial Services - http://www.morganstanley.co.uk/
    + Santander Group - Financial Services - http://www.santander.com
    + RSA - Insurance - http://www.rsagroup.com/
    + CSC - Computer Sciences Corporation: IT Consulting/Outsourcing - http://www.csc.com/uk
    + Thomas Miller - Investment Management - http://www.tminvestment.com/
    + CAF - The Charities Aid Foundation - http://www.cafonline.org/
    + NBG - National Bank of Greece (Private/Investment Banking) - http://www.nbg.gr/
    + DTC - Diamond Mining and "Supply-Management" - http://www.dtc.com/
    + Balfour Beatty - Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Services - balfourbeatty.com/
    + The Mall Group - Property Development and Retail - http://www.themall.co.uk/
    + RRD - Document archiving/storage - http://www.rrdonnelley.com/
    + Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA) - gta-travel.com & octopustravel.com
    + WorldPay - Web Payment Gateway and Processing (RBS) rbsworldpay.com/
    + Cater Allen Private Banking - Financial Services - www.caterallen.co.uk/
    + SunChemicals - Manufacturer of Printing Inks - http://www.sunchemical.com/

  • Technology Assurance

    Deloitte UK
    (1 year 3 months)

    Consultant ­ Enterprise Risk Services (Information Technology Risk and Security Testing)
    Responsibilities:
    · Testing IT Security Controls in varying from passwords policies and network access (firewall) rules to multifactor-authentication smart cards and biometric apparatus.
    · Documenting IT Controls Compliance for SAS70 and J/SOX Compliance.
    · Interviewing IT personnel and reviewing control design, Change Management and testing.
    · Systems audited include: Salesforce.com, Oracle, SAP, Unix/RS400, Enterprise Linux, Windows, MS SQL, MySQL Dynamics/Navision, and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise.

  • IT Manager & Lead Web Developer

    One World Shop
    (1 year 2 months)Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    · Administering a distributed computer network (3 Locations)
    · Managing the implementation of EPOS System for shops (100+ suppliers and thousands of customers)
    · Server Administration (Print, Mail and VPN - Windows and Linux)
    · Software maintenance and upgrade/change management
    · General office administration and support to shop managers.
    · Coordinating team meetings, reviewing minutes and action follow up
    · CRM Database Management for loyalty card
    · Basic marketing activities including designing magazine adverts
    · Design and production of annual report content and layout
    · Website administration and development of Drupal/Joomla e-commerce

  • Projects Coordinator

    NHS National Services Scotland
    (6 months)

    · Website Editor and developer (www.fhascot.org.uk)
    · Training for other content editors (using .Net Nuke CMS)
    · Newsletter production
    · Telephone/Email query handling (Supporting a team of 200+ health professionals)
    · Managing Meeting & registering conference attendees
    · Organisation of seminars (including travel, catering & venue booking)
    · Diary Management for head of NHS Health Scotland
    · Database design, updating and modifying (CRM)

  • Co-Founder & Manager

    2006 Fair Trade Wear, Edinburgh
    (1 year 6 months)

    founded whilst on gap year from University)
    Responsibilities:
    · Web Design
    · Marketing
    · Customer Service
    · Ground Research
    · Product sourcing and production subcontracting
    · Financials
    · Issuing quotes & estimated lead times
    · Invoice processing

  • Assistant Manager

    Oxfam
    (1 year 6 months)Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Managed Oxfam Book Shops in Edinburgh & Pioneered E-Commerce
    - Helped pioneer the Oxfam Online Shop - http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/
    - Managing inventory of New goods and Donated items
    - Coordinating Staff of Volunteers (between 20 and 150 people spread across 6 shops)
    - Training new staff ( cash registers, security systems, health and safety)
    - Merchandising ( Seasonal promotions )

  • Field Sales Consultant

    Southwestern Company
    (6 months)San Francisco Bay Area

    Field / Personal Sales Consultant - selling educational materials (books / software) in California.
    + Delivering product demonstrations to customers
    + Taking orders (processing payments)
    + Personally managing fulfilment and delivering the orders
    + 15 hour days, six days a week selling door-to-door.
    = probably one of the most intense summer internship programs.

    See: http://www.southwestern.com/about-southwestern-advantage.aspx

  • Junior Graphic Designer, Printers Assistant, Delivery Boy, Tea Maker

    Modern Graphics
    (4 years 5 months)Lisbon Area, Portugal

    Modern Graphics was the Publishing/Printing firm Co-Founded and Managed by my Father when I was growing up. At its peak there were over 120 staff producing printed material for major banks, government and other publishing houses.

    I was lucky enough to get to hang out there after school while I waited for my dad to finish his 16 hour days ...

    In 2000 while visiting my older sister - who had just left home for University - in London I purchased (and voraciously read) Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and a lightbulb went off in my head; working for *Free* was the best way to Learn!

    I tried to learn everything I could about the publishing/printing industry from initial client meetings (I got to be a fly on the wall in a few meetings aged 16!) to graphic design (Using Corel Draw and Adobe InDesign/Photoshop) right the way down to typesetting, printing, binding/finishing and deliveries.

    It was the kind of Money-Cant-Buy Experience I hope to give other kids some day.

Projects

Certifications

Volunteer Experience & Causes

  • Co-Founder, Board Member and Treasurer

    D'Eynsford Tenant Management Company (CIC)
    – Present (4 years 4 months)Social Services

    The D'Eynsford Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) Community Interest Company (CIC) is a Project started and run by local residents of the D'Eynsford Estate in Camberwell, London.

    The purpose of the the TMO is to improve the lives of all those who in and around the estate by proactively managing the services the residents rely on.

    I am honored to be involved in the initiative because it gives all residents a voice in community decisions and provides people the opportunity to learn how to run a (Social Enterprise) company for the benefit all, which I feel is *infinitely* harder than just trying to maximise profits.

    For more info on the D'Eynsford TMO see: http://deynsford.org/tmo/
    If you live in London / SE5 and want to get involved in your community visit: www.se5forum.org

Opportunities Nelson Kenneth is looking for:

  • Joining a nonprofit board
  • Skills-based volunteering (pro bono consulting)

Causes Nelson Kenneth cares about:

  • Animal Welfare
  • Children
  • Civil Rights and Social Action
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Human Rights
  • Poverty Alleviation
  • Science and Technology

Honors & Awards

  • Diageo Prize for Best Marketing Project

    Diageo

    I lead the team that won the Prize for Best Marketing Project for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra rsno.org.uk - included a comprehensive plan (10k words) for targeting a younger audience. Culminating in a Free Concert for all Students in Edinburgh!

  • Unlimited Award for Social Entrepreneurship

    Unlimited - Social Entrepreneurs

    UnLtd's mission is to reach out and unleash the energies of people who can transform the world in which they live. We call these people social entrepreneurs.
    UK · http://www.unltd.org.uk

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Portuguese

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Professional working proficiency

  • French

    Professional working proficiency

  • Afrikaans

    Limited working proficiency

  • Chinese

    Limited working proficiency

Skills

Education

  • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

    , Chinese
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

    CFAB, Accountancy
  • University of the West of Scotland

    , Information Technology & Web Development
  • The University of Edinburgh

    Master of Arts (M.A.), Management Accounting

    Subjects included:
    + Management of Technology
    + Advanced Management Accounting
    + New Product Development
    + Financial Ethics
    + Entrepreneurship

  • The University of Edinburgh

    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics and Management

    + Micro/Macro Economics
    + Financial & Management Accounting
    + Computer Science (Elective)
    + Statistical Methods
    + Mathematics
    + Strategy
    + Employment Law
    + Retail
    + Marketing

    Activities and Societies

    + Founding Treasurer of ICUE - Innovative Consulting (Society) University of Edinburgh see: http://icue.co.uk/ - helped build the first website and worked on Virgin Student project.
    + Model United Nations
    + Oxfam Volunteers

  • St. Julian's School, Portugal

    International Baccalaureate, Design & Technology, Physics, Maths, Economics, Portuguese and English

    International Baccalaureate
    + Portuguese Higher (7)
    + Design and Technology Higher (7)
    + Economics Higher (7)
    + Maths (7)
    + Physics (6)
    + English (5)
    For a total of 39 Points.
    ("Nelson needs to spend less time on Extra Curricular Activities and more on his coursework" ... )

    (Extra Curricular) Activities and Societies:

    + Debating (Team Captain and National Champion)
    + Model United Nations (3 Years Delegate > Security Council > President of General Assembly)
    + Chess
    + Tennis
    + Karate
    + Swimming
    + Surfing (school was near the beach. lucky. I know!)
    + Theatre & Film Club - Directed/Produced Student Film (+Final Cut Pro)

  • St. Julian's School, Portugal

    GCSE, Design & Technology, Maths, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, French, Portuguese and English

    I joined St. Julian's after two years in an All-Subjects-in-Portuguese School to find myself having to re-learn everything in English.

    Highlights Included: Meeting Bill Gates at Expo '98 in Lisbon and (former) President Bill Clinton in '99.

  • Colegio do Bom Sucesso

    Middle School

    I excelled in Maths/Science/Computing from an early age.

    Learned Basic and C Programming here.

    http://www.colegiobomsucesso.pt/

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  • Since joining Founders & Coders Nelson has been an excellent mentor to me and the other members. He always provides his insight and experience on both technical and practical questions and encourages us to formulate our own perspective and understanding. His focus on User Experience, Test Driven Development and Metrics-driven Decision Making have become part of the DNA of Founders & Coders.
  • Nelson is a fantastic worker, it was a joy to work with him on a key internal product at News UK. He constantly exhibited creative flair, passion and desire to enable delivery of the product. His technical capability is vast and understanding of the node.js software platform is significant. He was responsible for the development of a considerable amount of the products user interface, that is exposed to all News UK employees. Importantly Nelson does not shirk from any challenges and the complexity of developing any user story provided to him.

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