Andrew Garner
CEO Chairman at Garner Associates
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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RockstarAndrew Garner is an Engineering Manager with 14 years’ experience based in Maidenhead, UK, known as a product‑minded technical leader who pairs hands‑on backend work with team leadership. He contributes to high‑profile open source projects like alphagov/whitehall, fixing redirect logic and extending presenters so government announcements reliably link to their publications. Andrew focuses on backend models, API interactions and integration tests, ensuring features behave end‑to‑end for complex publication workflows. He brings a pragmatic blend of engineering rigor and product awareness to coaching teams and delivering auditable, reliable systems.
14 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (16)
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activerecord10
rspec10
ruby-rails10
rails510
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api10
back-end-development10
ruby10
postgres-sql8
databases8
postgres8
postgressql8
postgre8
database8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
alphagov/whitehall
Aug 2016 - Dec 2018
Publishes government content on GOV.UK
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:299 commits, 91 PRs, 352 pushes in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to the Whitehall application by modifying the statistics announcement feature. They focused on fixing redirect issues, ensuring announcements redirect to their associated publications upon publication. The code changes involved modifications to the models, integration tests, and presenters within the application, showcasing their ability to address backend logic and API interactions. Their work also included creating new presenters for OperationalFields, and extending existing presenters to include features such as including closing dates for consultations.
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andrewgarner/andrewgarner.com
May 2016 - Jan 2025
Static site for Andrew Garner using Astro.
Contributions:7 PRs, 88 pushes, 11 branches in 8 years 9 months
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