Alex Carpenter
Technical Compliance Specialist at Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Carpenter is a Technical Compliance Specialist with 11 years' experience applying materials engineering and quality management expertise within the insurance sector at Zurich. He began as a laboratory technician and progressed through materials technologist and quality manager roles, now blending regulatory assurance with technical oversight to ensure compliant, testable outcomes. Trained in mechanical and manufacturing engineering and recently certified in occupational safety (NEBOSH), he brings a hands-on testing background—tensile and mechanical testing—into compliance workflows. Equally at home in UI engineering, Alex contributes front-end work to notable open-source projects like HashiCorp’s Waypoint and the Terraform website, improving React components and homepage UX. That combination of experimental lab rigor and practical frontend craftsmanship gives him a rare ability to translate complex technical data into clear, user-facing interfaces and auditable compliance evidence. Based in England, he focuses on bridging engineering, safety, and design to deliver robust, maintainable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
HNC Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, HNC Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at The University of WolverhamptonNational General Certificate, Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician, Pass, National General Certificate, Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician, Pass at NEBOSHBachelor of Technology (BTech), Manufacturing Engineering, Distinction*, distinction, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Manufacturing Engineering, Distinction*, distinction at City of Wolverhampton College
Github Skills (15)
html10
css10
css-modules10
typescript10
javascript10
nextjs10
typescripts10
front-end-development10
react10
typescript-types10
terraform9
terraformer9
ui-design8
abtest7
ab-testing7
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
hashicorp/waypoint
Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
A tool to build, deploy, and release any application on any platform.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 90 commits, 1 PR in 3 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the development of the website frontend for the Waypoint project. Their commits focused on building and implementing new React components, including `<Section />`, `<GradientBox />`, `<NumberedBlock />`, `<MediaObect />`, and `<Hero />`. They also converted files to the .tsx format, styled various sections, and reorganized the homepage into section components to improve code structure and maintainability.
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hashicorp/terraform-website
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Build configuration and partial content for terraform.io
Role in this project:Frontend Developer
Frontend DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 19 commits, 41 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily focused on redesigning the homepage and implementing use case pages for the terraform-website repository. Their commits involved creating new components, modifying existing ones, and integrating them to display content. They also addressed styling issues, SEO setup, and conditional rendering logic, demonstrating a focus on user interface and user experience. Furthermore, the user worked on implementing an A/B test for the homepage hero section.
build-configurationpartialpartial-contentterraform
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