Andrew Rose
Owner Director at Schools Data Services Ltd
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Rose is a hands-on systems architect and founder with over two decades in IT and 11 years leading his own SaaS-focused companies, specialising in PHP, SQL (MySQL/MariaDB), Linux (Archlinux) and web stack technologies. He builds and operates data management solutions end-to-end—combining DBA, backend development and Linux administration—to deliver reliable, production-grade services for education and public sector clients. As Owner/Director of Adapt::soft and Schools Data Services he translates complex data requirements into practical, auditable systems while still contributing code and experiments in PHP-led side projects. His background includes development leadership at Manchester City Council and early involvement with Arch Linux, reflecting deep operational chops and an appreciation for open-source tooling. Notably, he blends pragmatic engineering with entrepreneurial stewardship, preferring small, maintainable stacks that scale through careful design rather than heavy frameworks.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering, Engineering, Engineering, Engineering at Canterbury College
Github Skills (13)
php7
authentication6
oauth5
interpreter5
microsoft3
controlling2
proportional2
boilerplate2
sketch2
no-libraries2
cbor1
arduino1
decoder1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Adaptsoft/adapt
Nov 2019 - Jan 2025
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
AndrewRose/oauth.php
May 2019 - Feb 2021
Simple PHP Google and Microsoft OAuth SSO integration.
Contributions:9 commits, 1 PR, 8 pushes in 1 year 9 months
phpauthenticationssomicrosoftoauth2
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