Andy Aitken
Principal Software Engineer at Edrington
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAndy Aitken is a Principal Software Engineer based in Glasgow with 13 years of experience building robust ASP.NET web and desktop applications across MVC, Web API, Web Forms and Windows Forms backed by SQL Server. He has progressed from hands-on developer roles to consulting and principal engineering at Edrington, often bridging legacy desktop systems with modern single-page apps (notably a React/Redux + ASP.NET Web API auction management system). A pragmatic tester as well as coder, Andy has contributed QA-focused unit tests to the well-known ImageProcessor repository, improving color conversion reliability. He combines deep .NET expertise with practical front-end and automation skills, frequently operating as a contractor-consultant who delivers maintainable, production-ready solutions.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Falkirk CollegeBannockburn High School
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (12)
unit-testing10
nunit10
csharp10
sql-server6
controls6
ssis6
gac6
asp-net-mvc6
asp-net6
excel6
model-state6
asp-net-core4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
JimBobSquarePants/ImageProcessor
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
:camera: A fluent wrapper around System.Drawing for the processing of image files.
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 2 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Andy primarily focused on testing and quality assurance within the image processing repository. Their commits centered around adding unit tests using NUnit for the `ExtendedColorTypeConverter` class and fixing bugs. They also addressed issues related to null culture checks and incorrect variable usage within the tests, demonstrating an active role in maintaining code quality. The user contributed to test coverage, ensuring the reliability of color conversion functionality.
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AndyA13/Tournament
Mar 2013 - Jul 2013
Contributions:34 commits in 4 months
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