Byron Adams
Senior Software Engineer at Narrative
Rolleston, Canterbury, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolByron Adams is a Senior Software Engineer based in Rolleston, New Zealand, with over a decade of experience building and modernizing web applications and leading engineering teams. He blends frontend leadership with deep backend craftsmanship—evidenced by PHP open-source contributions adding New Zealand holiday calculations and robust timezone handling—to improve code quality and maintainability. Known for driving architectural change and mentoring engineers, Byron has guided teams through modernization at public-sector and consulting organizations while keeping delivery aligned to business goals. He brings a practical, full-stack perspective shaped by hands-on roles from freelancing to technical lead, and a track record of shipping reliable, test-covered systems in production.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BIT, Internet Technologys, BIT, Internet Technologys at Otago Polytechnic | Te PūkengaInternet Technologys, Internet Technologys at Aoraki Polytechnic
Github Skills (13)
calculator10
datetime10
php10
dates10
calculation10
datetimes10
date-manipulation10
cal10
calc10
manipulation10
testing10
phpunit9
api8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
azuyalabs/yasumi
Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
The easy PHP Library for calculating holidays
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:30 commits, 3 PRs, 17 comments in 3 days
Contributions summary:Byron primarily contributed to the development of a PHP library for calculating holidays. Their work included setting timezone configurations for specific regions like Norway and New Zealand, indicating a focus on date and time handling. The user added a holiday provider for New Zealand and implemented the logic for calculating various national holidays, demonstrating expertise in back-end development and working with date/time functionalities within a PHP environment. Further contributions included adding tests and refactoring existing code, indicating a focus on code quality and project maintainability.
apicalculationsphpcalculate-holidaysphp-library
badams/translator-firefox-addon
Nov 2012 - Aug 2015
Contributions:51 commits, 3 pushes, 3 comments in 2 years 9 months
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