Chris Boddy
Student at The University of Huddersfield
Kirklees, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Boddy is a multidisciplinary UX-focused software professional with 13 years' experience spanning UX design, front-end development, IT operations and change management. He combines practical e-commerce and product design experience at companies like PrettyLittleThing and Ebuyer with hands-on engineering—contributing back-end code and tests to notable p2p open-source projects such as IPFS Kubo and Peergos. Comfortable leading cross-functional teams and rapid ideation, he pairs user-centred design with pragmatic implementation skills (Shopware, Figma, HTML/JS) and a history of delivering projects on tight budgets and timelines. His work on proxying HTTP over p2p streams and cryptographic user-management features signals a strong interest in distributed systems and security beyond typical UX scope. Currently studying for a BSc (Hons) in Web Design at the University of Huddersfield, he brings a rare blend of creative design sensibility and backend systems know-how grounded in real-world product delivery.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Birkdale High SchoolBachelor of Computer Science with Honours - BSc (Hons) Web Design, Bachelor of Computer Science with Honours - BSc (Hons) Web Design at The University of HuddersfieldNVQ Business and Administration, NVQ Business and Administration at The Source at MeadowhallISTQB Foundation in software testing Software Testing, ISTQB Foundation in software testing Software Testing at QA Ltd
Github Skills (15)
p2p10
javas10
key-management10
proxy10
ipfs10
go10
distributed-systems10
cryptography10
java10
libp2p10
http-proxy10
security10
decentralization9
data-structure7
data-structures7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Peergos/Peergos
Apr 2014 - Jul 2020
A p2p, secure file storage, social network and application protocol
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 409 commits, 44 PRs in 6 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Chris's primary contributions involved the implementation and refinement of core node functionality, specifically focusing on features related to user management, including adding usernames, handling friend requests, and managing sharing keys. The code changes reveal a focus on cryptographic operations, including signature verification and data encryption, indicating a strong understanding of security principles. The user also worked on the implementation of key aspects of the distributed file system.
web4file-storagefile-sharingdecentralizedpeer-to-peer
ipfs/kubo
Aug 2018 - Oct 2018
An IPFS implementation in Go
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:24 commits, 1 PR, 12 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Chris implemented and tested an HTTP proxy over p2p streams within the IPFS Kubo repository. They focused on creating a system to proxy HTTP requests to other IPFS peers, utilizing `httputil.ReverseProxy` for efficient request handling. The contributions include creating and refining tests for the proxy functionality, particularly involving error handling and multipart form data. This work enhanced the project's capabilities for distributed content access and interoperability.
golangipfsp2porbitdblibp2p
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