Garth Gilmour
Technical Learning Consultant at Liberty IT
Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolGarth Gilmour is a Technical Learning Consultant based in Newtownabbey with over two decades of hands-on experience in software development and a decade focused on learning, advocacy, and consultancy. He has delivered 500+ courses and workshops in languages like C++, Java, C# and Perl, and has guided engineers and leaders at organisations including JetBrains and Liberty IT to adopt emerging technologies and better communicate technical work. His background spans embedded/network systems, professional services, and developer advocacy, blending practical programming with educational design and mentorship. Holding an MSc in Computer Science plus humanities degrees, he brings a rare mix of technical depth and people-centered communication skills. Notably, he transitioned from running his own training practice to shaping developer learning at industry tools vendors, reflecting both entrepreneurial drive and platform-level influence.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science at University Of UlsterBA, Philosophy / Psychology, BA, Philosophy / Psychology at University of DurhamMA, Criminology, MA, Criminology at University of Leicester
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Github Skills (26)
java10
garbage-collection10
jsp9
unit-testing9
servlet9
error-handling9
polymorphism7
kotlin-dsl7
refactoring6
kotlin-library6
monads6
stl6
kotlin6
destructor6
operator-overloading6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
instil/advanced-fp-gde
Dec 2020 - Feb 2021
Contributions:33 commits in 2 months
garthgilmour/qub-gdsc-kotlin-nov-2022
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:10 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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