James Polley
Administrative Assistant
Queensland, Australia
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Top SchoolJames Polley is a former sysadmin turned Administrative Assistant with 15 years of IT experience and a Master of Management, now applying technical know-how to not-for-profit management in Queensland. He supports boards and onboarding of technical staff at the OpenAustralia Foundation while providing on-call technical assistance and freelance services. Technically fluent in backend work, James has contributed to open-source projects like a transactional email server (cuttlefish), where he refactored code, updated tests and modernized deployment for newer Ruby/gem versions. His background in software development and hands-on operations gives him a rare blend of systems reliability, pragmatic coding, and organizational governance. Colleagues rely on him to bridge the gap between developers and non-technical stakeholders, translating infrastructure needs into manageable processes. He brings calm, practical problem-solving and an appetite for continuous learning to every role.
15 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Development, Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Development at Bond UniversityMaster of Management, Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Management, Business Administration and Management, General at University of Technology Sydney
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Github Skills (19)
sendmail10
send-email10
rails10
ruby10
e-mail10
transactional-emails10
ruby-on-rails10
background-process9
testing9
python9
google-app-engine9
google-chrome9
vim9
reservedwords6
daemon6
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
mlandauer/cuttlefish
Sep 2018 - Jul 2019
Transactional email server with a lovely web interface
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 5 PRs, 9 pushes in 11 months
Contributions summary:James primarily focused on refactoring and updating the application's codebase. They made adjustments to testing frameworks and dependencies. The changes included modifying controller and model specifications, and correcting deployment configurations and file paths. These changes were likely aimed at upgrading the ruby and gem versions.
transactional-emailsemail-senderemailruby-on-railscross-platform
jamezpolley/planningalerts
Jun 2018 - Jun 2026
Find out and have your say about what's being built and knocked down in your area.
Contributions:25 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 1 month
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