James Provan
Software Developer at Smartbox Assistive Technology
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJames Provan is a versatile software developer with five years of professional experience building interactive desktop and web applications and leading customer-facing engineering efforts across EMEA, AMER, and APAC. He progressed through hands-on roles at Ultraleap—from SDET to Senior Engineer to EMEA Customer Applications Team Lead—where he combined deep hardware integration knowledge with bespoke software demos that helped win accounts. Now at Smartbox Assistive Technology, he applies that blend of technical breadth and customer empathy to deliver accessible, production-ready solutions. Known for quickly adopting new technologies and prioritising engineering efforts, he has led small teams to translate complex requirements into elegant, deployable products. Based in Bristol with a BSc in Games Technology, he brings a games-tech mindset to interaction-focused software and a track record of turning demos into commercial wins.
5 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons Games Technologoy, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons Games Technologoy at University of the West of EnglandFrome Community College
English
Github Skills (27)
javascript-client10
leap-motion10
hand-tracking10
controller10
openvr10
plugin10
sdk10
unreal10
tilt10
unity3d10
blueprint9
virtual-reality9
cpp8
hololens8
javascript8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
JamesProvan-UL/leapjs
Sep 2024 - Feb 2025
JavaScript client for the Leap Motion Controller
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 5 months
ultraleap/TouchFree-Tooling-Examples
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Contributions:8 commits, 4 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
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