Joe Priest
Technical Lead at DRPG
Bromsgrove, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJoe Priest is a Technical Lead with a decade of experience modernising legacy systems and building bespoke web applications for SMEs and sole traders. Based in Bromsgrove, he blends hands-on full‑stack engineering with consultancy work, focusing on accessible, SEO‑friendly customer-facing sites and in‑house tooling. At DRPG he progressed from Software Engineer to Technical Lead, while running a long-standing freelance practice that keeps client projects privately hosted. His background in theatre and venue technical roles informs a pragmatic, deadline-driven approach to production and operations. Joe holds a BSc in Computer Science & Spanish Studies from Lancaster University and brings a rare mix of technical leadership, client-facing empathy, and live-event rigour to digital projects.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Information Technology, Information Technology at North Bromsgrove High SchoolBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science & Spanish Studies, 2:1, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science & Spanish Studies, 2:1 at Lancaster University
English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (13)
zip10
laravel9
backup9
server-timing8
php8
database8
devops8
laravel-forge6
forge5
command-line3
cli3
command-line-utility3
directus1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
joepriest/website
Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
Contributions:21 pushes, 4 branches in 2 days
laravelanniversarylarahackas-built
joepriest/laravelpasswordreset
Apr 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:2 releases, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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