John Clarke
Chief Technology Officer at GFS - Global Freight Solutions Ltd
Greater Southampton Area United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Clarke is a pragmatic technology leader and CTO with over 25 years of hands-on experience delivering complex systems across finance, defence, public safety, e-commerce and logistics. He combines deep system and solution architecture expertise with a SOLID-focused software craftsmanship approach, having progressed from low-level C++ and device drivers to leading multi-team cloud and security initiatives. At GFS he moved through architect and development leadership roles to CTO, driving product delivery, quality initiatives and secure SDLC adoption. Known for mentoring teams into self-organising units, he blends tactical coding instincts with strategic planning and stakeholder engagement up to VP level. Based in the Greater Southampton area, he still describes himself as someone who “hacks things to solve problems,” reflecting a continued appetite for practical engineering work alongside executive responsibilities.
10 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) Computing, Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) Computing at Solent University
Github Skills (67)
javascript10
browser10
nextjs10
react10
single-page9
compiler9
hybrid9
google-cloud9
vercel9
static-site-generator9
typescript9
ssg9
js-client9
winston8
react-framework8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
TheMagoo73/flagsmith-react
Apr 2021 - Oct 2021
Flagsmith integration for React Single Page Applications (SPA)
Contributions:11 releases, 31 commits, 43 PRs in 6 months
single-page-applicationsreactspaflagsmithab-testing
TheMagoo73/pokematic
Mar 2023 - Jan 2025
A simple Pokemon tool for educational demo's
Contributions:19 PRs, 24 pushes, 20 branches in 1 year 10 months
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