John Renfrew
Director And Workplace Innovation Architect
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJohn Renfrew is a Director and Workplace Innovation Architect with 11 years focused on turning paper processes into efficient, data-driven systems for sectors including higher education, manufacturing, logistics, insurance, and non-profits. He blends a background in live events, AV production and tour logistics with deep technical know-how—specialising in HESA statutory returns, student records and a bespoke HAPIS database that automates data entry and migration. Comfortable leading under pressure and solving problems no one has attempted before, he pairs creative design thinking with practical engineering to make complex workflows human-scaled. A practitioner and consultant who still codes FileMaker, Groovy and mobile/web solutions, he helps SMEs and alternative providers adopt affordable, adaptable data platforms. Notably, his experience running live events informs a calm, decisive leadership style that thrives when plans run out.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Wirral Grammar School for BoysCertEd, Creative Arts, Maths, CertEd, Creative Arts, Maths at Shenstone College
French, Italian, Dutch
Stackoverflow
393reputation
52kreached
8answers
36questions
Github Skills (40)
applescript10
filemaker9
reader8
node-red8
plugin8
pdf8
file-dialog8
pdf-generation8
software-update7
nodes7
macos7
closures6
bufferedimage6
api6
base326
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
rwu2359/FMPddr
May 2016 - Sep 2021
AppleScript to automate FileMaker DDR into FMPerception
Contributions:56 commits, 1 PR, 52 pushes in 5 years 4 months
filemakermacosddrapplescript
rwu2359/CalPick
May 2017 - Jul 2018
Contributions:54 commits, 51 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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