Kris Sum
Director at TechExeter
Greater Exeter Area United Kingdom
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolKris Sum is a hands-on technology director and founder with over 16 years of experience building web and real-time systems from the heart of Exeter. As director of Switch Systems Ltd he leads a small multidisciplinary team that solves complex problems by integrating hardware and software into robust, production-grade solutions. He also runs TechExeter, a grassroots community that organizes free meetups, socials and conferences to grow the local digital ecosystem. Kris combines practical consultancy delivery with community leadership, bridging client-facing engineering with regional tech development. His background in Network Computing underpins a pragmatic approach to system design and resilient integrations that serve both commercial and civic partners.
12 years of coding experience
Bsc Hons, Network Computing, Bsc Hons, Network Computing at Coventry Universityexeter school
Github Skills (150)
vue-table10
aws-s310
vue-datepicker10
vue-select10
vue-component10
number-picker9
javascript9
amplify9
aws-amplify9
cloud-services9
aws-apigateway9
amazon-cognito9
component-library9
bootstrap9
barrage9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
TechExeter/conference-2019
Apr 2019 - May 2020
Conference website, built on Jekyll/MinimalMistakes
Contributions:93 commits, 2 PRs, 90 pushes in 1 year 1 month
conference-websitejekyll
TechExeter/conference-2020
May 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:4 PRs, 99 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 2 months
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