Kristian Matthews-kennington
Market Operations Improvement Analyst
Bradford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolKristian Matthews-Kennington is a Market Operations Improvement Analyst and full-stack developer with 11 years’ experience blending process optimisation, data analysis, and web engineering to streamline operations and improve data integrity. He holds a First Class BSc from the University of Westminster and has built and run multiple online shops, applying practical e‑commerce integrations like Stripe and Amazon Marketplace. At ENGIE he focuses on metering data workflows, reporting automation with Power Query and Excel, and standardising validation to reduce errors and speed decision-making. A committed open-source contributor, he has enhanced the popular CodeIgniter4 PHP framework with validation-group management and language-file support, reflecting solid backend expertise. Equally comfortable designing UX and writing server-side code, Kristian pairs creative product design experience from his Cozy Glow brand with a disciplined, metrics-driven approach. He’s known for turning messy operational processes into repeatable systems while continuing to experiment with new web technologies.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Advanced Diploma Creative and Media, A Level Photography, Advanced Diploma Creative and Media, A Level Photography at Charles Darwin School & Sixth FormBSc (Hons) Multimedia Computing and Animation, Computer Science and Software Engineering, First Class Honors, BSc (Hons) Multimedia Computing and Animation, Computer Science and Software Engineering, First Class Honors at University of Westminster
English
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Github Skills (19)
framework710
validations10
zend-framework10
validation10
php-framework10
php10
codeigniter10
api-design9
testing8
documentation7
out-of-memory6
vbnet6
asp-net6
actionscript6
exists6
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4
Feb 2017 - Mar 2017
Open Source PHP Framework (originally from EllisLab)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:17 commits, 11 PRs, 41 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Kristian Matthews primarily contributed to the CodeIgniter4 framework by implementing new features and enhancing existing functionalities. His work included adding support for array-based language files, introducing methods for managing validation rule groups, and creating a method to handle server errors within the response trait. He also focused on improving code formatting, adding documentation, and updating existing features such as the database connection interface.
codeigniterphpframeworkcodeigniter4php7
cozyglow/dawn
May 2022 - Apr 2024
Shopify's first source available reference theme, with Online Store 2.0 features and performance built-in.
Contributions:83 pushes, 2 branches, 1 comment in 1 year 11 months
online-storeecommerceperformancebuilt-inshopify
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