Richard Hansell
Principal Data Engineer
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRichard Hansell is a Principal Data Engineer with over 12 years’ experience designing and tuning complex database and data-warehouse systems, currently working on global renewable energy datasets in PostgreSQL. He has deep expertise across SQL Server, T-SQL, SSIS/SSRS/SSAS, data migration and performance tuning, and has recently applied those skills to cloud and big-data stacks including AWS, Hive, Aurora and DynamoDB. Richard has led large migrations and reporting programmes (notably migrating millions of transactions for DFID and running Spark Energy’s smart-meter platform), combining hands-on development with pragmatic architecture and automation. Comfortable moving between legacy systems and modern cloud services, he pairs a strong SQL Server heritage with practical Python and .NET tooling for testing and ETL. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, he’s known for taking principled stances (and clear preferences about work locations and job titles) while reliably delivering high-visibility data platforms.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
'A' Levels, Mathematics; Further Mathematics, Physics;, 'A' Levels, Mathematics; Further Mathematics, Physics; at Royal Grammar School NewcastleBSc (Hons), Computer Science (MAIN); Mathematics (SUBSID), BSc (Hons), Computer Science (MAIN); Mathematics (SUBSID) at University of York
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Github Skills (12)
sql9
listener9
stash9
clipboard9
sql-server9
winforms6
excel6
postgresql6
mysql6
tsql6
frontend1
react1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
Diksta33/PathOfExileClipboardListener
Jan 2014 - Apr 2014
Clipboard Listener and Stash Manager for Path of Exile
Contributions:84 commits in 3 months
clipboardexilestashlistenerpath-of-exile
Diksta33/TowerDefense
May 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
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