Richard Leap
Managing Director at Apergy Solutions Ltd
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Leap is a Managing Director and hands-on Full Stack JavaScript/TypeScript consultant with 11 years of experience delivering cloud-native and micro-frontend solutions across finance, utilities, government and media. He combines practical expertise in React, Node, GraphQL, Docker and AWS with a track record of building mock API tooling, CI/CD pipelines and automated test suites to speed delivery and improve reliability. Richard frequently embeds with teams—upskilling engineers and supplying whole delivery squads—while running his consultancy to place and support contract talent. He has driven enterprise digital transformations, worked with high-performance data stores like ClickHouse, and brings a background in aerospace studies that informs his systems-minded approach. Based in Newcastle, he operates regionally across the UK and prefers remote-first engagements that prioritize predictable delivery and measurable business value.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BTEC National Diploma in Practitioners IT, BTEC National Diploma in Practitioners IT at Milton Keynes CollegeBachelor of Science (BSc) Aerospace Technology with Pilot Studies, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Aerospace Technology with Pilot Studies at University of HertfordshireLicentiateship of City and Guild Institute (LCGI) Web Design, Licentiateship of City and Guild Institute (LCGI) Web Design at WorldSkills
Github Skills (23)
javascript10
webdriverio10
webdriver10
cucumber10
test-framework10
devtools10
automation10
command-line-tool10
jasmine10
mobile-automation10
monitoring9
pm29
command-line9
nodejs9
load-balancer8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
apergy/imify
Jul 2014 - Sep 2014
Contributions:72 commits in 2 months
apergy/webdriverio
Jul 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
node-jsjavascriptselenium-webdrivernodejsjavascript-bindings
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