Ross Newby
Principal Developer - Innovation
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolRoss Newby is a Principal Developer focused on innovation with eight years of software engineering experience, currently leading development work at Penman Consulting after progressing from graduate and senior developer roles. He holds a first-class Computer Science degree and is pursuing a master's at Lancaster University, pairing strong academic credentials with hands-on delivery across Java and enterprise projects. Known for clear communication, team leadership, and a disciplined work ethic honed in early retail management roles, he blends people skills with technical mentorship. Ross has a track record of moving up through the same consultancy, signaling consistent impact on product and process improvement rather than frequent job-hopping. He brings a pragmatic, organized approach to turning research-led ideas into production-ready solutions.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
A Level Mathematics Further Mathematics Computer Science Graphic Communication General Studies, A Level Mathematics Further Mathematics Computer Science Graphic Communication General Studies at Winstanley CollegeHigh School GCSE, High School GCSE at Lathom High SchoolBachelor’s Degree Computer Science (Hons), Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science (Hons) at Lancaster University
Stackoverflow
103reputation
12kreached
7answers
2questions
Github Skills (26)
node-red9
nodes7
jpa6
android6
flying6
pdfbox6
spring-boot6
jquery6
spring6
java6
javascript6
pushstate6
pdf-generation5
nodejs5
pdf5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
oscarechobravo/eis-dashboard
Aug 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:54 commits, 1 PR, 54 pushes in 25 days
rossnewby/eis-dashboard-backend
Aug 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:41 pushes, 2 branches in 25 days
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