Steven Swann
Software Engineer, Head Of Information Technology
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven Swann is a seasoned software engineer and Head of Information Technology with 11 years’ experience building embedded Linux systems, web platforms, and sensor-led solutions from conception through deployment. Based in Southampton, he has led development and IT strategy at ITDev while delivering contract work for charities and European healthcare projects, notably implementing Buildroot-based ARM11 systems and custom Linux drivers. He combines hands-on C and Linux kernel work (ZigBee drivers, device interfaces) with full-stack web development—Drupal, PHP, MySQL—and ecommerce integrations. Skilled at translating user requirements into robust prototypes, he has designed sensor platforms and remote monitoring systems for elderly care and integrated complex online shops and member databases for nonprofit use. Colleagues value his practical engineering mindset and ability to straddle embedded firmware and server-side architectures.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Digital Systems Engineering, Master’s Degree, Digital Systems Engineering at University of PortsmouthBEng (Hons), Electronic Engineering, 2.1, BEng (Hons), Electronic Engineering, 2.1 at Southampton Solent University
Github Skills (31)
luks8
software-update8
samsung8
flashing8
samsung-galaxy7
initramfs7
aix7
linux7
embedded-linux7
embedded7
iot6
galaxy6
ota6
virtual-machine5
instrumentation5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
sjs205/uMQTT
Sep 2015 - Aug 2017
Contributions:125 commits, 2 PRs, 50 pushes in 1 year 11 months
mqttembedded-devicessuitablehungrypower
sjs205/sensorspace
Apr 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:41 pushes, 6 branches, 10 issues in 1 year 8 months
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