Terry Cavanagh
Retired at SD Worx UK & Ireland
Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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RockstarTerry Cavanagh is a seasoned technology leader with over 30 years in IT and 11 years of hands-on software experience, most recently serving as Head of Product Development and Quality Assurance at SD Worx UK & Ireland. He has a track record of guiding product and quality teams through complex delivery cycles and previously managed IT operations as IT General Manager at Ceridian Centrefile. Beyond leadership, Terry contributes to open-source game maintenance—most notably updating and modernizing the beloved indie title VVVVVV for desktop and mobile, emphasizing cross-platform compatibility and UI improvements. Based in Chelmsford, he blends deep operational experience from BT-era roles with pragmatic product stewardship, often focusing on maintainability and user-facing polish. Colleagues would describe him as a steady, detail-minded problem solver who keeps legacy systems healthy while nudging products toward modern standards.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (8)
c-language10
game-development10
cprogramming-language10
multiplatform9
user-interface9
actionscript9
cross-platform9
mobile-development8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
The source code to VVVVVV! http://thelettervsixtim.es/
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 70 commits, 68 PRs in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Terry primarily contributed to the VVVVVV game's codebase by modifying existing files across different versions, including desktop and mobile. Their work involved removing inappropriate comments, cleaning up the options menus, and re-adding the mouse cursor. Additionally, they focused on updating the mobile version to the latest release. These changes suggest a focus on overall game maintenance, user interface refinements, and cross-platform compatibility.
TerryCavanagh/diceydungeons.com
Mar 2018 - Nov 2022
Dicey Dungeons
Contributions:113 commits, 11 PRs, 94 pushes in 4 years 9 months
dungeons
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