Tom Ridd
Technical Lead at Methods
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTom Ridd is a Technical Lead with 11 years’ experience delivering data-driven, citizen-facing services across UK government bodies including HMCTS, GDS, ONS, MoJ and PHE. He specialises in data engineering, service architecture and leading cross-functional teams to take projects from prototype to production—examples include census data download tools, audit and auth systems, and pandemic-era public health platforms. Equally comfortable in Python, Java/Scala, Node/Typescript and cloud stacks (AWS/Azure), he bridges statisticians, data scientists and engineers to build auditable, scalable solutions. Tom’s background in operational research and applied mathematics gives him a rare strength in turning complex analytical requirements into pragmatic engineering designs. Notably, he has repeatedly led first-of-kind government projects that combined big-data pipelines with rapid front-end delivery for high-stakes public services.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Management Science and Operational Research, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Management Science and Operational Research at University of Warwick - Warwick Business SchoolBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Applied Mathematics at University of Warwick
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Github Skills (60)
publisher10
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boilerplate6
react6
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python6
datasets6
redux6
serve5
management5
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Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
thomasridd/hellopython
Dec 2015 - May 2021
A quickstart Python REST API.
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 5 months
apipythonpython-3python3rest
ministryofjustice/hmpps-authorization
Oct 2023 - Nov 2024
HMPPS Authorization Server UI
Contributions:62 reviews, 86 PRs, 124 pushes in 1 year 1 month
hmpps
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