Tim Barretto

A skilled solutions architect and principal software engineer at creative, content and commerce agency BORN Group. With over two decades of experience in creating innovative solutions, leading development teams on and off shore of up to 10 and communicating with stakeholders.

I am looking for a role that is involved in the technical aspects of solution design, ensuring the feasibility and efficiency of proposed solutions while utilising my expertise in managing teams.

London, GB

Skills

PHP: CodeIgniter, Laravel, Symfony, Wordpress

JavaScript: Angular, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js

Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Java: Spring, Maven, Freemarker

AI/ML: YOLO, GPT-4, OpenAI, Keras

Shell Scripting: Python, Perl, Ruby

Web: CSS, HTML, SEO

Web Services: SOAP, XML-RPC, REST

Version Control: Git, SVN, CVS

CI/CD: Jenkins

Other: Adobe Commerce (Magento), Adobe App Builder, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Creative Suite Google Tag Manager (GTM) Google Analytics, Dalim, OpenProject, ResourceSpace, Chilli Publish, Mirakl, Shopify, Bloomreach, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Communication: Excellent verbal and written Teamwork: Collaborative approach to achieve team goals
Problem-solving: Strong analytical and creative problem-solving abilities Innovation: Propelling change through inventive thinking and pioneering solutions

Work Experience

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BORN Group, Solutions Architect/Principal Engineer, Dec 2022 ~ Present

Independently provided a response to a prospective clients Request for Proposal (RFP) from brief to proof of concept (POC) within two weeks, providing a new solution to manage a high-volume (2.5k/month) image processing through AI-driven categorisation using Python to train a YOLO v8 model combined with Chili Publish.

Orchestrated a cross-functional five person team to create a versatile Marketing technology (MarTech) solution, incorporating OpenProject and Chili Publish frameworks, integrating a Next.js architecture with Material-UI components, with a dockerised backend to allow for scalability. An initial eight-week response to an RFP that gained traction within the business to be upsold to existing customers.

BORN Group, E-commerce Lead Developer, Mar 2020 ~ Nov 2022

Led an agile team of three as part of a multinational Adobe Commerce (Magento) project, to the successful go-live events for multiple countries. I was responsible for the seamless integration of third-party applications, handling unexpected emergency problems and provided expert support for clients' Magento Business Intelligence (BI) needs.

I was brought in to save a Bloomreach implementation for a national retailer from potential failure, by communicating with the customers PM and Head of Technology to figure out where the issues were occurring, leveraging BRXM functionality, tailoring third-party integrations and reinvigorating the team to exceed the requirements and complete the project with commendation from the client.

BORN Group, Software Architect, May 2018 ~ Mar 2020

Collaborated organisation-wide on business proposals including a successful $2m+ response to RFP, and managed project risks for successful project delivery.

I continued my leadership role in the supervision of enduring content products.

Trained in a range of e-commerce platforms, including Magento, Bloomreach, Shopify, and Mirakl.

BORN Group, Technical Architect, Feb 2014 ~ May 2018

Led strategic product development on the Cito Suite of tools, ensuring alignment with sales, development and support objectives while collaborating with key stakeholders. Coordinated a team of 10 across diverse sites and translated business requirements into precise software specifications for effective Scrum implementation.

Carried out research and development initiatives to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge in the market.