Hi, I'm Michael Loney
Full Stack Developer & Software Engineer
Writing robust software with clean code and agile development practices for over 5 years. Passionate about technology since forever
Passionate About Technology
Life long technology enthusiast and full-time software developer.
My Journey
I discovered my love for technology and programming in high school, building mods for games like Minecraft. This first taste led me to take my school's computing exam for a competitive new course they'd just started. Through this education and self-learning, I deepened my love for solving problems and building reliable, useful tools.
After graduating from high school, I went to Swansea University to continue studying Computer Science. Alongside studying, I launched my own startup with my housemate Tom. We competed against other entrepreneurs and won a small amount of funding, which we used to launch our MVP and acquire our first users! This was a great crash course in shipping real systems that needed to work for both users and dev teams.
Since then, I've continued to grow my knowledge and skills, carrying it into my work to write clean, maintainable code and leverage the latest tech to improve efficiency and reduce the need for manual work. In my free time, I like to experiment with new frameworks or technology, as well as trying not to lose at my favourite online games.
Skills & Technologies
My Developer Journey
A timeline of my professional experience and key achievements in software development.
IQUW/ERS
Worked with a team of developers, creating scalable backend services and internal tools. I designed and implemented our first CI/CD pipelines as well pushed for new technologies and features that allowed us to automate our tasks, freeing up more time to code.
Key Achievements:
- Implemented CI/CD to improve code quality and consistency
- Brough new technologies into the company
- Implemented automated testing reducing bugs by 60%
- Official Postman training
GAIN Applications
My business I started in university, focused on providing a platform for independent businesses. I started it with a partner, I was the developer and he was PR / customer acquisition. Together we worked as a great team, releasing mobiles app on IOS and Android as well as gaining thousands of users and over 100 business.
Key Achievements:
- Released IOS and Android apps
- Multiple competitions and pitches won, gaining funding
- 1000's of customers
- Learned 5 new programming languages
Theatrix
I created on a landing page for a new startup, generating sign ups as well as a prototype IOS app used by the owner to pitch and gain funding. MailChip and AWS S3 bucket were used to host it and manage customer interest. They both offer a free tier so the site could have as little costs as possible as it was a new startup
Key Achievements:
- Fast turn around of prototypes
- Created on nearly £0 budget
Swansea university
I studied Computer Science at Swansea university. Over my 4 year course I learnt about OOP, algorithms and data structures, security and encryption and much more. I graduated in 2020 with secondary honers (2:1) bachelors degree in Computer Science
Key Achievements:
- Lead a team of 6 to complete our large final year project
- Learnt foundational knowledge
- Graduated with a bachelors degree in Computer Science
Featured Work
Projects I've created, ranging from small experiments to large applications.
Pals Vs Pokémon
Pals Vs Pokémon is a little game created using SvelteKit. Players need to look at an image of a creature and pick if it's a Pokémon or PalWorld. It can be played on the website but it's designed to be popped up by anyone using Docker and Liquibase
Gun Wizards
Play round after round until someone hits the score limit. After every round, the losers pick a card to modify their character with powers like bullet speed, increased HP and new guns to create insane late game builds!
Let's Work Together
I'm always interested in new opportunities and exciting projects.
Let's discuss how we can bring your ideas to life.