- I'm a keen photographer, avid reader, and Cyclist. I find my interests changing over time but the main - few stay the same. + Outside of work, I'm a keen photographer and avid reader, and I've recently been getting really into + 3D modelling. My interests shift and grow over time, but a few creative passions have stuck with me.
- When I'm not working, I like to continuously learn. In the last few years I've taken up{' '}
-
- My Ideal working stack is Node.js on Lambdas, or in Containers. With a modern RDS & Object Store. On the front - end I like working in React or another component-based flux framework, with Tailwind and a decent bundler. On - mobile I like Ionic but I'm currently transitioning to React Native. + My favourite stack these days is Node.js running on Lambdas or containers, backed by a solid RDS and object + storage setup. On the front end, I enjoy working with React (or similar component-based frameworks), styled with + Tailwind and bundled up nicely. For mobile, I've been a long-time fan of Ionic but I'm open to + exploring other frameworks like React Native or Flutter, depending on the project requirements.
- In the recent past I've worked on more traditional stacks, deploying Node & .net core APIs to AWS on - containers, EC2 instances as well as lambdas. I've also worked with multiple static site and SSR deployment - patterns. My last few roles have used Angular heavily so I've got tonnes of Angular experience. + That said, I've worked across a range of setups — from traditional stacks with Node and .NET Core APIs + deployed on AWS (via containers, EC2s, and Lambdas), to static and server-side rendered sites. Recently + I've enjoyed working on cloud-native applications in AWS and GCP, leveraging the power of serverless + architectures and microservices to build scalable and efficient systems.
- © 2023 James Macmillan. All Rights Reserved. + © 2025 James Macmillan. All Rights Reserved. ); diff --git a/src/data/Expereince.tsx b/src/data/Expereince.tsx index b143838..eb63350 100644 --- a/src/data/Expereince.tsx +++ b/src/data/Expereince.tsx @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const Experience: ExperienceEntry[] = [ ], detail: [ [ - 'Joined the Media Delivery and Ingestion team, where I worked on building and maintaining large-scale, serverless applications that handled the ingestion, processing, and global distribution of music and metadata.', + 'I joined the Media Delivery and Ingestion team, where I worked on building and maintaining large-scale, serverless applications that handled the ingestion, processing, and global distribution of music and its metadata.', 'I contributed to re-platforming key parts of the output pipeline, including pricing logic and global availability handling, and helped implement a scalable document store to support responsive release ingestion.', ], [ diff --git a/src/data/Profile.tsx b/src/data/Profile.tsx index dae936c..f6d3293 100644 --- a/src/data/Profile.tsx +++ b/src/data/Profile.tsx @@ -1,6 +1,4 @@ export const Profile = [ - 'Agile, Full Stack Developer with team leadership, presentation, design, UX/UI, and application architectural experience.', - 'Passionate and articulate, with proven knowledge in all aspects of Hybrid Mobile and Progressive Web app development.', - 'Experienced in developing mobile and web applications across the extended full-stack, with teams of developers at varying levels of experience.', - 'A strong love of technology, solving complex business problems with a team of like-minded people.', + "I'm a friendly and passionate Full Stack Developer with a strong background in Agile delivery, design, UX/UI, and application architecture. I love working across the full stack — from front-end and mobile apps to cloud-native serverless apis and data stores — and have a particular focus on building robust hybrid mobile and progressive web apps.", + "Over the years, I've worked closely with teams of all experience levels, helping to bring ideas to life and solve tricky business problems with practical, well-designed solutions. I'm at my best when I'm collaborating with others who love technology as much as I do, and when we're building something meaningful, together.", ]; diff --git a/src/data/Skills.tsx b/src/data/Skills.tsx index 9da96c0..c6075af 100644 --- a/src/data/Skills.tsx +++ b/src/data/Skills.tsx @@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ export type Skill = Sortable & { }; export const rawSkills: Skill[] = [ - { - slug: 'typescript', - name: 'Typescript', - icon: 'devicon-typescript-plain', - type: SkillType.Language, - layer: SkillLayer.FullStack, - }, { slug: 'html', name: 'HTML 5', @@ -58,34 +51,6 @@ export const rawSkills: Skill[] = [ type: SkillType.Language, layer: SkillLayer.FullStack, }, - { - slug: 'angular', - name: 'Angular', - type: SkillType.Framework, - layer: SkillLayer.FrontEnd, - icon: 'devicon-angularjs-plain', - }, - { - slug: 'react-js', - name: 'React', - type: SkillType.Framework, - layer: SkillLayer.FrontEnd, - icon: 'devicon-react-original', - }, - { - slug: 'redux-js', - name: 'Redux', - type: SkillType.Framework, - layer: SkillLayer.FrontEnd, - icon: 'devicon-redux-original', - }, - { - slug: 'tailwind', - name: 'Tailwind', - type: SkillType.Framework, - layer: SkillLayer.FrontEnd, - icon: 'devicon-tailwindcss-plain', - }, { slug: 'node-js', name: 'NodeJS', @@ -100,6 +65,20 @@ export const rawSkills: Skill[] = [ layer: SkillLayer.ServerSide, icon: 'devicon-dotnetcore-plain', }, + { + slug: 'aws', + name: 'AWS', + icon: 'devicon-amazonwebservices-plain', + type: SkillType.Platform, + layer: SkillLayer.ServerSide, + }, + { + slug: 'gcp', + name: 'GCP', + icon: 'devicon-googlecloud-plain', + type: SkillType.Platform, + layer: SkillLayer.ServerSide, + }, { slug: 'c-sharp', name: 'C#', @@ -128,13 +107,6 @@ export const rawSkills: Skill[] = [ layer: SkillLayer.FrontEnd, icon:
,
},
- {
- slug: 'sass',
- name: 'SASS',
- type: SkillType.Language,
- layer: SkillLayer.FrontEnd,
- icon: 'devicon-sass-plain',
- },
{
slug: 'capacitor',
name: 'Capacitor',
@@ -142,13 +114,6 @@ export const rawSkills: Skill[] = [
type: SkillType.Platform,
layer: SkillLayer.Mobile,
},
- {
- slug: 'cordova',
- name: 'Cordova',
- icon: 
,
- type: SkillType.Platform,
- layer: SkillLayer.Mobile,
- },
{
slug: 'ionic',
name: 'Ionic',
@@ -170,20 +135,6 @@ export const rawSkills: Skill[] = [
type: SkillType.Platform,
layer: SkillLayer.Mobile,
},
- {
- slug: 'circle-ci',
- name: 'CircleCI',
- icon: 'devicon-circleci-plain',
- type: SkillType.Platform,
- layer: SkillLayer.Devops,
- },
- {
- slug: 'aws',
- name: 'AWS',
- icon: 'devicon-amazonwebservices-plain',
- type: SkillType.Platform,
- layer: SkillLayer.ServerSide,
- },
{
slug: 'webpack',
name: 'Webpack',
@@ -212,41 +163,6 @@ export const rawSkills: Skill[] = [
layer: SkillLayer.Database,
type: SkillType.Platform,
},
- {
- slug: 'aws-dynamodb',
- name: 'AWS DynamoDB',
- type: SkillType.Platform,
- layer: SkillLayer.Database,
- icon: 
,
- },
- {
- slug: 'firebase',
- name: 'Firebase',
- type: SkillType.Platform,
- layer: SkillLayer.Database,
- icon: 'devicon-firebase-plain',
- },
- {
- slug: 'jest',
- name: 'Jest',
- icon: 'devicon-jest-plain',
- type: SkillType.Library,
- layer: SkillLayer.Devops,
- },
- {
- slug: 'jasmine',
- name: 'Jasmine',
- icon: 'devicon-jasmine-plain',
- type: SkillType.Library,
- layer: SkillLayer.Devops,
- },
- {
- slug: 'adobe-illustrator',
- name: 'Illustrator',
- icon: 'devicon-illustrator-plain',
- type: SkillType.Library,
- layer: SkillLayer.FrontEnd,
- },
{
slug: 'adobe-photoshop',
name: 'Photoshop',
@@ -269,11 +185,32 @@ export const rawSkills: Skill[] = [
layer: SkillLayer.Devops,
},
{
- slug: 'nativescript',
- name: 'Nativescript',
+ slug: 'angular',
+ name: 'Angular',
type: SkillType.Framework,
- layer: SkillLayer.Mobile,
- icon: 
,
+ layer: SkillLayer.FrontEnd,
+ icon: 'devicon-angularjs-plain',
+ },
+ {
+ slug: 'typescript',
+ name: 'Typescript',
+ icon: 'devicon-typescript-plain',
+ type: SkillType.Language,
+ layer: SkillLayer.FullStack,
+ },
+ {
+ slug: 'react-js',
+ name: 'React',
+ type: SkillType.Framework,
+ layer: SkillLayer.FrontEnd,
+ icon: 'devicon-react-original',
+ },
+ {
+ slug: 'tailwind',
+ name: 'Tailwind',
+ type: SkillType.Framework,
+ layer: SkillLayer.FrontEnd,
+ icon: 'devicon-tailwindcss-plain',
},
];
diff --git a/tailwind.config.cjs b/tailwind.config.cjs
index 9c8c9cc..224d9f7 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.cjs
+++ b/tailwind.config.cjs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = {
'light-dark': colors.stone['100'],
'lighter': colors.stone['600'],
'lighter-dark': colors.stone['300'],
- 'primary': colors.amber['600'],
+ 'primary': colors.violet['500'],
'accent': colors.fuchsia['500'],
'tertiary': colors.sky['500'],
},