Stephen Ager
Education
University of Gloucestershire
Bachelor of Science, Computing with Business Computer Systems 1994-01-01 - 1998-01-01
Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Arts and Technology
BTEC Higher National Certificate, Mechanical Engineering 1989-01-01 - 1991-01-01
Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Arts and Technology
BTEC National Certificate, Mechanical/Production Engineering 1987-01-01 - 1989-01-01
Churchdown Comprehensive School
, 1982-01-01 - 1987-01-01Work Experience
zealous technology ltd
Current
zealous technology ltd
Suncor
2023-04-01 - 2024-03-01
Suncor
Symend
2021-01-01 - 2022-11-01
Symend
SDK Tek Services Ltd
2019-06-01 - 2020-11-01
SDK Tek Services Ltd
Schneider Electric
2016-11-01 - 2019-06-01
Schneider Electric
Worley
2006-07-01 - 2016-08-01
Worley
Evoco Inc.
2005-04-01 - 2006-07-01
Evoco Inc.
Sunwapta Solutions Inc.
2004-09-01 - 2005-04-01
Sunwapta Solutions Inc.
GamCom Solutions Limited
2003-06-01 - 2004-07-01
GamCom Solutions Limited
Communisis One Ltd
2001-11-01 - 2003-04-01
Communisis One Ltd
Skills
Summary
Accomplished software developer with 24+ years’ experience in the design, development, automated testing, and deployment of both desktop and online applications using Microsoft platforms. Data engineering expertise leveraging Databricks and Azure Data Factory for orchestration and transformation tasks, combined with Python programming for custom data processing solutions. Extensive experience working with Git, GitHub, and CI/CD workflows, enabling efficient software versioning, continuous integration, and deployment. Experience has been gained in both enterprise and start-up (SaaS) companies. Team lead on multiple Agile and SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) oil and gas software development projects and an enterprise data migration project to the Azure cloud. Collaborated with senior engineers and product owners to establish system requirements and innovate new products. Strong advocate and mentor of industry best practices and SOLID design principles. Self-motivated, proactive individual with excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team. Qualified mechanical engineer, having completed the Engineering Training Authority (ETA) TR21 and EnTra Broad Base apprenticeship programs, with 7 years of experience in the design and manufacture of control valves and pneumatic actuators. I am familiar with BS5750 and ISO9000 quality assurance standards. Specialties: C# · .NET · Python · PySpark · Azure Databricks · Azure Data Factory · Azure Data Lake Storage · Azure SQL · Azure Key Vault · GitHub · SQL Server · GIS
