Wayne Taylor

Known online as RamblingGeek, is a technology professional with a passion for software development, system design, and embedded computing.

With experience in C#, web technologies, and Raspberry Pi, Wayne is dedicated to building innovative solutions and sharing his expertise with the tech community.

He believes in the power of open-source collaboration, lifelong learning, and the importance of making technology accessible and fun for everyone.

Work experience

Vision Support Trading
01/2023 - Present
Software Developer

Supported five core applications (Windows Forms/C#) along with various supporting systems.

Joined as the second member of the team, working collaboratively to deliver projects within a system originally developed by a previous team who had since left the business.

Designed and developed a new application to manage the printing process, partnering with the Operations Manager to gather requirements. Identified and implemented a barcoding system to replace manual batch number entry, resulting in a 30% improvement in overall printing efficiency.

Migrated the teamโ€™s source control from a basic Git server to Gitea, an open-source solution with functionality similar to GitHub, significantly enhancing codebase management and collaboration.

CNS IT
05/2012 - 01/2023
Network Engineer

Maintaining small businesses networks and advising on the best IT solutions to meet business needs, working with Microsoft Server.

Project managing network installs, working with a wide array of technologies including but not limited to VMWare and Hyper-V virtualisation platforms, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Arcserve Backup.

BB IT
09/2010 - 04/2012
Network Engineer

After selling Total ICT Limited clients to them, it was part of the sale agreement that I remained with Bennett Brooks IT for 18 months.

I was tasked with managing existing support personnel and overseeing all aspects of IT support as well as procuring new clients.

TOTAL ICT LTD
03/2005 - 09/2010
Director

PARITY COMPUTERS LTD
05/1995 - 12/2004
Network Engineer/Project Manager

Read the various Ramblings from my tinkering, with Raspberry Pi's, Microcontrollers.

Babbage Bot

Babbage Bot

It's Alive, It's Alive! I decided to bring Raspberry Pi's Babbage Teddy alive