Liam Withers

Web Developer

I'm a skilled developer based in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. Writing code is my passion. I have a wide range of experience and abilities.

My area of expertise is web development, however I'm also skilled as a Linux Systems Adminstrator and have experience working with databases. Please see below for a more in depth breakdown of my skills.

My skills

  • HTML590%
  • JavaScript / jQuery80%
  • CSS385%
  • Angular.js60%
  • PHP90%
  • Python70%
  • Linux System Administration90%
  • MySQL60%

Work

Managing Director

VPN.sh

I own and run a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service, which allows users to change their IP address to that of a different country, whilst encrypting their data. The service has a high emphasis on security.

Responsibilities:
  • Maintaing 80+ worldwide servers
  • Financial management
  • Marketing
  • Customer Support
Experience:
  • Gained significant networking knowledge
  • Writing scripts for automation
  • Gained business skills

Web Developer

Freelance

Outside of my VPN business, I work as a freelance web developer. I am usually fully booked up for at least 1 month, so please contact me in advance of any projects which you require me to work on.

Responsibilities:
  • Development
  • Client interaction
  • Requirements Specification
Experience:
  • Working with various teams
  • Leading development of new products
  • Working with existing codebases
  • Strategy consulting

Education and Experience

  • 20.06.2017Graduating Loughborough University

    In June 2017, I shall be graduating from Loughborough University with a BSc (Hons) Computer Science. This has allowed me to have a strong understanding in a wide range of Computer Science related areas.
  • 01.06.2016Graduated Full Stack Developer Nanodegree @ Udacity

    In June 2016, I graduated from Udacity's Nanodegree programme, completing the Full Stack Developer course. This has helped me to hone my skills in a multitude of languages.
  • 01.10.2012Started VPN.sh

    A few months after graduating from college, I began working on my own business. This is still running today, and has expanded to providing a secure VPN service to thousands of clients with 80+ servers across the world.
  • 01.06.2012Graduated Derby College

    I completed my BTEC Level 3 Software Engineering course with the maximum possible grade of DDD (Note: This was before D* grades were in place for this particular course). This provided my base understanding of the software world.