Overview

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Hello! Welcome to my Linkedin profile.

My name is James Watling and I am the Founding CTO at EarlyDay. I have worked in several development roles at various companies and have had the opportunity to work on some exciting projects.

I am a seasoned Ruby on Rails Full Stack developer with over 10 years professional experience. I also have been working in React and React Native for around 5 years and built and supported several production applications.

I am a results driven, business savvy, self starter who loves getting things done and empowering others to do so. I have experience managing teams, hiring, working closely with business to elicit requirements, manage expectations and much more

-- Executive Summary --

Senior Software Engineer and Web Development Professional with 10 years of techno-functional experience in delivering strategically significant end-to-end applications on both the web and mobile space in industry spaces relating to the Wellness And Lifestyle Brands (GuavaPass), Travel/Short Term Rentals Space (Roomorama), B2B Contract Procurement (Tendersave), and Agency Design Work (Catch Design) in Singapore and New Zealand.

Proven ability to provide leadership and work with large, cross-functional and multicultural teams in the delivery of multiple concurrent projects with outstanding domain expertise in Ruby On Rails Backend, Heavy React Web and React Native Mobile.

An effective communicator with strong people management skills, capable of translating complex and technical ideas into actionable outcomes as well as able to engage development teams, investors, board members and stakeholders at all levels using technology to bring about business growth and achieve organizational KPIs.