Adam Holt, 27, New Zealand

What I'm all about.

I'm a logical thinker who's always looking for the latest and greatest technologies available to solve business problems with a keen interest in cloud platforms and serverless computing. A few things that im excited about at the moment are Firebase, AWS Lambda, NoSQL, Angular, Puppeteer and Devops.

I also have a keen interest in FinTech and Blockchain and have invested in several companies in this space and always looking for new innovative companies in this space.

Since finishing my degree in the UK 2015, I have excelled in my career since moving to New Zealand where i'm now a resident and currently working as a project and operations manager. I love New Zealand and will be here for the foreseeable future.

Expertise

Professionally driven

Ability to establish relationships with clients to gather requirements to turn into solutions that can be implemented.

Business focused

Leveraging new technology to cut costs, bring efficiencies and build for the macro.

Learning capacity

Learning new things brings great satisfaction into my life. Acquiring more knowledge to improve my career as well as business processes is what makes me get out of bed in the morning.

Logical thinker

Processing all possible scenarios to deliver the end goal. I enjoy being presented with challenges to solve using technology.

Skills

AWS/Cloud

70%

JavaScript/Angular

80%

NodeJS

70%

.NET

65%

Databases (MSSQL)

75%

APIs

90%

Automation

85%

Project Management

80%

Work Experience

2018 - Present

Project & Operations Manager

Acumen Online Limited

Auckland, New Zealand

2017 - Present

Managing Director

Holt Web Solutions

Auckland, New Zealand

2016 - 2017

Junior .NET Developer

Acumen Online Limited

Auckland, New Zealand

2016 - 2017

Support Analyst

Acumen Consulting Limited

Auckland, New Zealand

2008 - 2014

Team Leader

Sainsburys PLC

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Education

2012 - 2015

1st Class BSc Business Information Technology Hons (Level 8)

Coventry University

Coventry, United Kingdom

2011 - 2012

IT & Telecommunications Apprenticeship

South Staffordshire College

Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Interests

Blockchain

Since early 2014 I have been immersed into the blockchain world, stating with Bitcoin and then moving onto smart contracts via Ethereum. Keeping upto date with the economy makes me feel that Blockchains will provide a revolution in value transfer similarly to what the internet did for information.

Travelling & exploring

Moving to New Zealand has been the best decision i've ever made. Going on hikes, finding new beaches and waterfalls brings great joy to my life. I also enjoy visiting new countries to see how their society works and understand their values to help me plan for my macro plan in life.

Economy

Keeping up to date with the global economy has been a keen interest of mine since my early teens. Understanding what's happening in global markets can help me with my long-term investments as well as what I need to be learning about to stay ahead of the curve.