Kelly Ann Marshall

Core Skills

Front-End Development

• Angular / RxJS / NgRx
• TypeScript
• JavaScript / ES6
• Vue.js
• HTML5
• CSS3
• SASS / LESS
• Responsive Web Development

AI-Assisted Development

• Anthropic Claude
• GitHub Copilot
• ChatGPT
• Google Gemini
• AI-assisted application
  development and prototyping
• Code generation, refactoring and modernisation
• Automated test generation
• Code quality and accessibility improvements

UI / UX Design

• UI design
• Wireframing
• Prototyping
• User-centred design
• Figma
• Adobe XD
• Balsamiq

Data & Mapping

• D3.js
• MapboxGL
• OpenLayers
• Interactive maps
• Data visualisation

Development & Testing

• Python
• Django
• Flask
• PHP
• MySQL
• Node.js
• Git
• Docker
• Jest
• Jasmine
• Cypress
• Playwright

Infrastructure & Development Tools

• AWS
• Docker
• Terraform
• Keycloak
• Storybook
• Bitbucket
• Jira

Professional Experience

• Front-End Developer (Nov 2022 - Oct 2025)

  Beeks Financial Cloud Group Plc, Renfrew, Scotland

  Worked as part of an internal development team building a network and server infrastructure self-service portal using Angular and Python/Django.

  AI-Assisted Development Evaluation

  Selected as one of a small group of employees to volunteer for a company trial of Anthropic's AI assisted development technology.

  • Configured Visual Studio Code to integrate with the Anthropic Claude API and evaluated its practical application within an existing software development workflow.
  • Experimented with AI-assisted dependency upgrades and modernisation of legacy front-end code.
  • Used Claude to rapidly develop and expand automated testing specifications and explore accessibility improvements for important UI components, including the application's main site navigation.
  • Evaluated the quality, usefulness and potential productivity benefits of AI-assisted coding, providing feedback to the company to inform its decision on adopting a company-wide subscription.
  • Actively advocated the potential value of the technology as a development productivity tool.

  Front End Development

  • Developed front-end features for a network and server infrastructure self-service portal using Angular and Python/Django.
  • Designed and developed chart components using D3.js to display server usage analytics and make infrastructure data easier to interpret.
  • Maintained and modernised legacy front-end code, including upgrading dependencies and keeping the application current.
  • Worked within an internal development team to deliver and maintain a complex business application.

  Technologies:

  • Angular
  • TypeScript
  • NX
  • NgRx
  • RxJS
  • D3.js
  • Jest
  • NgMocks
  • Jasmine
  • Storybook
  • Playwright
  • Keycloak
  • Docker
  • Bitbucket
  • Jira
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Anthropic Claude

• Senior Developer (Aug 2020 - Jun 2022)

  Idox Group (acquired thinkWhere in Oct 2021), Glasgow, Scotland

  Worked as part of an agile development team with a strong focus on UI design and front-end development for groundMapper, a fully featured cloud GIS data application.

  • Designed and developed user interfaces for a complex GIS application combining mapping, data management and search functionality.
  • Created wireframes and UI designs for advanced search, split-screen map/data views and bespoke forestry data management features.
  • Developed and delivered administration features covering permissions, accounts, projects and user management.
  • Designed and developed the front end for EuroGeographics Open Maps for Europe, a website providing access to official European map, geospatial and land information.
  • Worked collaboratively within an agile team across design, development and product requirements.

  Technologies:

  • Angular
  • TypeScript
  • OpenLayers
  • Bootstrap
  • Cypress
  • AWS
  • pgAdmin
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • IIS
  • Figma
  • AdobeXD
  • Balsamiq
  • Git
  • Jira

• UI Developer (Aug 2018 - Feb 2020)

  VisitScotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

  Worked as part of an internal development team on a major re-platforming project for VisitScotland's flagship website.

  Technologies:

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • SASS
  • Vue.js
  • JavaScript / ES6
  • MapboxGL
  • Webpack
  • Gulp
  • Cypress
  • VS Code
  • BloomReach Experience CMS
  • Freemarker
  • Bitbucket
  • Jira
  • Developed front-end components and templates as part of the re-platforming of VisitScotland's main website.
  • Created proof-of-concept interactive tourism destination maps with filtering and sorting across destination, product and event data.
  • Developed map experiences incorporating accessibility considerations and rich filtering and sorting functionality.
  • Worked with UX, design and software engineering teams to create complex itinerary CMS templates integrating destination data with interactive maps.

Education

MSc in Information Technology (Sep 2010 - Sep 2011)

University of Glasgow

Focus:

• Java
• JavaScript
• PHP
• MySQL
• XML
• HTML
• CSS
• Django
• Python
• Multimedia Systems
• Software Project Management
• Information Systems
• Databases

Dissertation: Interactive web interface for the purchase of live event tickets, incorporating interactive venue maps built with SVG, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL.

Activities: Postgraduate Student Representative

BFA Photography (Sep 1989 - Jun 1993)

Maryland Institute, College of Art

Focus:

• Black & white and colour photography
• Film and video production
• Alternative photographic processes
• Studio lighting
• 2D design
• Computer illustration
• Painting
• Drawing
• Sculpture
• Art history
• History of photography