Kristian Matthews-kennington is a results-driven software engineer and operations specialist with a decade of full-stack development, data analysis, and process-improvement experience. Currently a Market Operations Improvement Analyst at ENGIE Supply UK, he uses Excel, Power Query, and automation to improve data integrity, standardize validation procedures, and support data-driven decision making. As Director of Cozy Glow and Co-Owner of M K Enterprises, he blends technical delivery with entrepreneurial leadership to drive innovative projects. In open source, he contributed as a back-end developer to CodeIgniter4, adding features for array-based language files, validation rule groups, and server error handling, while enhancing documentation and the database connection interface. A University of Westminster First Class Honours graduate in Multimedia Computing and Animation with Computer Science and Software Engineering, Kristian previously built secure web apps and trained users at Apple, and remains based in Bradford, England, pursuing new projects with a passion for learning.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Advanced Diploma Creative and Media, A Level Photography, Advanced Diploma Creative and Media, A Level Photography at Charles Darwin School & Sixth Form
BSc (Hons) Multimedia Computing and Animation, Computer Science and Software Engineering, First Class Honors, BSc (Hons) Multimedia Computing and Animation, Computer Science and Software Engineering, First Class Honors at University of Westminster
Open Source PHP Framework (originally from EllisLab)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:17 commits, 11 PRs, 41 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Kristian Matthews primarily contributed to the CodeIgniter4 framework by implementing new features and enhancing existing functionalities. His work included adding support for array-based language files, introducing methods for managing validation rule groups, and creating a method to handle server errors within the response trait. He also focused on improving code formatting, adding documentation, and updating existing features such as the database connection interface.
Shopify's first source available reference theme, with Online Store 2.0 features and performance built-in.
Contributions:83 pushes, 2 branches, 1 comment in 1 year 11 months
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