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Sector Spotlight: Ross Mackie, Technical Solutions Architect

16/4/2021

 
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Continuing our Sector Spotlight on the IT and Communication, today we hear from Ross Mackie who is a Technical Solutions Architect at Kyloe in Kirkwall.
 
Ross started at Kyloe as a Software Developer.  From there, he progressed onto the role of Lead Developer for Services before starting his current role.


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Sector Spotlight: Gordon Robinson, Product Manager

15/4/2021

 
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In our next Sector Spotlight Campaign on IT and Communications we hear from Gordon Robinson who is a Product Manager at Kyloe.
 
Gordon left school at 16 and joined the Fleet Auxiliary as a Marine Engineer Officer.  He then joined the NHS as an Admin Assistant on a temporary basis, but remained for eight years, leaving as a Senior Manager.  Gordon then worked in product management for a healthcare software company in Edinburgh, before joining Kyloe last year as Product Manager.


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Sector Spotlight: Garry Peace, Product Developer (Product)

14/4/2021

 
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We are continuing our Sector Spotlight series on the IT and Communication industry and we now hear from Garry Peace, a Software Developer (Products) at Kyloe.
 
Garry started his studies at Orkney College after leaving school, achieving his HND.  He then worked in various jobs before going back to college to get his degree in Computing Science,  after which he started working at Kyloe, initially as an SQL Developer before moving into his current role.


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Sector Spotlight: Andrew Stevenson, Software Developer

13/4/2021

 
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This week’s Sector Spotlight is on the IT and Communications industry.  Today we hear from Andrew Stevenson who is a Software Developer at Kyloe.
 
After graduating with a degree in Computer Science, Andrew  worked in different roles including in a bar and on WordPress sites for a work uniform company, before moving back to Orkney to undertake his current role.


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Sector Spotlight: Amaya Capracci, Product Consultant

13/4/2021

 
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​In our second Sector Spotlight on IT and Communication we hear from Amaya Capracci, who is a Product Consultant at Kyloe in Kirkwall.
 
Amaya has always had an interest in technology and taught herself to code simple things as a teenager.  She has a a Bachelors degree in Journalism as well as an MBA in Marketing and Sales Management and has previously worked as a Marketing Manager.


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Sector Spotlight: AJ Smith, UX/UI Developer

12/4/2021

 
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In our first Sector Spotlight on the IT and Communications industry we hear from AJ Smith, who is a UX/UI Developer at Kyloe in Kirkwall.
 
AJ graduated from Portsmouth University and worked in a local IT company before working freelance while he travelled around Australia.  He then moved back to the UK and worked for another company before moving to Orkney in 2017 and started working at Kyloe.


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