Recruitment Manager @ Based in our London head office, I manage the internal recruitment process across the Gamesys group of companies. The Gamesys Group was founded in 2001 by Noel Hayden and a small team of developers with the aim to build one of the world's most successful online entertainment businesses. 12 years on, we are no 900 people strong and still growing with our headquarters based in Piccadilly Circus, London. Gamesys operates and develops software for several of UK and Europe's leading online gaming sites, mobile apps and social games. Through our social and real money slots, casino, poker and bingo products, 2012 saw wagering reach over $6.4 billion, with our largest UK site alone paying out in excess of $312 million in monthly prize money. Through continued year on year growth, strategic partnerships with Tropicana NJ, Caesars and News International, and the 2013 acquisition of Virgin Games, Gamesys is now considered 6th most influential online gaming company int the world (eGaming Review Power 50, 2013). The opening of our New Jersey office and the launch of our Tropicana and Virgin Casino sites in November 2013 are just some of our latest ventures. From April 2013 to Present (2 years 9 months) London, United KingdomManaging Consultant - Monarch Digital @ Managing Consultant - Monarch Digital Based in our Central London office, I managed the delivery of digital talent to some of the UK's most influential agencies, start-ups, technology houses and end users. Focusing predominately on development and technology leadership roles within Javascript, Ruby and Python, I deliver both quality of service and a quality of talent. I offer a fantastic referral scheme for the following technologies: Pure Javascript OO / MV* JS - Backbone.js, Ember.js, Angular, Underscore, Node.js etc. Coffeescript Ruby - Ruby on Rails 3 Python - Django Front-end Development - HTML 5, CSS 3, Javascript Mobile Web, Web App development - Sencha Touch, Titanium, Jquery Mobile From June 2009 to April 2013 (3 years 11 months) London, United Kingdom

BSc, Economics @ University of Wales, Swansea From 2005 to 2009 CertRP, Merit @ Institute of Recruitment Professionals From 2012 to 2012 A-Levels - Latin, Philosophy, French, Physics, General Studies @ Bablake From 2003 to 2005 GCSEs, Maths, English Lang, English Lit, Physics, Biology, French, Latin, Greek, ICT, R.E., History @ Bablake School, Coventry From 1998 to 2003 Alex Shepherd is skilled in: Mobile Applications, HTML, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, HTML 5, SEO, Project Managers, Account Management, Front-end Development, Java, HTML5, Test Automation, ember.js