Tim Yates is an accomplished Senior Software Engineer with an extensive background in software development and agile methodologies. He is highly skilled in Java, Groovy, Grails, R, and JavaScript, as well as functional programming. His passion for software development started with his BSc Hons Computing degree from Manchester Metropolitan University. Yates has held several senior positions in various organizations, including Director / Software Engineer at Bloidonia Ltd, Principal Developer at Auto Trader UK, and Software Architect at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute. He has also worked as a Groovy Committer at Groovy, and a Research Applications Programming Manager at Paterson Institute for Cancer Research. Notably, Yates is currently a Senior Software Engineer at Gradle Inc., where he utilizes his exceptional skills daily.