Chris Finch is a competent senior Client-Side architect, technical team lead, and developer with vast experience working in some of the world's leading media organizations. Currently based in London, UK, Chris has a strong background in web development with technical skills in HTML5 (audio, video, etc.), JavaScript, CSS3, React, NodeJs (Express), SVG (d3.js), Canvas, and more. He also has experience in leadership, project management, line management, technical recruitment, and dev-ops.

Chris's background includes studying A-levels and GCSE subjects such as English, Math, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Art, ICT, and Sport at Brighton College. He later studied Ba Hons, Computing, and Film at the University of Kent.

Chris has worked for several organizations, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he is presently a Senior Frontend Engineer. He previously worked as a contract Senior Software Engineer for Pearson, Zoopla, and Financial Times. Chris held the position of Tech Lead, Senior Client-Side Developer, and Senior Client-Side Developer at Guardian News & Media before moving to HSBC as a Contract Senior Client-Side Developer. He also worked as a User Interface Engineer and Frontend Web Developer at the BBC and Hovr Web Ltd.

With knowledge in various content delivery systems, including Scala (Play), Ruby (Rails), and PHP, Chris has worked on many projects over the years. Besides, he has secondary backend skills in AWS EC2, ELB, ASG, CloudFormation.

Chris has a passion for training, mentoring and team leadership, and his experience ranges from leadership to line management, technical recruitment, and dev-ops. He has demonstrated skills in frontend web development, browser performance, canvas, and other skills needed to make web-based applications.