Paul Jacobs

Built and launched chichester-jobs.uk, a job board serving Chichester and the surrounding area, including Bognor Regis and Emsworth. Built as a targeted, no-contract alternative to national boards for local employers.

Listings go live automatically after payment via Stripe. Employers get an applications log showing every applicant by name, email, and role. Pricing starts at £39, up to 87% cheaper

Built and operate PulseTech News, a technology news aggregator pulling from RSS feeds across the tech industry. The platform scrapes, filters, and categorises articles automatically, presenting a clean feed focused on AI, emerging hardware, and developer news.

Built the full stack solo in PHP and MySQL with an hourly cron scraper, keyword-based category filtering, and a daily digest feature power

After my tenure at XSG I moved into a focused build phase, targeting a real gap in the market: UK SMEs struggling to produce carbon reports for government procurement tenders. CarbonVerified.uk is the result.

Built solo from scratch in PHP 8, MySQL, Tailwind and Stripe, the platform guides SMEs through DESNZ/GHG Protocol Scope 1/2/3 reporting aligned with PPN 006 requirements. First paying custom

Secured land access permissions for the England Ecosystem Survey (EES), a Defra/Natural England biodiversity initiative, dispatching 3,000+ letters and following up by phone and email with hundreds of landowners to negotiate site access.

Completed GDPR certification as part of onboarding and handled all sensitive landowner data in line with those requirements throughout the role.

Secured land access permissions for the England Ecosystem Survey (EES), a Defra/Natural England biodiversity initiative, dispatching 3,000+ letters and following up by phone and email with hundreds of landowners to negotiate site access.

Completed GDPR certification as part of onboarding and handled all sensitive landowner data in line with those requirements throughout the role.

Delivered UI improvements and new page builds for client sites, and made changes to the core CMS that propagated across all client sites — working in PHP, SASS, Twig, and JavaScript.

Delivered UI improvements and new page builds for client sites, and made changes to the core CMS that propagated across all client sites — working in PHP, SASS, Twig, and JavaScript.

Rebuilt the GDPR DSAR workflow in PHP, cutting manual processing steps from eight to three and producing a full audit trail meeting ICO requirements.

Implemented secure data handling and authentication protocols across backend endpoints.

Rebuilt the GDPR DSAR workflow in PHP, cutting manual processing steps from eight to three and producing a full audit trail meeting ICO requirements.

Implemented secure data handling and authentication protocols across backend endpoints.

Built a PHP quotation system with role-based permissions. Unauthorised data access incidents dropped to zero post-launch.

Redesigned MySQL schema for large-dataset tables, cutting server response time by 20%.

Led code reviews that caught critical security vulnerabilities before production deployment.

Built a PHP quotation system with role-based permissions. Unauthorised data access incidents dropped to zero post-launch.

Redesigned MySQL schema for large-dataset tables, cutting server response time by 20%.

Led code reviews that caught critical security vulnerabilities before production deployment.

Co-delivered three major UI redesigns for a bespoke insurance claims SAAS - each redesign reduced friction in adjuster claim processing workflows within a regulated environment.

Shipped features and fixes in fortnightly Agile sprints across a 2-year tenure on a complex, client-specific codebase.

Co-delivered three major UI redesigns for a bespoke insurance claims SAAS - each redesign reduced friction in adjuster claim processing workflows within a regulated environment.

Shipped features and fixes in fortnightly Agile sprints across a 2-year tenure on a complex, client-specific codebase.

Converted working spreadsheets into full web applications for mobile and desktop, working directly with the founder to meet specifications.

Proposed and led the migration from SQL Server to MySQL, eliminating licensing costs and materially reducing AWS hosting spend.

Introduced modular architecture that cut time-to-ship for new calculation features.

Converted working spreadsheets into full web applications for mobile and desktop, working directly with the founder to meet specifications.

Proposed and led the migration from SQL Server to MySQL, eliminating licensing costs and materially reducing AWS hosting spend.

Introduced modular architecture that cut time-to-ship for new calculation features.

Worked across a 7-year contractor-to-employee tenure as a core member of the product development team, owning several key projects end-to-end.

Delivered two complete UI overhauls of large products and resolved hundreds of bugs across the codebase while continuously shipping new features across multiple projects.

Wrote and optimised SQL scripts and stored procedures across SQL Server databases ha

Worked across a 7-year contractor-to-employee tenure as a core member of the product development team, owning several key projects end-to-end.

Delivered two complete UI overhauls of large products and resolved hundreds of bugs across the codebase while continuously shipping new features across multiple projects.

Wrote and optimised SQL scripts and stored procedures across SQL Server databases ha

Joined as sole platform engineer on a bespoke social network for small businesses. Inherited a rigid, underbuilt codebase and took full ownership across infrastructure, database, and UI, shipping the functionality and stability the platform was built around.

Joined as sole platform engineer on a bespoke social network for small businesses. Inherited a rigid, underbuilt codebase and took full ownership across infrastructure, database, and UI, shipping the functionality and stability the platform was built around.

* Collaborated with global clients to develop Classic ASP websites for diverse industries, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
* Designed and implemented a copyrighted invoicing and quotation application, enhancing daily business operations.
* Consistently managed remote projects through upwork.com and freelancer.com, maintaining client satisfaction.
* Studied and applied modern design principles

* Collaborated with global clients to develop Classic ASP websites for diverse industries, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
* Designed and implemented a copyrighted invoicing and quotation application, enhancing daily business operations.
* Consistently managed remote projects through upwork.com and freelancer.com, maintaining client satisfaction.
* Studied and applied modern design principles

* Maintained and repaired computers for multiple companies, ensuring system reliability and security.
* Developed basic websites and applications in classic ASP, enhancing client online presence.
* Trained clients in essential computing skills, improving their technical proficiency.
* Conducted field measurements and site evaluations for new projects, supporting project planning.
* Assisted in bui

* Maintained and repaired computers for multiple companies, ensuring system reliability and security.
* Developed basic websites and applications in classic ASP, enhancing client online presence.
* Trained clients in essential computing skills, improving their technical proficiency.
* Conducted field measurements and site evaluations for new projects, supporting project planning.
* Assisted in bui

* Maintained and configured office-wide network, enhancing system reliability and performance.
* Developed static websites for client presentations, improving client engagement and satisfaction.
* Trained clients on computer usage, increasing their technical proficiency and reducing support requests.
* Conducted site evaluations with field measurements and photography, contributing to accurate pro

* Maintained and configured office-wide network, enhancing system reliability and performance.
* Developed static websites for client presentations, improving client engagement and satisfaction.
* Trained clients on computer usage, increasing their technical proficiency and reducing support requests.
* Conducted site evaluations with field measurements and photography, contributing to accurate pro

* Developed and maintained informational websites, enhancing user experience and project visibility.
* Produced and managed the company website, adopting new technologies for improved functionality.
* Maintained office-wide computer network, ensuring seamless operations and system reliability.
* Created and distributed project documentation, facilitating clear communication with clients.
* Collabo

* Developed and maintained informational websites, enhancing user experience and project visibility.
* Produced and managed the company website, adopting new technologies for improved functionality.
* Maintained office-wide computer network, ensuring seamless operations and system reliability.
* Created and distributed project documentation, facilitating clear communication with clients.
* Collabo

* Amended mis-formatted global climatic data manually, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
* Developed FORTRAN scripts to analyze and digitize late data, enhancing data archival processes.
* Conducted hand-drawn analysis of hemispheric fields for quality control, ensuring data reliability.
* Created and managed a new intranet site for the Observed Climatic Data Group, adhering to coding guidelin

* Amended mis-formatted global climatic data manually, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
* Developed FORTRAN scripts to analyze and digitize late data, enhancing data archival processes.
* Conducted hand-drawn analysis of hemispheric fields for quality control, ensuring data reliability.
* Created and managed a new intranet site for the Observed Climatic Data Group, adhering to coding guidelin

* Organized and displayed meteorological data, ensuring accuracy for forecasters.
* Translated upper air data into tephigrams, aiding precise weather predictions.
* Handled local and international weather inquiries, enhancing communication efficiency.
* Maintained office equipment, promptly reporting and logging system faults.
* Created PowerPoint slides for military briefings, facilitating clear

* Organized and displayed meteorological data, ensuring accuracy for forecasters.
* Translated upper air data into tephigrams, aiding precise weather predictions.
* Handled local and international weather inquiries, enhancing communication efficiency.
* Maintained office equipment, promptly reporting and logging system faults.
* Created PowerPoint slides for military briefings, facilitating clear

U.S. Bachelor's Degree Equivalency in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, awarded in 2015.

US Bachelor's Degree Equivalency (Computer & Information Systems Security / Information Assurance) — credential evaluation awarded 2015.

7 GCSEs: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Geography, Craft Design and Technology.

A-Level Computer Science (first year completed before leaving to join the Met Office in 1993).