Work – Lee M Davies

Creating a restful API from a SOAP web service using node.js

By Lee Davies | May 20, 2024

I believe I am in a minority of developers in that I actually have a sweet spot for SOAP based web services. This goes back to when Web 2.0 was very new, and the idea of distributed computing via WebServices rather than RPC was the future. Being a more traditionally trained computer scientist and object…

Revisiting and updating a React Native app from a few years ago

By Lee Davies | May 14, 2024

A few years ago I created an app for Fife County Council to allow them to audit the bus stops they are responsible for and report any maintenance issues on the go. With over 4000 stops, providing a system to manage manual inspections and poster updates is very important. It turns out the app hasn’t…

Using Azure pipelines for concurrent feature branch test deployments

By Lee Davies | May 14, 2024

An illustration of a cloud deployment CI pipeline by chatGPT

I have been asked to look at creating a Continuous Integration setup whereby our dev team can create feature branches for a client website and have commits to those branches result in that branch being deployed to a Windows Server as it’s own .net website. Each branch requires its own website as clients want to…

A naive general forecasting model to help set performance targets for websites

By Lee Davies | April 30, 2024

As part of my role at FreshEgg I get asked to look at various data driven aspects of the business. Recently a team asked me how they might use past performance data from a client website to help set internal targets for performance for the coming year. Whilst the client was very happy with the…

Creating a chatGPT powered app for writing Purpose Statements for small businesses

By Lee Davies | April 30, 2024

My uncle has a business that helps SME’s clarify and define their purpose to help them either strategise or tell their story to customers or investors. He asked me recently to explore if it would be possible to use AI to help founders and these SME owners to clarify their purpose by means of writing…

Enhancing Agency Internal Reporting with a Bespoke Looker Studio Connector

By Lee Davies | April 22, 2024

In the fast-paced agency environment, efficient time management and accurate client reporting are paramount. Looking to use technologies to enhance operational efficiencies, I was asked to explore the API of Fresh Egg’s agency management platform Synergist to try to streamline how project managers access and report on data. As I like to do I tried…

Automated Google Analytics 4 Setup Checker for Charitywise

By Lee Davies | January 16, 2024 |

As part of my role at FreshEgg I am asked to contribute towards our Charity focussed learning platform charity wise. I have recently been working on creating some automations for the Data & Analytics team to help them with their regular maintenance checks of clients Google Analytics 4 property setups.