CURTIS DRANSFIELD

Senior Software Engineer

Location: United Kingdom

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File 01 — Subject Profile

SubjectCURTIS DRANSFIELD

ClassificationTOP SECRET

StatusACTIVE

LocationUnited Kingdom

Senior Software Engineer with 8 years of professional experience designing and building scalable backend and full-stack systems. Strong focus on backend architecture, API design, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure. Founder of a high-traffic platform serving 5M+ monthly views with zero downtime.

Education

University of Lancaster (2016 – 2019)
BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering

File 02 — Operations

Featured Projects

DOC-2021-0001TOP SECRET

BetterDiscord

Desktop application with 50M+ downloads

Open-source platform with 50M+ downloads that lets users extend Discord with custom plugins and themes. Built the React-based client mod injected into Electron and the full production backend — C# .NET 5, Entity Framework, PostgreSQL, and NGINX — serving 5M+ monthly page views with zero downtime.

ReactJavaScriptC#.NET 5PostgreSQLNGINXGitHub Actions

Live Site →GitHub →

2021

DOC-2018-0042SECRET

SkyPatriot

Optical drone detection system

Developed at Rinicom as part of a drone detection suite. Built an Angular 2+ frontend with C# .NET REST API, integrated movement detection with static cameras, object tracking via PTZ cameras, and drone classification using TensorFlow. Included system security hardening and comprehensive testing.

Angular 2+C#.NETTensorFlowComputer Vision

Brochure →

2018

DOC-2022-0008SECRET

Akita Kennel Club

NFT platform with on-site shuffle

NFT website built with React and Node.js backend including on-site shuffle mechanics. Also developed a swap website with smart contracts for migrating from Akita 1.0 to Akita 2.0. Maintained web servers, security, and developed CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment.

ReactNode.jsAlgorandSmart ContractsCI/CD

Live Site →

2022

DOC-2022-0012TOP SECRET

Shufl / Rand Gallery

Leading Algorand NFT marketplace

Developed Shufl, an NFT marketplace on Algorand that later merged into Rand Gallery — the leading NFT marketplace on the Algorand ecosystem with millions in trading volume. Rand Gallery was subsequently acquired by Distributed Finance.

ReactNode.jsAlgorandSmart ContractsNFT Trading

Live Site →Press →

2022

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NXTG3NZ

Digital sneaker collection with Lil Durk

Built the minting and trading platform for the 7220 NXTG3NZ digital sneaker collection — a collaboration with Lil Durk on Algorand. Developed the full web3 frontend and smart contract integration.

ReactAlgorandSmart ContractsNFTsWeb3

Press →

2022

Additional Operations

DOC-2019-0015CONFIDENTIAL

Plant Disease Detection

Drone-based crop disease identification

Software system that captured thousands of plant images via drone and stored them in AWS S3. Developed a machine learning training application for detecting disease in Brassicaceae plants from aerial imagery.

PythonAWS S3Machine LearningDrone Integration

2019

DOC-2023-0003CONFIDENTIAL

Algoasis

Decentralised staking platform

Permissionless, decentralised staking platform built on Algorand. Allows users to stake tokens without centralised intermediaries.

AlgorandSmart ContractsReactDeFi

2023

DOC-2023-0007CONFIDENTIAL

NFT Marketplace

Algorand-based NFT trading platform

NFT marketplace powered by Algorand smart contracts. Enables users to mint, buy, sell, and trade digital assets on-chain.

AlgorandSmart ContractsReactNode.js

2023

File 03 — Capabilities

Technical Skills

Languages & Markup

JavaScript/TypeScript95%

C#85%

Python90%

Rust70%

HTML/SCSS95%

Solidity85%

SQL90%

Java70%

PHP75%

C++70%

Frameworks & Libraries

React95%

Next.js95%

Angular 2+75%

Electron80%

.NET85%

Node.js90%

REST APIs95%

Microservices Architecture80%

Infrastructure & Tools

PostgreSQL95%

MongoDB80%

MySQL90%

AWS85%

Google Cloud75%

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)90%

NGINX90%

Linux85%

Docker75%

Git95%

Practices & Methods

System Design90%

Distributed Systems85%

Performance Optimisation90%

Machine Learning Integration65%

Agile / Scrum90%

Unit & Integration Testing90%

API Design95%

Security Hardening80%

File 04 — Service Record

Experience

Founder & Director

LEVEL 5 CLEARANCE

BetterDiscord · Jul 2021 – ACTIVE

Architected and maintain a high-availability platform serving 5M+ monthly page views with zero downtime.

Designed and implemented backend services using C# (.NET 5/6) with Entity Framework and PostgreSQL
Built React-based frontend and Electron integration layer used by a large global user base
Implemented automated CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment time and eliminating manual releases
Managed infrastructure, hosting, monitoring, and operational cost optimisation

Software Engineer

LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE

RandGallery · Jun 2022 – Apr 2024

Contributed to development of a production marketplace platform in a high-growth startup environment.

Developed scalable backend services and React frontend components
Improved deployment reliability and platform stability prior to acquisition
Worked within small engineering team delivering rapid feature iterations

Contract Engineer

LEVEL 3 CLEARANCE

Alten (Ceres Power) · Mar 2021 – Jul 2021

Improved performance and stability of hydrogen fuel cell test systems.

Designed energy recirculation system to increase thermal efficiency
Worked closely with multidisciplinary teams to maintain and enhance complex test infrastructure

Software Engineer

LEVEL 3 CLEARANCE

Rinicom · Jun 2018 – Jun 2020

Developed Angular frontend and C#/.NET REST APIs for enterprise detection systems.

Worked on real-time optical drone detection platform including object tracking and TensorFlow-based classification
Implemented system security controls and comprehensive testing strategies
Collaborated with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver production-grade systems

File 05 — Contact Protocol

Get In Touch

Available for new opportunities. Reach out through any of the secure channels below.

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