# CANONICAL_CONTENT.md
Master source of truth for all site + CV copy (English). Provided by Connor, July 2026. All Phase 2/3 content derives from this file; the Norwegian versions are written natively against these *facts*, not translated sentence-by-sentence.

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## Identity & contact
- **Name:** Connor Babbington
- **E-mail:** connor.babbington@cesnimda.co.uk
- **Phone:** +47 41 33 44 70
- **Website:** cesnimda.co.uk
- **LinkedIn:** via redirect `cesnimda.co.uk/Linkedin`
- **Location:** Tønsberg, Norway — valid residence permit
- **Languages:** English (native) · Norwegian A2/B1, actively developing
- **Availability:** open to remote, hybrid, or on-site developer roles

## Profile (canonical facts behind the About section)
- Systems developer, eight years in UK local government (2015–2023).
- Full-stack: backend, frontend, and server administration.
- Analyses and plans user needs; programs and tests with modern languages/frameworks; designs robust, scalable systems.
- Collaborates with developers, designers, project managers, and customers.
- Strong experience: Azure DevOps (CI/CD), GitHub.
- Works well independently and in teams; structured and open-ended tasks.

> Site framing decision (approved direction): self-label is **"Systems Developer"** — the CV's "mid-level" qualifier is dropped everywhere (site *and* reworked CV); seniority is shown through evidence. "Eight years" stays because the apprenticeship was on-the-job development work.

## Experience

### Warwickshire County Council, UK — System Developer · 2015–2023
- **2015–2017 was an apprenticeship** → progressed to full developer role. Site treatment: show this *as progression* on the timeline (`2015–2017 apprentice → 2017–2023 developer`) — it's an asset (grew into the role, retained 8 years), not something to bury.
- Developed and maintained multiple full-stack applications: **C#, Python, Ruby on Rails, SQL, JavaScript**.
- Delivered reliable, well-tested software; resolved stability issues.
- Translated stakeholder requirements into solutions; adapted across languages/frameworks as projects changed.
- Responsibilities: backend + frontend design/build on several projects; bug fixing for stability and performance; clean maintainable code with testing and documentation; collaborative problem-solving; guided team members on code/process best practices.
- **Concrete anchor (confirmed):** worked on the highways/streetlight fault-reporting system used across the whole of Warwickshire (county-wide public-facing + internal use). Draft site bullet: *"Worked on the county-wide highways and streetlight fault-reporting system used across Warwickshire."* Exact user counts unknown — say "county-wide", never invent numbers.

### 2023 → now (confirmed)
- Self-directed development: JobTrack, InboxIntel, self-hosted infrastructure lab.
- **Norskkurs** — ongoing Norwegian language study. Gets a timeline node (`2023– · Norskkurs + full-stack product development · Tønsberg`); it substantiates the "aktiv språkutvikling" claim and fills the employment gap honestly.

### Side roles (confirmed: part-time alongside the council role — vape shop weekend days, bar evenings/weekend evenings)
- Royal Vapes, UK — Sales Representative · 2017–2021 (customer service, client issues, communications, payments)
- The Hodcarrier, UK — Bartender · 2016–2018 (operations, multitasking)
- Nuffield Health, UK — Receptionist · 2014–2015 (front of house, organisation)

Site treatment per CONTENT_STRATEGY: compact one-liners, de-emphasised, grouped under "Earlier & alongside: customer-facing roles that shaped how I communicate."

## Education
- Warwickshire College, UK · 2012–2015 — **Extended Diploma NVQ Level 3 in ICT** (programming, systems administration, IT support).

## Interests
PC and board games (strategic thinking, problem solving), cooking, learning new skills. Site treatment: one plain line in About; no icons, no over-explanation.

## Open items — all resolved July 2026
1. ~~Side roles part-time?~~ Confirmed: weekend days (shop) and evenings/weekend evenings (bar), alongside the council role.
2. ~~Concrete Warwickshire detail?~~ Confirmed: county-wide highways/streetlight fault-reporting system (see Experience above).
3. ~~2023→now?~~ Confirmed: self-development + norskkurs (see section above).
4. "Systems Developer, 8+ years" positioning: **approved by Connor.**
