Andrew Denby

I am a Senior Technical Consultant and CTO with over 20 years of experience in the software industry. I have founded several successful software startups during that time.

My expertise lies in search technologies, particularly in working with search engines such as Lucene, Elastic Search, and Solr.

For the past decade, I have focused on working in the recruitment technology field, gaining deep knowledge in CV and vacancy parsing, search and match algorithms, and recruitment-related analytics. I have designed solutions that have been used by prominent names in the recruitment industry.

Over the past 10 years, I have specialized in Named Entity Recognition (NER), combining handcrafted rule-based algorithms and domain-specific ontologies to develop highly precise CV and vacancy parsers and related tools. Recently, I have also incorporated advanced deep learning techniques into my work.

I am also skilled in dictionary management, natural language processing, and knowledge graphs. I have a strong interest in AI, Analytics, and Cyber Security.

Senior Technical Consultant and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) offering over 20 years of extensive experience in the field. Established multiple successful software startups throughout career. Possess deep knowledge in search technologies, particularly specialising in Natural Language Processing (NLP). Boasts over two decades of expertise in utilising search engines such as Lucene, Elastic Search, and Solr, among others.

Over the past decade, dedicated efforts have been directed towards recruitment technology, acquiring a profound understanding of CV and vacancy parsing, search and match algorithms, and recruitment-related analytics. Focused primarily on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Named Entity Recognition (NER) for the past 10 years, successfully developing high precision CV and vacancy parsers using a combination of handcrafted rule-based algorithms and domain-specific ontologies. More recently, ventured into the application of advanced machine learning techniques.

Additional proficiency extends to dictionary management, natural language processing, and knowledge graphs, underpinned by a strong passion for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Analytics. Currently seeking a remote contract position (on a full time or part time consultancy basis) within an English-speaking environment.

Bachelor of Science: Physics 2.1 - 1996

Manchester University, UK