Engineer and playwright wannabe... or not to be?

Hello! My name is James, I’m a senior software engineer in London. I studied Computer Science at Imperial College London and worked for the British Government, Amazon and JP.Morgan. My favourite hobbies include travelling, coding, socialising and writing plays.

One Year of Mood-Tracking

What you can learn about yourself in five daily seconds by keeping a record of how you feel over the course of a year. A friend once said to me: You know what’s unique about you? You’re so interested in how things change over time. How the small, almost undetectable, variations add up to something

‘The Hero of Mistpeak’ is Born

An interview with author James H. Reaver about the new play on one of the most beloved video game series of all time. At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, young Prince Elliot of Albion is promised to the son of the foreign King of Samarkand. However, his heart burns for a mysterious girl he me

The Beauty of a Play

Why should anyone read a theatre play? Why might anyone write it in the first place? And what do plays have that novels do not? Often I get asked why I decided to become a playwright rather than a novelist. Truth be told, I began my writing journey as an author of prose. Later on, however, I starte

Work

  1. Role
    Senior Software Engineer
    Company
    JP.Morgan
    Date
  2. Role
    Software Engineer
    Company
    Amazon
    Date
  3. Role
    Full-Stack Developer
    Company
    10 Downing Street
    Date
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Education

  1. University
    Imperial College London
    Subject
    MEng Computing (1st)
    Date
  2. School
    St. David’s College, Cardiff
    Subject
    A-Levels (A*AA)
    Date
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