Andrew Ward
Principal Digital Engineer at Civil Works Alliance
Hull, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Ward is a Principal Digital Engineer with over two decades of expertise in BIM and information management, currently leading digital adoption and transformation programs on major UK infrastructure projects including Sizewell C. He combines hands-on technical skills—demonstrated by contributions to notable open-source BIM tooling like the xBIM toolkit and work modernizing .NET build/test pipelines—with strategic leadership in governance, ISO 19650, and client-facing digital strategy. Andrew has a strong track record delivering complex public-sector and commercial projects, driving operational excellence across portfolios worth over £1bn. He excels at translating technical complexity into plain language, building long-term client relationships and embedding change through training and standards. Based in Hull, he blends architectural training with practical DevOps and project delivery experience, uniquely bridging design, code, and construction workflows.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Cottingham High SchoolHull CollegeBachelor of Science (BSc) (hons), Architectural Technology, Bachelor of Science (BSc) (hons), Architectural Technology at Leeds Metropolitan University
Github Skills (17)
unit-testing10
nuget10
mstest10
package-management10
net10
dotnet10
build-system10
cicd10
netframework10
asp-net10
dotnet-core10
azure-pipelines10
csharp10
msbuild9
wpf8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
xBimTeam/XbimWindowsUI
Sep 2015 - Apr 2022
The home of XbimXplorer and WPF components for your desktop BIM applications.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 65 commits, 15 PRs in 6 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to package management and build process improvements by rolling back and referencing published NuGet packages to fix build issues. They addressed problems related to referencing specific versions of essential and exchange packages, ensuring the build process correctly referenced valid dependencies. The user also sorted out BCF plugin package references to resolve team city build failures.
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xBimTeam/XbimEssentials
Nov 2018 - Jan 2023
A .NET library to work with data in the IFC format. This is the core component of the Xbim Toolkit
Role in this project:Full-stack & DevOps Engineer
Full-stack & DevOps EngineerContributions:6 releases, 13 reviews, 85 commits in 4 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily focused on modernizing the test project by converting it to a .NET Core style, and ensuring compatibility with newer .NET features. They reinstated and maintained legacy tests to ensure comprehensive code coverage. The user also added tasks for unit tests in the Azure pipelines. These changes indicate a focus on both build and test infrastructure.
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