Professional Experience
Work History
2021 - 2022
Junior Software Engineer
Lexis Nexis Risk, RELX
Nottingham, England
My placement year in industry working in a software development team, writing code for car insurance companies. The software written by me was used for financial purposes so a high level of attention to detail was crucial as any mistake could result in a lawsuit. I found throughout the year I learnt to balance efficiency and attention to detail well. The experience also taught me how to work well within a team environment.
2019 - present
E-commerce business development
T-shirt Design
in 2018 I took an intensive training course teaching me how to build and run my own online shop, then I set up my own T-shirt design business. Responsibilities included: running ad campaigns, coding elements of the website’s front end and rendering my own 3D models of the t-shirts within Adobe Dimension.
Vintage Clothing
In winter 2020, I set up my own vintage clothing site called ‘VNT’. I designed the assets for the site, created the social media posts, sourced the product from local wholesalers and hired models to photograph the clothes in. The majority of my acquried stock has been sold via services like 'Depop' or 'Vinted' and the remaining products are listed on the website I created myself.
2017
Junior Front-End Designer
Optiva
Warrington, England
Summer holiday work experience in a web development firm. During my time at Optiva, I was required to help develop both the front and back end of websites whilst also bug checking and designing GUI’s for clients.
Education
2019 - 2024
BSc in Computer Science
Nottingham Trent University
Nottigham, England
Curricular
I graduated Nottingham Trent University with a First Class degree in Computer Science. My final year project was based on a 3-dimensional shortest pathing algorithm designed to help skiers navigate around a resort.
Extra Curricular
I founded and ran the NTU Padel Tennis Club, the UK's 2nd ever university padel club, where we gained over 60 players in our first year alone. I also organised fixtures against other universities and acted as the catalyst for bringing Padel Tennis into the university scene.
2011 - 2018
The Grange High School
Hartford, England
I finished my time at The Grange School with A-Levels in Graphic Design, Mathematics and Computer Science. I also set up the Eco society at my school to help make my school a greener, more environmentally friendly place.
Professional Skillset
Software Development
Agile Methodologies
Problem-Solving
Collaboration & Team Leadership
Languages
Full Stack
Python
Java