Software Engineer with 6 years of experience. Led and worked on a wide range of successful projects for a variety of demanding clients, utilising a variety of different technologies. Focus on the application of computing and data science to provide solutions to complex real-world challenges. Looking for fixed-term work in New Zealand.

• Development of new features to enable scientific analysis and calibration of scientific equipment. Creation of novel algorithms to improve efficiency and accuracy of results. Employed agile methodology and test-driven development. Core Languages C++ and Python.
• Provision of Qt GUIs to optimise workflows and enhance user experience.
• Maintenance and upgrade of a large codebase, including refactor of legacy code, bug fixes, replacing depreciated technologies, and ensuring comprehensive unit, system test and documentation coverage.
• Developing and supporting a user base across multiple OS': Windows, OSX and Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL7, Rocky8, CentOS7).

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• Upgrade and maintenance of the project's CI/CD pipeline and supporting infrastructure. This involves the management of Jenkins and various other critical microservices.
• Led migration of our physical windows and OSX Jenkins nodes to the cloud. Lowered capital expenditure and increased pipeline throughput and longevity. Cross compilation from M1 to x86 architecture.
• Set up a staging server to reflect our production server to enable development and upgrade at reduced risk. Use and configuration of Jenkins, GitHub, OpenStack, Ansible, Docker & Traefik.
• Role of Technical Release Manager, managing the CI/CD pipeline to enable reliable nightly and major releases. Responsibility for build scripts and handling ever evolving package dependencies.

• Development of discrete event simulation software using C++, Python and Visual Basic. Creation of process models for nuclear power station processes. Led design, implementation, validation, and deployment.
• Conception of innovative solutions to complex modelling challenges; implementation of novel functionality that provides real value and additional capability to the client.
• Iterative development process undertaken with clients to ensure all requirements captured and delivered.
• Analysis to inform multi-million-pound investment decisions and to guide refuelling/defuelling strategy.

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• Line manager to graduate engineer and summer student, responsible for onboarding, performance reviews, managing/supporting development.

• MEng

  Mechanical Engineering (Year in Industry):

  1st Class Honours.

• The School Prize for the “Best 4th Year Group Project” (Cardiff University School of Engineering).