Experience

Virgin Media O2

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Exonar - Part of The NowVertical Group

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Labs Engineer

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2022

  In my present role, I am responsible for generating prototypes and art-of-the-possible innovative software for the identification, retrieval and protection of sensitive information. I have done this both at an individual level, and as a team lead/architect. We work using a range of techniques and technologies. Such technologies include Elasticsearch, ArangoDB, python, Java, Postgresql and rabbitmq. I have also performed client-focused requirements gathering and demonstrations. My role has also expanded to be client facing, where I have assisted clients where they have particularly advanced data search requirements with our flagship product. In addition, I have used this experience to supplement the customer facing documentation. I have also been involved in both internal and external training development for the flagship product, and for our internal staff on development tools and programming languages that we use. Show less



Visa

• Reading, United Kingdom

• Software Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

  Working at VISA, I was using the Hadoop/Scala stack to develop backend analytics engine software and machine learning services for credit card device fraud risk evaluation. Working at VISA, I was using the Hadoop/Scala stack to develop backend analytics engine software and machine learning services for credit card device fraud risk evaluation.



MWR InfoSecurity

• Basingstoke

• Python Developer

  • Feb 2017 - Sep 2017

  I worked as a python developer focusing on big data utilising the python/elastic stack, developing a distributed analytics engine for cybersecurity data. I worked as a python developer focusing on big data utilising the python/elastic stack, developing a distributed analytics engine for cybersecurity data.



Haverford College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Post-Doctoral Researcher in Chemistry, then Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

  • May 2015 - Dec 2016

  In this position at Haverford College, I was engaged with several research projects in computer science and chemistry. I acted in an advisory role for eight undergraduate project students, as well as carrying out my primary research funded by the NSF as part of the Dark Reactions project. My role in this research has revolved around software and database engineering and design, as well as applying Big Data techniques to chemical reactions. Since our publication in Nature, I have begun coordinating with research groups at external institutions globally to incorporate their data into our studies. I have also undertook some research of my own design centered around applications of statistics to inorganic hydrothermal syntheses. In addition, I have developed and delivered a Computer Science course entitled “Relational Database Design and Utilisation”, and have delivered a course in Materials Science. Show less



Union Films

• Southampton

• Publicity Manager

  • Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

  During my time volunteering at Union Films I was selected to the position of Publicity Manager, wherein I ensured that publicity of a good quality was produced and distributed in good time to ensure audience attendance. During my time volunteering at Union Films I was selected to the position of Publicity Manager, wherein I ensured that publicity of a good quality was produced and distributed in good time to ensure audience attendance.



University of Southampton

• Southampton

• Research Assistant

  • 2008 - 2012

  During my Summer Recesses from my University Course, I assisted in a variety of research projects in various research groups within the University's Chemistry "Academic Unit". During my Summer Recesses from my University Course, I assisted in a variety of research projects in various research groups within the University's Chemistry "Academic Unit".



Oxoid

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2007 - Aug 2007

  I was found for agency work, assisting in the creation of various agar gel plates in a combinatorial study. I was found for agency work, assisting in the creation of various agar gel plates in a combinatorial study.