Experience

Kinneir Dufort

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Hoare Lea

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sustainability Consultant

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

  Undertaking building modelling and providing consultation to support the sustainability aspects of UK wide built environment projects, ranging from individual buildings to large-scale masterplans. • Gained specialist knowledge of Sustainability and Energy fields, focusing on decarbonisation • Pioneered the use of Python-based web dashboards as interactive data visualisation and communication tools at Hoare Lea • Leading the development of web dashboards, established infrastructure to enable offering this as a service, received great feedback on the ability of these tools to increase engagement with and efficiency in the communication of project information • Running the weekly seminar series - organising and facilitated talks with internal and external speakers Show less



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD in Physics, Covariance mapping spectroscopy of ultrafast laser induced biomolecular dissociation

  • Oct 2017 - May 2022

  Supervisors: Prof. Jon Marangos, Prof. Leszek FrasinskiI experimentally implemented femtosecond laser-induced dissociation of biomolecules inside a modified commercial mass spectrometer. This method causes ultrafast bond breaking, which produces different fragment ions to methods that allow time for internal energy redistribution. Coupling this with the novel correlation-based mass spectrometry developed by my group delivered more detailed structural information on biomolecules than conventional methods.• Responsible for maintenance of a highly modified mass spectrometer and optimisation of femtosecond laser optics, requires a practical problem-solving approach to deliver project goals• Developed data analysis software to obtain and interpret experimental results (Python)• Showed excellent communication and design skills when conveying my research → Awarded best poster at the IONS Scandinavia 2018 conference → Awarded best poster at the Atto2019 conference (3 awarded) • Author on paper detailing novel correlation-based mass spectrometry, Physical Review X 2020• Further publications in preparation on successful application of this method to a new class of biomolecules and laser induced dissociation results• Participated in international collaborative beamtimes based at the FERMI free-electron laser facility in Italy, this required real time programming and analysis and knowledge transfer between shifts• Developed leadership & mentoring skills by training new members of my research group & delivering undergraduate tutorials → Nominated for a Student Academic Choice Award for teaching• Invited Prof. Angela Seddon to give a guest lecture for Imperial College Optical Society, organised lab visits and meetings which resulted in further collaboration with Imperial academics• Volunteered at multiple events aiming to get young people interested in STEM subjects and careers Show less

• MRes Controlled Quantum Dynamics

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

  Grade: DistinctionCentre for Doctoral Training in Controlled Quantum Dynamics



ETH Zürich

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Placement, Ultrafast Laser Physics

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

  In collaboration with Dr Laura Cattaneo, I studied the photo-fragmentation of methane with the experimental setup of the Ultrafast Laser Physics group. This consists of an attosecond laser combined with a Cold Target Recoil Ion Momentum Spectrometer (COLTRIMS). • Independently organised and participated in international scientific collaboration • Secured funding from the Swiss European Mobility Fund, via nomination by Imperial College London • This was an amazing opportunity to experience living and working abroad and to explore Switzerland Show less



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Software Engineer

  • Oct 2015 - Aug 2016

  I was offered a job at IBM based on my performance in the Extreme Blue Internship. My core role was testing the WebSphere Liberty application server inside an IBM transaction management program. • Project managed the implementation of Internet-of-Things sensors to enhance visitor experience • Contributed to innovative ideas that resulted in 2 patents during my time at IBM (including internship) • Jointly created an outreach activity where drones are guided through an obstacle course with Tweets Show less



UCL

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• MSci Research Project

  • 2014 - 2015

  Project title: “Developing the Simulation of Semiconductor Pixel Detectors for the World’s Most Brilliant X-ray Source”, Supervisor: Prof. Matthew Wing. • Code written during this project contributes to the X-ray detector simulation pipeline for the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (EuXFEL) • Programming in C++, including using high level toolkits like CERN’s Geant4 (particle simulation) • Developed simulations to influence early EuXFEL development, collaborated with facility scientists • Showed an aptitude for research → Achieved a grade of 91% for this module Show less



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Extreme Blue Internship

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  1 of 16 university students selected from over 1,000 applicants to be a part of IBM’s industry leading “Extreme Blue” internship. I worked as part of a team to design and implement a proof-of-concept environmental impact dashboard for an IBM client in the oil and gas industry. This involved learning and applying web-based development skills with HTML, CSS and JavaScript, designing innovative data visualisations, engaging with the client team and presenting to audiences of over 100 people. • Highly motivated by the environmental focus and enjoyed engaging with client feedback • Later entered the HackLondon hackathon with colleagues, where we developed a proof-of-concept software to help rural honey producers from the highlands of Peru with their business analytics -> My team was awarded the prize for best use of Bloomberg API Show less



UCL

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Placement, Attosecond Theory

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

  After obtaining funding from EPSRC, I worked on a project entitled “Momentum maps for above-threshold ionisation in elliptically polarised fields: testing the classical limit”, this developed my programming ability and gave me experience of engaging with technical literature to develop a physically accurate simulation. After obtaining funding from EPSRC, I worked on a project entitled “Momentum maps for above-threshold ionisation in elliptically polarised fields: testing the classical limit”, this developed my programming ability and gave me experience of engaging with technical literature to develop a physically accurate simulation.



UCL

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tutor of Physics, UCL Outreach

  • 2011 - 2012

  UCL outreach aims to encourage students who haven’t thought about higher education to consider it as a possible future option. This experience strengthened my ability to communicate scientific concepts to a non-technical audience and I enjoyed sharing my interest in physics with the students that I tutored. UCL outreach aims to encourage students who haven’t thought about higher education to consider it as a possible future option. This experience strengthened my ability to communicate scientific concepts to a non-technical audience and I enjoyed sharing my interest in physics with the students that I tutored.