I am a fast learning, hardworking and enthusiastic Full Stack Developer. In the summer of 2022, I graduated with a First-Class Honours degree in BSc. Games Technology. Since then, I have discovered a true passion for software engineering, rather than game development. Specifically in the tech for good field. I recently graduated the Makers software development bootcamp and I thoroughly enjoyed tailoring my skills to this new path. I’m now looking for a role in which I can make a difference with my code.

JavaScript, React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Jest, Cypress.
Ruby, Sinatra, RSpec.
C#, Unity.
C++, Unreal, DirectX.
Swift, Xcode.
HTML, CSS.
SQL, PostgreSQL, TablePlus.
Git, GitHub, Firebase.

My time at Makers and University have taught me to learn efficiently. I can pick up new languages and technologies and be able to contribute to a project that I am not always familiar with. I learn by doing, I find that after a short period of research I like to get stuck in with a technology to figure out how it works. Once I am familiar with the basics I can further this with extended research through documentation or videos, which I find particularly useful.

Whether it has been group projects, providing customer service, or in sport. I have always been able to quickly and effectively communicate with people to reach a solution that the team is happy with. This was evident in my final project at Makers where I assumed a leadership role. Some of my responsibilities were handling the assigning of tasks, leading stand-ups and retros, or planning systems for the project.

Whilst studying at university I consistently had multiple large projects on the go at one given time, often using different technologies. I was able to manage my time successfully. Some techniques I used to achieve this were using a pomodoro timer to stay focused, and a kanban board to organise each project. This in tandem with my determination to achieve the best results possible led me to achieve high grades across all modules.

The Makers bootcamp has given me invaluable experience and practice in many aspects of software development. This included: • Ruby, JavaScript, React, Jest, RSpec, Sinatra, Cypress, PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• Pair programming with new people each day, developing adaptability and flexibility.
• Agile workflow to effectively deliver an MVP and iterating on it each sprint to reach a new release.
• Actively seeking out feedback from an acting client, ensuring that the final version meets their requirements.
• TDD in conjunction with mocking to create effective unit and integration tests. Leading to robust and easy to maintain code.
• OOP and SOLID principles to allow any team member to adjust or extend the code.
• Emotional intelligence training in a tech environment, improving my feedback empathy and teamwork skills.
• Backend solutions for querying databases, managing security and handling data.
Incorporating this with frontend code to present an intuitive page to a user and allow them to interact with it seamlessly.
• GitHub pull requests and version control to meet project standards and manage handle large group projects.

Being a fast learner, I quickly became familiar with the basics of coding. My experience throughout the 4 years of intensive coding and project management developed my skills to an advanced level.
This included:
• C#, C++, Unity, Unreal, DirectX.
• Machine Learning to create an Automated testing system for a platformer game.
• Developed Agile skills through a group project involving the whole cohort of 40+ people. • Tech for good dissertation project that explored the possible health benefits of playing puzzle games for rehabilitation.
• OOP principles to create games with hundreds of objects working simultaneously.
• Networking to create multiplayer games that update objects for both players in real time.
• GitHub to handle version control in both solo and group projects.
• Optimisation system that used JSON to store world data and only load objects that the player could see.
• Procedural generation to dynamically generate a unique map for each play session.
• Debugging complex problems involving difficult mathematical equations.
• Managing time and being flexible to deliver high quality projects using different technologies with tight deadlines daily.

I am proud to be on the Dean’s List for consistently achieving higher than 70% in all modules in the academic year 2019/2020.

My time as a sales assistant taught me many lessons that are relevant to everyday life.
Most notable takeaways:
• Effective communication with customers to ensure I could provide them with a satisfactory service.
• Meeting targets set by managing staff, creating a good relationship with my superiors and working to their expectations.
• Teamwork with my colleagues to deal with large quantities of customers at once.
• Organisation to keep the stockroom operational ensuring there were no delays in providing customers a service.

• Keeping fit by playing sports, My favourite is football for fun or tennis to be more competitive.
• Playing games and working out how I systems have been made and how they could be improved. Most recently I was amazed by God of War Ragnarok's combat system.
• Attending live music with friends. The best I've ever seen was Eminem!