Personal Statement

Work experience with a wide range of teams has given me a great opportunity to integrate with teams and thrive in new environments. As an active member of the student body, I’ve expanded my opportunities to network with staff, students and people in industry.

Planning and exploring avenues are in my nature, the course has helped improve these strengths with the programing planning, UML and project work. Taking the time to research information and learn the skills to tackle a specification, has been a satisfying approach to learning, growing my skills in many directions.

Education

Computing BSc(Hons)at Manchester Metropolitan (Sept 2012-Present)
2nd Year Modules:
•     Information Systems and Databases
•     Professional Development
•     Advanced Programming
•     Web and Mobile

1st Year Modules: (1.1)
•     Information Systems ( 80%)
•     Programming ( 63%)
•     Computer Fundamentals ( 79%)
•     Web and Multimedia ( 74%)

1st Year Philosophy BA at Manchester Metropolitan (2006-2007)
1st Year Modules: (2.2)
Existentialism, Critical Thinking, Ethics and Reason, Metaphysics.

3 A levels at Charters School Sixth Form (2004-2006)
Philosophy and Ethics (B), Psychology (C), Biology (C)

8 GCSEs at Charters Secondary School(2002-2004)
Double Science (BB), English (C), Maths (B)
4 others A-D

ICT Key Skills Level 2 at Charters Secondary School(2002)
Pass

Experience

Cheshire Datasystems Ltd (June 2015- August 2016)

•     User Story writing
•     Requirements analaysis
•     Customer feedback analysis
•     Prototyping and mock up design
•     Risk analysis and investigation
•     Product demonstration

•     Continuous documentation updates
•     Minute taking
•     UML diagrams
•     Product testing
•     Agile methodologies
•     SCRUM teamwork
•     Aiding in new starter induction

Maplin Electronics Sales Assistant (2012-2013)

•     Everyday problem solving
•     Extrapolate of relative data
•     Tailored selling
•     Combinations of solutions
•     Variations on requirements and compatibilities for different products
•     Ad-hoc research

Complete Entertainment Exchange (CeX) Supervisor (2007-2011)

•     Analysis of all-in-one spreadsheets
•     Professional correspondence with head office
•     Networking and building rapport, internally and externally
•     Built confidence, teamwork and organisational skills
•     Staff training, customer demoing
•     Minute-taking in disciplinary hearings

•     Merchandising and commercial skills
•     Time management blossomed
•     Ecommerce sales and management
•     Task delegation with follow ups
•     Electronics software and hardware product knowledge.
•     Testing and identifying common bugs
•     Device usability knowledge

Skills

•     Windows, OSX and some Linux systems competent
•     Basics of programming Java, MIPS
•     Basics of web development HTML, PHP, CSS
•     Course Rep role has improved public speaking, note taking, time management and  social networking skills

Hobbies

•     Attending events held by industries (e.g. IBM, Securma) to extend my knowledge.
•     As the Treasurer and now as the Head of the Computing Society I work with committee members and staff to organise hackathons, workshops and events.
•     Strategic table top and PC games are a favorite past time if mine.