• With Diploma in Professional Studies.
• Modules including: Cyber Security, Robotics, Data Mining & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Advanced Networking, Web Programming, Embedded Systems Programming, Object Oriented Programming.

Subset of tasks completed during my placement:

• Presenting methods to my team of how we can integrate automated testing and building with continuous integration, showcasing a working example of a Jenkins setup
• Extracting components of an existing product into a separate development library to increase productivity and maintainability
• Using SCADE to create head down display pages that have then been integrated into an existing demo application my team shows off to potential customers
• Using Enterprise Architect to create class diagrams
• Using DOORs to write high level requirements
• Conforming to specialised coding standards, and using code verifiers, like Polyspace to check this

Highlights:

• Within the first year I received the employee of the month award and subsequently the employee of the quarter award (out of approx. 100 employees)

Responsibilities:

• Keeping the store clean and to a high standard
• Meeting time deadlines under pressure
• Communicating with the public
• Dealing with complaints and resolving issues
• Working within a team whilst still using my own initiative where appropriate

A Level Grades

• Computing – A
• Economics – B
• Mathematics – B

Responsibilities

• General administration work

Highlights:

• Developing new skills
• Adjusting to a change of life working in London
• Communicating with a new team

GCSE Grades

• Computing – 9
• Mathematics – 8
• Science – 9 | 8
• History – 7
• Graphics – B
• English Literature – 6
• English Language – 5
• Sociology – C

Responsibilities:

• Caring for animals
• Cleaning pens
• Using my own initiative and dealing with members of the public
• Completing tasks in a set time and under pressure