CV

Contact Information

Work History

Programming and Tech Courses Tutor

Fire Tech Camp

July and August 2018 and 2019, 7 weeks total

• Taught week long courses in python programming, video game design, and tech skills
• Junior courses (ages 9-12) on python, game design, and various simple software
• Senior courses (ages 14-18), Teen Python I and II. These covered basic python programming then more advanced topics like object orientation, error handling, and web page interaction

Website Designer, Server Maintenance and Customer Support Assistant

Solidrock UK Ltd.

August 2020 – Present, part time (a few hours a week)

• Registering domains for customers and sorting server settings for them
• Designing websites in WordPress, using the block system as well as some CSS and HTML
• Checking server security and installing updates

Academic Mentor for Science

Parkwood E-Act Academy

Jan 2021 – Present

• Teaching science to small groups of KS3 and KS4 students (years 7-11)
• Planning and adjusting lessons to support student’s learning
• Teaching assistant work

Education

A-Levels

Cheney School, Oxford, UK

Sept 2012 – July 2014

• Maths A-level (OCR), grade A*
• Further Maths A-level (OCR), grade A
• Physics A-level (AQA), grade A*
• Chemistry A-level (OCR), grade A
• History A-level (OCR), grade A*
• World development AS-level (WJEC), grade A (completed 2010 – 2012 during GCSEs)

BA Philosophy

University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Oct 2017 – July 2019 *

Class One Honours
Additionally a share in the 3^rd year Peter H. Nidditch Prize for the best performance in philosophy

* I joined the course in the 2^nd year having previously studied physics and philosophy at the University of Oxford. I decided in the 2^nd year of this course to stop studying physics. Oxford offered no single honours philosophy degree so I moved to study at Sheffield.

MA Cognitive Studies

University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Sept 2019 – Sept 2020

Distinction
Additionally, a share in the Cognitive Studies Prize for best performance on the course

• Involved studying topics in philosophy, psychology, and computer science
• I have written on topics such as consciousness, social cognition, and the role of natural language in thought
• In computer science I focussed on text and natural language processing
• Achieved distinction marks for practical python assignments on document retrieval and text classification using statistical methods and neural networks

Skills and Interests

Computer programming and video game development

I began teaching myself to program in python in 2016. Since 2017 I have learned to use a number of game engines and development tools.

Languages and Tools:

• Python, C#, GD Script
• Unity, Godot, Construct 2, Pygame, Blender, FMOD, Wwise

Evidence of my work with these tools can be found on the published games and other work pages.