About Me
I'm a full-stack software developer with a strong foundation in problem solving and a pragmatic, delivery focused mindset. I hold a first class Master in Science degree from Durham University, where programming became a core part of my work long before it became my career. For the past four years I've worked professionally in the UK as a software developer, building and modernising enterprise web applications and APIs in financial services environments, turning real business requirements into reliable, well-designed software.
Projects
Financial Calculators Suite
A collection of financial calculators covering investment growth, annuity terms, coverage shortfall, and more. The calculators can be used standalone or embedded as a widget into Wordpress sites using the plugin system.
Savings Calculator
Annuity Calculator
Coverage Calculator
Living Annuity Calculator
Investment Fees Calculator
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Experience
Software Developer (Intermediate)
Scott Logic
- Consultant software developer embedded in client agile teams within the financial services sector
- Designed, built, and modernised enterprise web applications, REST APIs, and data processing systems
- Delivered features end to end, from requirements and planning through development, testing, and production release, working closely with engineers and business stakeholders
- Improved performance, reliability, and maintainability of critical systems through optimisation and modernisation work
Summer Studentship
Durham University
- Built a Python-based particle simulation to model molecular behaviour at solid-liquid interfaces
- Architected the core physics engine and data model underpinning the simulation
- Delivered a desktop application by designing and implementing a PyQt-based GUI
Education
Master in Science (MSci)
Durham University
- Applied Python extensively for scientific data collection, analysis, and visualisation across laboratory and coursework modules
- Final year project: extended the Herwig 7 C++ simulation framework to model particle interactions and analyse large scale collider simulations, running millions of events on a compute cluster