About
Hello World.
With a year of dynamic experience as a Software Engineer at Amazon and two insightful internships at Barclays,
I've cultivated a solid foundation in feature development and collaborative dynamics. Through taking ownership of delivery workstreams
for global features I have assisted in customer retention, automated service alarming and real-time cloud usage analysis.
Beyond my career, my passion for machine learning and innate curiosity has driven projects
such as language-based stock analysis models,
hybrid recommender systems,
contributions to national curriculums and
a published paper that found its way into news, blogs, and radio discussions across Canada, Brazil, the US, and the UK.
Thinking towards my future, my path is now aimed at the crossroads of technology and management.
With a balanced experience in owning crucial meetings, rapid prioritisation and technical design
I'm excited about the prospect of contributing my skills to higher-level software engineering roles and transitioning into entry-level management positions.
Join me as I navigate these paths and work towards bringing a balanced blend of innovation, customer delight and practicality to my work.
- Location: London, UK
- Relocation: Possible
- Employment: SDE at Amazon (1 year)
- Email: josh@jbfh.com
Skills
Throughout my experience in tech, I have attained a number of skills at varying levels of proficiency. Please see below for an example of some of the technologies I have had the opportunity to use. This is a list I'm always excited and eager to add to!
Resume
Below is a selection of my relevant work experience, please see my LinkedIn or Contact Me for further details.
Education
Durham University, UK
2018 - 2022
MEng Computer Science
Weighted Average: 74% (1st Class with Honours)
Modules studied include:
- Cybersecurity
- Recommender Systems
- Software Engineering
- Networks and Systems
- Natural Language Processing
- Virtual and Augmented reality
- Multimedia and Game Development
- Public Engagement in Computer Science
- Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning
- Advanced Computer Graphics and Visualization
- Computer Vision & Advanced Computer Vision
- Computational Modelling in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
2016 - 2018
A-Levels: Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics
Grades: A*, A*, A respectively
AS-Level: History
Grade: A
Experience
Software Development Engineer
08/2022 - Present
Amazon
- Improved customer retention by adapting Prime Video Channels' 'Remind Me Later' feature for global use.
- Reduced oncall workload by taking ownership of automated alarming strategies for large scale services using AWS CDK.
- Identified and engaged with service vulnerabilities by participating in team's oncall rota.
- Increased access to employee support networks by actively developing and maintaining the Mental Health & Welbeing affinity group website.
Risk, finance & treasury technology intern
06/2021 - 08/2021
Barclays
- Optimized and automated distributed cloud resource monitoring from taking hours to minutes through VBA programming.
- Took ownership and led a neurodiversity awareness event with 800+ invitees.
Risk, finance & treasury technology intern
07/2020 - 08/2020
Barclays
- Contributed to data reconciliation for the European Securities and Markets Authority across 14 tables and over 3,000,000 records using Hadoop, Excel, SQL and HIVE.
- Improved DevOps usage and project management by migrating team from JIRA to Rally.
Bar Staff, Gym Staff & Assistant Events Officer
11/2021 - 07/2022
South College, Durham University
- Worked within a diverse team to lead and support in-house events, create inclusive environments and regularly break bar revenue records while raising significant money for charity.
Young advisor & Youth lead champion
10/2015 - 06/2018
NHS & CYP-IAPT
- Assisted in re-centering the Derby University CBT training course to centre on the patient as an end customer.
- Presented at regional board meetings to update senior staff.
- Enforced quality service across hospitals in the midlands through audits, interviews and board meetings with NHS trusts.
Actor
07/2008 - 07/2016
TrEAD Stage School
- Performed within diverse casts to develop and perform musicals with professional west-end choreographers and directors.
- Acquired leading roles in venues across the country, most notably the Manchester Palace Theatre.
A Practical Deep Learning-Based Acoustic Side Channel Attack on Keyboards
As part of my MEng at Durham University (2018 - 2022), I performed an experiment in which I wanted to see if a deep learning (DL) model built for image recognition could apply it's state-of-the-art architecture to the relatively underexplored problem of keystroke acoustic classification. This paper went on to get some international attention...
Portfolio
Below are a few of my past projects both from personal interest and as part of my degree, keep checking back or follow my GitHub to see progress!
- All
- Machine Learning
- Web
Contact
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