I am 22 year old student at IT Tallaght studying Computing. Currently in 4th year hoping to graduate with a level 2:1 honours degree. I love music and football and enjoy playing and watching sports.
Over the last 4 years I have developed my Software Development skills, I have become familiar and am condident in my skills at developing in languages such as Java, C#, .NET, PowerShell, C++.
Over the last 4 years I have developed my personal and soft skills through group projects, making friends, joining societies and interacting with other students in class.
I have studied modules from Software Development to Database, Web Design, Mathematics, Networking etc. Take a look at the modules I have studied and been examined on.
I Studied Java development for 2 years. Acheived a grade B in year 1 and B+ year 2. Covered topics such as Inheritance, Composition, Aggregation, File IO, Inner classes, Interfaces and Collections.
I am Studying C# development for 4th year in the module Enterprise Application Development and will be implementing my project in C#. Covered topics such as Inheritance, Interfaces, Collections, Delegates, Indexers, Lambda expressions, Unit testing, Overloaded Assignment, enums and more.
In my 3rd year in college I studied C++ development for the module Algorithms & Data Structures, acheiving a grade B-. I wrote various programs using classes and structs. We looked at writing our own stacks, queues. We also looked at hashing, copy assignment, overloaded operators and circular arrays.
From years 1-3 in college I studied database and SQL programming. I am confident in my ability to monitor and control a database. I have used oracle and Microsoft database applications. I am also getting familiar with cloud database programming using Microsoft Azure. I studied querying a database, using and creating constraints, indexes, triggers. I also did a little bit of PL/SQL programming.
I am familiar with Scala programming. I did my 2nd year project in scala using the model view controller layout. Although I have only done one project in scala I am confident in my skills developing in scala.
Over the last 10 months (01/02/2017 - 01/12/2017) I have looked at and studied Microsofts .NET framework. I am building my 4th year project using ASP.NET MVC 5. When I was out on work experience in the Department of Social Protection for 6 months I looked at how they use Microsoft .NET for continuous integration.
I used the play framework for my 2nd year project. It was a web application that sold music products. We used the play framework for scalability and compiling the codebases on a JVM.
I have used Javascript for the last 2 years. I used it in modules such as web development, app development and other projects. I am confident in my skills in writing javascript.
Ever since I started programming I have been writing HTML & CSS. I studied html and css in first year and have used it for front end development in all my projects.
PowerShell, I have learned how to write scripts using Microsofts PowerShell. When I was out on work experience at the DSP I learned how to run jobs, create scripts and other command line functionality using PowerShell.
Bash/Shell, I have become familiar with Linux OS and am confident in my ability to write shell scripts. I am studying bash at the moment for monitoring performace architecture.
I know how to use git for version control and continuous delivery. I am very confident in my knowledge using git for CI and group projects.
I also know how to use visualstudio.com as a source for version control. I am using its platform for CI, I have set up pipelines for running solutions and am confident in my knowledge using its platform. Each pipeline is then deployed to Azure.
For 2 years in college I studied UML, covering topics such as class diagrams, activity diagrams, use cases, sequence diagrams and looking at agile development.
I am able to collaborate easily with others!
I am always on time.
I am able to speak to to clients and users about projects.
I am able to collaborate easily with others!
I am friendly with people. I always allow people to express themselves and feel comfortable talking to me.
I can communicate with other people. My communication skills allow me to get to know people and build relationships.
I am able adapt to a situation quickly.
I am a hard working person and willing to work long hours to get a job done.
I think about a problem critically, I break down the factors of a problem and solve each one by one.
I started studying the theory and practical of computer science in 2014 and have really enjoyed it. I have gained a lot of knowledge about the infrastructure, performance and architecture of computers. I have also developed many of my own applications over the years and I am know a confident java and c# developer.
Since 2008 I have been studying whether it was for my junior or leaving certificate or 1st, 2nd and 3rd year college exams I have been increasing my knowledge technical and personal skills.
From studying software development the last 3 years I have grown my coding skills but I am still always looking to learn more. I think it is important to be eager to learn more gain more knowledge.
Have studied cloud services in college. At the moment I am using Azure cloud services for my 4th year project.
Institute Of Technology Tallaght
I studied Computer Science at IT Tallaght for 4 years. I graduated with a 1.1 Bachelor Honours Degree and throughout the years I studied many modules to do with computer science such as Software Development, Database Technologies, Algorithms and Computation, Software Testing, Object Oriented Analysis and have gained many technical skills. I also gained a lot of soft skills from taking part in group projects and joining societies such as football and table tennis society.
September 2014 - June 2018
St Mac Daras Community College
I attended St Mac Daras Community College for 5 years and got 410 points in my Leaving Certificate. There I studied subjects such as History, Geography, Music, Italian, Maths and Irish. I made a lot of life long friends there and played sports such as football and GAA.
September 2008 - June 2013
| # | Module Name | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enterprise Application Development 1 | B- |
| 2 | Enterprise Performance Architecture | B |
| 3 | Interactive Media Design | A |
| 4 | Information Management | B |
| 5 | Social Media Analysis | B+ |
| 6 | Project | B+ |
| # | Module Name | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enterprise App Development 2 | C |
| 2 | Algorithms & Computation | B+ |
| 3 | Enterprise Database Technologies | B+ |
| 4 | Computational Theory | A |
| 5 | Project | B+ |
| # | Module Name | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algorithms & Data Structures | B- |
| 2 | Cloud Services and Distributed Computing | B+ |
| 3 | Web Application Development | B |
| 4 | Operating Systems | B+ |
| 5 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | B |
| 6 | Advanced Databases | B+ |
| # | Module Name | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project | B |
| 2 | Work Experience | B+ |
| # | Module Name | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Design and Development | B+ |
| 2 | Software Development 3 (Java) | B+ |
| 3 | Discrete Maths 2 | B+ |
| 4 | Database Design and Programming | B |
| 5 | Networking 1 | B+ |
| 6 | Software Quality Assurance & Testing | B |
| # | Module Name | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Security | C+ |
| 2 | Software Development 4 (Java) | B |
| 3 | Object Oriented Analysis & Design | C+ |
| 4 | Management Science | A |
| 5 | Networking 2 | B+ |
| 6 | Project | B |
| # | Module Name | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Learning to Learn | B |
| 2 | Discrete Maths 1 | A |
| 3 | Business & Information Systems | B |
| 4 | Fundamentals of Interface & Web Design | B+ |
| 5 | Computer Architecture | B |
| 6 | Software Development 1 (Java) | B+ |
| # | Module Name | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Development 2 (Java) | B |
| 2 | Operating System Fundamentals | B |
| 3 | Database Fundamentals | A |
| 4 | Statistics | B+ |
| 5 | Social Media Communications | B |
| 6 | Object Oriented System Analysis | B |
Deloitte
I started working for Deloitte in June 2018. I am working as a Tech Consultant in Systems Integration for Deloitte. At the moment the client I am working with is the Department of Social Protection, I am working in the Development Operations team and assisting the teams with day to day technical tasks such as the build and deployments of the Departments digital services.
Tech Consultant
June 5th 2018 – Current Position
Department of Social Protection
From January to July 2017 I worked as an intern for the Department of Social Protection (DSP) as part of my course at IT Tallaght. During that period I worked in Development Operations and for the Release Environment Management Team (REM), helping the team with monthly software releases.
Executive Officer
January 31st 2017 – July 31st 2017
SuperValu Walkinstown
I worked part-time in SuperValu. I worked mainly as a butcher’s assistant within the meat & fish counter involving customer service, stock control, meat & fish display and storage.
Sales Assistant
December 2013 - December 2016
Grade: B+
Technologies Used
Entity Framework version 6.2.0, MVC 5, Azure Server, Azure SQL Database, App Service, Storage Account, Media Services (Streaming) , Media Services SDK and REST API.
About
The project consists of various aspects of a media streaming application. Users that register for the app are able to upload video that is then streamed to all other users. Using Media Services SDK and a storage connection string files are ingested into an asset, the asset can be video, images, audio and other media formats. The content is stored securely in the cloud for further processing. Video assets are encoded into a set of adaptive bitrate MP4 files and a URL is produced for that asset, the content is then ready for Steady Streaming which is used for playback by the application.
The app was programmed in C# using Entity Framework version 6, it was written as an MVC 5 code first application. The App is hosted in Azure App Service, the Database an Azure SQL database. Media is uploaded to Azure Media Services using the SDK and REST API and stored in Azure Storage Service. Uploaded media is encoded using the Azure Media Encoder.
Content is shared with all other users of the app (unless a user specifies privacy on the video). They can view other user’s content, like their videos, subscribe to their channel, comment on videos and reply to others using the comment forum and also search and filter for certain videos using built in functionality. Users are also able to perform all of the necessary CRUD functionality on their own content. One dynamic feature in the application is using the data in the database users are given a recommended list of videos based off their searches.
Project was completed at the Department of Social Protection during my work experience period. During my internship at the Department of Social Protection (DSP) I worked on a team called REM CI 2.0, the team are working on the development of a new Continuous Integration (CI) platform.
The new CI platform 2.0 aims to support multiple apps, each of which is made up of multiple components, modules, clusters, generally known as “artifacts”, all of which are in their own git repository, this when finished will leave a much finer grained view of handling the company’s codebases. The new architecture when completed will essentially allow any automated tests to run a lot faster, at the moment it takes too long (12-24 hours). It is not feasible to force developers to wait and check that a previous check-in/commit does not “break the build”.
The new platform will have separate apps in their own git repositories, thus: if code has not changed, then is no real reason to re-test that code. If an app hasn’t been redeployed in a given month then no manual regression testing is required. I was working with the team on the development of this platform for a few months. I used this project as my 3rd year project with IT Tallaght.
Project was completed in scala and the java play framework. In 2nd year we were tasked to make a MVC web app using java play framework and scala in teams of 3. For this project we had to come up with an idea using basic CRUD functionality, the site would also have a database, we used a built in H2 local database file which stored customer and admin information, product objects and order information.
It was my job to work on back end functionality. Users were able to login and add different items to a shopping cart. A user was able to have many different products from different or the same category. A user was able to then checkout and proceed to make a payment.
The functionality to the site was around 80% there. We got most of the security complete but were missing some functionality here. This was due to lack of team effort but I was very happy with the work I done and learned a lot about scala and play framework in the process.
Project was completed at the DSP using PowerShell and Microsoft Visual Studio Code. Sandcastle is an IDE used to create project files that build help documentation in various formats with Microsoft’s Sandcastle tools. It produces accurate, MSDN style, comprehensive documentation by reflecting over the source assemblies and optionally integrating XML Documentation Comments. It converts XML-based documentation into help topics that are fit for viewing in a help system.
The project idea was to use the Microsoft extension tool Sandcastle to build/create documentation on old projects stored in the system codebases. Using visual studio code I automated the process by writing simple but effective PowerShell scripts. The script when compiled ran against a C# or VB project and added a template sandcastle project to the project and ran against its solution extracting all information in the project.
This script was then added to a Jenkins job to run as part of a pipeline.
I have always loved music since I was a kid. Music is actually what got me into computing. I grew up listening to disco and electronic music and from there got into making my own mudic using software such as Ableton Live and playing instruments such as guitar and piano.
I love to watch football. My favourite team is Leeds United. I also play for a local football team called Cherryfield United, we play in the leinster senior football league, premier saturday.
I like to go on holidays every year. I try to go away at least 2 times a year when I get the time off and am able to do so. I like to travel with friends and family and have visited many city.
I really like to ski, I have been skiing many times and try to go once a year with friends and family.
I have a massive interest in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and love to watch the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). I have grown up wathing Boxing and MMA, some of my favourite fighters over the years have been Anderson Silva, Roy Jones Jr, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Rampage Jackson.
I know watch Boxing and MMA as much as possible, my favourite fighters today include Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Rory Macdonald, Anthony Joshua, Gennady Golovkin (GGG).
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