Fionn O’Connor

100 Main Rd,
Washingborough,
Lincolnshire,
East Midlands,
LN4 1AY

07510297584

fionnoconnor.dev@gmail.com


PORTFOLIO

https://outinsideout.github.io/Portfolio/


PROFILE

    I am currently in my third year of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Lincoln. I am thoroughly enjoying my course. I finished my second year with a high first-class grade and am aiming to continue at that standard.

    Working a variety of jobs has given me skill to be able to communicate well with anybody, professionally or casually. Self-employment has honed my ability consult with clients on work needed and prices, discussing technology and software development, in laymen’s terms. Being self-employed has also taught me great discipline in being self-managed and motivated within my work.

    I love to solve problems. From logic-puzzles to puzzle-puzzles, real-world to pure simulation I just really love to solve problems. There’s that satisfaction of solving, fixing or improving something that is priceless to me. I have always taught myself things: juggling, guitar, some programming languages & paradigms and many more skills. The quest for knowledge is one I hope to never give up.


EDUCATION

University of Lincoln, Lincoln - (BSc) Computer Science

October 2018 - present

MODULEs

THIRD YEAR

Image Processing, Big Data, Machine Learning, Parallel Programming, Logic and Computation, Dissertation - Grades TBC

SECOND YEAR:

Advanced Programming (C++) – 1st, Scalable Database Systems – 1st (mySQL), Network Fundamentals – 1st, Team Software Engineering- 1st, User Experience Design – 1st, Artificial Intelligence – 1st(prolog), Internet of Things – 1st


FIRST YEAR:

Problem Solving - 1st, Web Authoring – 1st, Programming and Data Structures (C#) – 1st , Computer Architectures – 1st, Maths for Computing – 1st, Algorithms and Complexity (C#) – 1st , Operating Systems (batch/bash) – 1st

Sheffield Hallam, Sheffield - (BSc) Materials Engineering

September 2014 - January 2015


Truro College, Cornwall - A-Levels

September 2012 - June 2014


Physics - B      Maths – C      Chemistry - C      (AS) Further Maths – C

Redruth School, Cornwall - GCSEs

September 2012 - June 2014


11 A*-C (including Maths and English)


KEY SKILLS


C#, C++, HTML, CSS, javaScript, jQuery, mySQL and python

I write clean code with good reasoning and calculated development decisions. I am happy developing front or back end solutions. I also produce solid technical documents with my code


Software Development Approaches

Rigid and lean-agile software development methods from SCRUM & Kanban to waterfall are techniques that I understand well and can work within.


Understanding and Designing Algorithms

I am comfortable writing iterative or recursive algorithms and producing relevant documentation to enable them to be transferable tools. I also enjoy analysing and using existing algorithms for complex or simple tasks.


WORK HISTORY

Self Employed, Lincoln - Web Developer, Website Hosting and IT consultancy

Jun 2019 - Present

Applying HTML, CSS, JS, jQuery and PHP skills, I create both bespoke and template-based websites for self-sourced clients. I also provide some general IT consultancy to my clients.


Unite Students (student housing)
, Sheffield - Sales Advisor/Administrator

Jun 2018 - Oct 2018

I worked at Unite Students in an office environment. My responsibilities included making appointments for and performing flat viewings with prospective customers, making sales of tenancy agreements, recovering debt from current and previous customers and helping the current tenants with any issues they found they had while boarding with the company. This allowed me to learn how to work independently to deadlines and work well as part of a team within an office environment.


Utilita Telesales
, Sheffield - Sales Advisor

Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

Finding that I was enjoying working within sales, I moved to Utilita based on a colleague's referral. I enjoyed furthering my skills as a salesman, whilst building my experience in an office setting.


Voice Marketing
, Sheffield - Sales Advisor

Jun 2017 - Oct 2017


The Beer House
, Sheffield - Bartender/Shift Manager

Jan 2016 - October 2016

Whilst taking a break from studying, I worked a few bartending jobs in Sheffield. I moved to the beer house to accept additional responsibilities such as cashing up tills, having a set of keys for the establishment and opening and closing the bar on my own. Also, I was the senior or only member of staff on site for many shifts.



References available upon request