Education Information

MEng Software Engineering Degree at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. [2006-2011]

Includes the equivalent of a four year BSc(Hons) in Computer Science with grades high enough for a First Class degree and a seven month industry internship. My fourth year dissertation was titled "Web 2.0 in Education" and focused on the use of social networks to aid learning.

Awards

Scott Logic Undergraduate Prize runner-up 2009
ATOS Origin Prize runner-up for group project 2009
Multiple Certificates of Merit given within the department for high grades

Key Modules

Software Engineering Group Project
Object Oriented Programming and Software Development
Database Management Systems
Mobile Communications and Programming
Discrete Mathematics
New Product and Process Development
Formal Specification/Prototyping from Specification

Additional Roles

I have acted as class representative from 2008, voicing concerns and opinions of the student body to faculty. I also co-founded and acted as president of the Computer Science Society in 2008, taking a more involved role with the students as public relations manager in 2009.