Experience
UoA Dept. of History
Game Developer
2019
Aberdeen, UK
Joint project with the Department of History of University of Aberdeen in a PhD research experiment
Created a fully functioning game prototype with the Godot Engine, with custom and bought asset graphics
Helped design and implement the logic needed for a game based in medieval Aberdeen's history
Google Ireland Ltd.
CorpEng SRE
2018
Dublin, IE
a.k.a. "Whale Ambassador"
Developed a global tool for troubleshooting access issues with the BeyondCorp Access Control Engine
Features include a frontend, backend, integration with other security-critical systems, code concurrency and parallelism.
The service is deployed globally within Google for internal use, and has a full testing + CI setup.
Worked in a fast-paced team environment with multiple CI, testing and deployment services and a huge code base
Also contributed into other Google products in hackathons and tackling bugs (since the code is right there!)
This has given me confidence that I can jump into a system I do not fully know, and yet be able to contribute.
Bicycle Security Company
Systems Designer & Engineer
2018
Aberdeen, UK
Developed an NFC card registration & access system for bike locks.
The system was designed to be self-healing and have multiple concurrent nodes that take over.
This allows for more robust deployment in outdoor bike rack areas and makes the development/deployment cycle easier.
Created a mobile app in React Native, where people can see locations of nearby bicycle racks on the map.
Users could save details of their own bicycle into the app with their registration.
They could reserve a bike rack using their app, and scan their NFC card to lock the door afterwards.
Prodetec Oy
Software Developer
2016
Jyväskylä, FI
a.k.a. "Software Developer for Whales"
Developed PHP modules for the OpenCart E-Commerce platform
This included a "create your custom shirt" HTML5+CSS3+JavaScript application and integration with the OpenCart backend.
Administered a set of Linux servers essential for multiple client business operations.
The infrastructure provided services such as internet marketing platforms and databases to businesses.
I resolved a server issue within an hour from the alert, and repaired + hardened the server instances so the issue would not reappear.
Education
BSc (Hons) of Computing Science
University of Aberdeen
2016 - 2020
Aberdeen, UK
Awarded Intelligent Plant Prize for Best 3rd Year Software Project in 2019.
Awarded Silver Star Award for continuous support and eventual presidency of the Aberdeen University Computing Society.
Graduated with First Class Honours with GPA 19/22 on Computing Science Courses.
The GPA was dragged down a bit by 4th year Marine Biology courses that I wanted to attend despite not being on the program anymore. #worthit
The courses were: Marine Mammalogy, Oceans & Society, Ecology & Environmental Science, Animal Physiology, Consciousness
The computing courses are listed below.
Algorithmic Problem Solving, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Operating Systems, Security, Computer Architecture, Computational Intelligence, Web Technologies, Human Computer Interaction, Database Management, Professional Practices.
Baccalaureate
Norssi
2013 - 2016
Jyväskylä, FI
Awarded Finnish Matriculation Examination Grades:
Grading Scale: (Best) L E M C B A I (Fail)
Biology (L) Chemistry (E) English (L) Finnish (E) Mathematics (E) Physics (E)