June 2026 – PresentFull-Time Industry
Conducting Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), board-level fault diagnostics, and environmental qualification on Hawkeye electro-optical directors.
Key Responsibilities & Technical Achievements
- Execute formal Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) on Hawkeye electro-optical directors, verifying daylight optics, thermal imagers, and laser rangefinders against military customer specifications.
- Perform board-level fault diagnosis across multi-layer PCBs, slip-ring comms (RS-422, CAN, Ethernet), and video pipelines.
- Conduct precision optical boresighting and laser rangefinder calibration.
- Manage environmental qualification, including thermal profiling and vibration testing to military specifications.
- Write FAT documentation, discrepancy logs, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
June 2024 – June 202512-Month Industrial Placement
12-month industrial placement working on integration and automated lab testbenches for electronic systems.
Key Responsibilities & Technical Achievements
- Developed Python-based automated test scripts for hardware/software integration and laboratory testbenches.
- Managed requirements traceability for electronic subsystems using IBM DOORS.
- Verified systems using signal injection, oscilloscopes, and Simulink models, including Frequency Response Analysis.
- Collaborated directly with software and systems teams to debug hardware anomalies and isolate root causes.
- Delivered 'STEM in a Box' outreach to over 400 students across Kent as a certified STEM Ambassador.
October 2025 – June 2026Executive Leadership & Development
Elected executive leader managing society administration, financial budgeting, large-scale events, and engineering the organisation's official web platform.
Key Responsibilities & Technical Achievements
- Directed executive committee operations, organised weekly events for 100+ active members, and liaised with the Brighton Students' Union on safety and event licensing.
- Architected, developed, and deployed the official society web platform using Next.js (React 19), Prisma ORM, and Supabase PostgreSQL with automated CI/CD on Vercel.
- Implemented member authentication, real-time leaderboard polling, dynamic event calendars, and historical venue archives.
December 2023 – June 2026Part-Time Employment
Delivered frontline customer service and operational support in high-volume commercial retail while maintaining full-time academic excellence in engineering.
Key Responsibilities & Technical Achievements
- Provided customer-focused service in a high-turnover retail and forecourt setting, demonstrating exceptional reliability and team coordination.
- Managed stock inventory auditing, temperature tracking for fresh food compliance, and cash handling procedures.
- Enforced stringent forecourt health, safety, and hazardous materials protocols.
August 2020 – March 2024Operations & Team Leadership
Led and coordinated operational shifts directing teams of up to 30 crew members in a high-tempo, time-critical commercial environment alongside university studies.
Key Responsibilities & Technical Achievements
- Directed front-of-house, kitchen, and drive-thru operations during peak trading hours, managing throughput and service speed under intense pressure.
- Oversaw daily shift labour scheduling, station rotations, and task assignments for teams of up to 30 personnel.
- Enforced rigorous compliance with food hygiene, health and safety, and food temperature auditing standards.
- Managed end-of-day register balancing, safe drops, cash reconciliation, and discrepancy investigations.
- Coached, onboarded, and mentored new team members, resolving customer escalations with diplomacy.
September 2023 – June 2024Independent Logistics
Managed time-critical urban delivery routes across Brighton, maintaining high reliability and navigational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities & Technical Achievements
- Executed on-demand food logistics across complex urban topography under strict delivery time windows.
- Maintained professional equipment and sustained high customer satisfaction ratings through rapid, careful transport.
May 2021 – October 2021Voluntary Engineering Support
Volunteered in hardware diagnostics, component harvesting, and PC refurbishment for local community reuse.
Key Responsibilities & Technical Achievements
- Disassembled, diagnosed, and repaired legacy desktop and laptop computers.
- Tested RAM modules, storage drives, and power supplies to salvage reusable components for low-income households and charities.
- Performed secure disk wiping and operating system installations.