Robert Smith

Education

Masters in Natural Science (Mathematics and Physics) [ 1st ]

University of Durham

Sep 2019 - Jun 2023

Specialised in theoretical and computational physics

A-levels [ A* A* A A ] GCSEs [ 8A* 2B]

Abingdon School

Sep 2012 - Jun 2019

Experience

Wave Utilities

Durham, UK

Technical Graduate

Nov 2023 - Present

  • Worked with the System and Change team to design, document and construct a file converter using Python to serve billing information to large clients.
  • Designed and implemented a data validator for internal file formats.

Projects

  • Managed self organised practical projects that spanned over multiple months
  • Communicated key results through technical reports, posters and presentations
  • CAD / 3D printing | Designed an optics rail to quantify the optical rotation of light
  • Linux (Arch) and Raspberry Pi | Optimised stochastic algorithms to simulate quantum effects
  • Rust | Simulated (in real time) many body systems to investigate emergent complexity
  • Webdev and CRUD | Designed a personal CRM to keep in contact with friends and built a website
  • Achievements

  • Previous men’s captain and two times president for Van Mildert Boat Club
  • Achieved Van Mildert College Society of the year during my presidency of the college boat club
  • Received two contributions to college life awards for my leadership of the boat club
  • Managed a fund of £120,000 for the rebuild of the boathouse after destruction by fire
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    Skills

      • Programming
      • Python
      • Rust
      • Bash
      • MATLAB
      • Haskell
      • C
      • Git
      • Github
      • Docker
      • Linux
      • Emacs
      • Raspberry Pi
      • Functional programming
      • OOP
      • Parallel computing
      • SSH
        Web Development
      • HTML
      • CSS
      • Javascript
      • SASS
      • SQL
      • Hugo
      • React
        Presentation
      • LaTeX
      • Inkscape
      • Matplotlib

    Interests

    • Rowing
    • Self-improvement
    • Reading
    • Entrepreneurship

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