Skills

Education:

August 2024 - July 2025 HND Computing Software Development 

Skills

• Java OOP 

• MySQL Relational Database 

• MongoDB NoSQL Databases & Queries

• Software Engineering Development Methodologies, inc Architectural Styles & Patterns

• Project Management - Auction Website using React.js, Python Flask, and MongoDB for simultaneous read's and writes 4

• Human Computer Interface - Interface development and how to Achieve design usability. 

Student IT Helpzone and ITTS Summer internship 2024

August 2023 - July 2024 HNC Computing (Next Gen) Software Development and Network & Infrastructure

Coming back after summer, I have started my new course, HNC Computing (Next Gen). This course goes a little more in depth into the subjects I have covered last year. My year is going to consist of a class in Software development ( Introduction to Java) where at first my class and I will get familiar with the Java Programming language, before we attempt to take on a project which is going to be a graded unit. Said project is going to test our understanding of Software design and development, development methodologies, product testing as well as continuous after support.

The other half of my course is going to be split between Networking & Infrastructure and Cyber Security. Both courses are run with the help of world renowned CISCO Networking Academy. A major part of these two classes is understanding the network and networking concepts. As well as getting the practice / experience necessary  to improve, configure and maintain the infrastructure to be in a healthy state and provide users with Security, Quality of Service, Reliability and Scalability.

In order to make sure all students in the course have the necessary skills to continue their journey in education one of our courses is digital skills, in this course we go over the necessary skills an individual must have to tackle simple jobs often found in IT. Those are the ability to navigate through Microsoft Office software( Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project ).

Skills 

• Introduction to Java 

• Python - for Data Management & AI 

• Advanced Office Application - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Projects

• OpenCV & TensorFlow

• IoT - Raspberry Pi & NodeRed 

• Building a small network 

• Project management
  
   

Student IT Helpzone and ITTS Summer internship at NESCol 2023

In April 2023, I became part of the IT Student Helpdesk in College. Between April and the end of June myself and a group of other new starts have been going through an integration period, during which we have worked with the IT Team from the previous year to pass down the knowledge of customer service and procedures required for the job, and show us how to effectively deal with customer queries.
Common issues include; 

• Virus/Malware removal

• Wifi Connection Issues

• Password resets / Locked Accounts

• Guidance and Walk-through for the use of college software. 

• Help students set up accessibility settings 

• Missing Drivers and Computer resets 

Student Helpdesk has opened up the opportunity for myself and a few other team members to take part in the ITTS(IT and Technical Services)  Summer internship. This experience went on for 5 weeks during which we had the opportunity to work with a dynamic team in the field we wish to work in, during those 5 weeks I have: 

• Became more familiar with the use of a Ticket Based System.

• Been tasked with transfer of IT Assets between classes and logged them correctly in our Assets system. 

• Monitored a network wide deployment of operating systems and followed correct procedures to make amends in necessary areas.

• Assisted in the campus Wireless Access Point upgrades ( Physical ) 

In conclusion the 5 weeks I've spent with ITTS has shown me a lot about the structure and maintenance of a large network.

Following the summer internship and start of the college year, myself and my colleagues who were recruited in April have now fully taken over the responsibility for the HelpDesk. Our supervisor has recognized my hard work on shifts and offered the position of a shift leader. This requires me to provide my colleagues with guidance and support as well as take responsibility for a series of tasks such as transfer of IT resources between other sites which are part of our network. 

August 2022 - July 2023 Level 5 / 6 Software Design & Development 

Higher Computing 

Currently I am a full time student at the North East Scotland College in Aberdeen, studying Software Development at a mixed level of 5 and 6. I love being in an educational environment as it allows me to keep on working on the skills I value the most and the skills that I have not yet been able to identify.  Above this paragraph I have attached captures from my Wheel of Strength's and  My World of Work skill results. This year at college has had so much more to offer than I could've ever imagined. 

As a class I have taken part in an event run by Cyber Skills Live, called "How to rob a bank" which explained some basic hacking skills such as using a Linux terminal, pinging a website to see if its live, and then logging in with obtained credentials, once inside we used a mix of Investigative skills to determine what files we could access, through a directory search like that we have been able to uncover a folder which contained more user credentials. Once we have accomplished that we were able to login as the 'Bank Manager' and empty the bank clients accounts. Of course this event was made strictly for educational purposes and we were not robbing an actual bank as we've already learned of all the law's associated with the subject of data security. 

Besides this I have also taken part in an event run by my Lecturer Ian Simpson, called "Escape Room Challenge". This challenge has started of by dividing the participants into teams and using our combined skills and knowledge of computer systems and various subjects we have learned over the last few months, in order to solve puzzles which would ultimately give a code to use in a terminal designed by Ian. In a group of 4 we have settled on the name of the team being "Lizard Squad" inspired by the infamous hacker group which took it upon themselves to ruin Christmas of console enthusiasts around the globe. Through out the challenge we have been able to work closely as a team using our problem solving skills to attempting to solve the puzzles beginning off by folding a fortune teller our lecturer designed, get our first access code which took us into the next round which was us having to navigate through a scratch game, to collect all the keys in the game and return to the starting point. Once we were able to crack our way through that obstacle we had to scan frequency scanners around the room by making sure we have a matching frequency channel on our reader and use our imagination to determine what image was being displayed on the readers. The next challenge took us into a replit program where we had to upload a series of images into the program and resave those .jpg images into a .png format, each image once saved in a different format display a string of letters which in the end matched up with other images to give us the pass code: "SYSTEM OVERRIDE" followed by the access code. Unfortunately the last challenge though simple enough, requiring us to scour a database of volcanic eruptions and pick out certain dates, and places for further access, Although the class has ran out of time as we were finishing up the last bits of the challenge. Through this challenge I have been able to appreciate the opportunity to work in a team where each member has been able to contribute a part of their knowledge to getting as far as our team got, dominating the leaderboard.   

Looking at my Wheel of Strengths for the first time and seeing that a lot of the strengths I have been able to identify within myself are shared with people in the same industry I aspire to thrive in, those results really cemented my belief that I have made the right choice by starting this course. Each week at college I'm able to learn more about the field I have a passion for, all while nurturing the skills it takes to succeed in this sector, although I do know it's going to take a number of years before I am able to achieve a level of skill I hope to reach, I realised through the walks of life that I'd much rather continue my studies and love the work I'm doing so I can pour in all of my heart and effort into it. Therefore come January 2023, I hopefully will have my full results from block one and I will be able to comfortably apply for the Software Development HNC level, I am looking forward to all the head-scratching moments I'm going to endure in the future. 

 I am fluent in English, Polish and I know some basics in French. I possess great problem solving, organization, researching, and timekeeping skills. I also have good leadership skills which really kick in when needed. I have learnt a lot about teamwork from sports such as rugby and my previous places of employment where the key to success has always been effective communication and mutual respect amongst the team members.

I have been trained for First Aid at Work, Gold Level Customer Service, and Door Supervisor SCQF level 6

Since a very young age I’ve always felt the necessity to learn as many practical skills as possible. That is why today I am proud to say that I’m comfortably familiar with the operation of various power tools and other machinery. On top of that I have extensive knowledge in computers, from building them, through troubleshooting, and writing computer software. Currently studying Software Development at NESCOL I have had the opportunity to use and show off these skills by participating in live events, which were created for educational purposes. All these skills are backed by my passion for Science and Engineering as well as a dream of a future, in which anything is possible. 

As I progressed through the course, I have gained knowledge in a list of Computer Processing Languages, and will learn how to use more as my studies continue. Those Languages are: 

• Python

• HTML 

• CSS 

• SQL

In my spare time, I like to put my skills into use and I’m currently planning on using my python coding experience to experiment with my Raspberry Pi Model A. I am hoping to combine my passion for computing and engineering to produce some interesting results.

RGUHack 2023

This year I have had the chance to attend the RGU Hack event. Neither myself nor my team members have ever attended a Hackathon before but  we were very keen to take part as there's no events that could compare.  

A Hackathon is an event during which the participants form a team, each team has a choice out of a series of challenges to choose from. Each was given out by either RGU itself, or one of their gold sponsors for the event. After the presentation of challenges ended our team has had 24Hour's  to choose a challenge to tackle, do some research and apply our solution. As a team we have decided to go with the challenge from RGU itself,  of an interactive map of  the Robert Gordon's University Campus  

Hackathon is more than a challenge. It is also a great way for student's to show their skills, to the number of companies that have sponsored the challenge. Its an opportunity to practice networking skills as well as take part in relevant workshops to improve your abilities.  The organizers made sure to fill the timeline with mini games inbetween to keep everyone engaged. Throughout the event there has been plenty snacks, caffeinated drinks and the highlight of the event, pizza for everyone! 

You can find more information about our work as well the prototype product that we developed at the very same website that we have created for the challenge. 

tinyurl.com/RGUHack 

If you do get a chance to visit our website then please, head over to the 'Contact us' tab in the navigation menu, and fill out a google form attached there to let us know how we did!