Hi there! I'm Oliver, a Software (and Data) Engineer based in Cardiff, and I am currently working at the Department for Business and Trade.
My interests started with Mechanical Engineering, then pivoted towards Data Science, and now lie within Software and Data Engineering. However, I am still intrigued by many aspects Artificial Intelligence and the field of optimisation. These days I am working on building better and open systems in the UK Public Sector.
On the rest of this page you can find out more about me, including my experience and some projects I have worked on.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Department for Business and Trade
Dec 2023 - Ongoing
Cardiff
Principal Data Engineer
Public Health Wales
Nov 2022 - Dec 2023
Cardiff
Senior Data Scientist
Office for National Statistics
Oct 2021 - Nov 2022
Newport
Qualifications
Professional Data Engineer Certification
Google Cloud Platform
Aug 2023
Remote
MSc Data Science (Distinction)
Swansea University
Sep 2020 - Sep 2021
Swansea
BEng Mechanical Engineering with Year in Industry
Swansea University
Sep 2016 - Sep 2020
Swansea
Projects
My Livery
Developing an application to provide management and communication tools for equine livery yard owners, staff, and customers.
Manipula Parser
Created a custom tool to parse Blaise Manipula syntax to Python, aiding the translation of legacy code with thousands of variables.
Emergency Response Optimisation
Bridged the research domains of Emergency Vehicle (EV) route optimisation and traffic prediction for my MSc dissertation; explored the effect of various predictors on EV performance based on real-world data.