Background

I am currently a software engineer at THG in Manchester, a role which I have been in since August 2021. I spend my time testing, fixing bugs and implementing features for the large scale warehouse management systems. Prior to working as a software engineer I spent just over 3 years as an environmental engineer before making the decision in 2019 to focus on developing my programming abilities and begin my transition into the software development industry. I achieved this transition through a mixture of self-teaching as well as attending the Northcoders software developer training course in Manchester (Sep - Dec 2019).

Education (University of Nottingham)

    MSc Environmental Management (2016-2017)- Distinction

  • Dissertation: An investigation into the dermal exposure pathway of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from contaminated soils.
  • Summer research placement at the British Geological Survey organic geochemistry laboratories.

    • BSc Environmental Science (2012-2016)- First Class Honours

  • Dissertation: Investigating the use of geopolymer technology as a means to solidify and stablise oil well drilling waste in Libya.
  • Industrial placement year as an Environmental Scientist at Delta-Simons Environmental Consultants.

Awards, Commendations and Publications

  • Scientific Publication (2020): Soil-sebum partition coefficients for high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HMW-PAH) - [Beriro et al. 2020]
  • AECOM Safety Award (2019): awarded following the effective management of a potentially hazardous situation whilst leading a team during site investigation works.
  • AECOM Bonus Award (2018): awarded following the successful delivery of a challenging, time critical document for a key planning meeting with regulatory stakeholders.
  • Janet Murray Prize (2017): for being the best overall student on the Environmental Management MSc course.
  • John Madocks Prize (2016): for contributing most to the work, well-being and standing of the University of Nottingham Agriculture and Environmental Science Division.
  • Campbell Scientific Prize (2016): for submitting the best BSc Environmental Science dissertation.

Interests

Outside of coding I enjoy travelling, fishing, and video/board games with friends. I also enjoy 3D design and printing. The image to the right shows the 3D model of a clock face I designed and printed. It's based on a nautilus shell and was later coated in carbon paint and electroplated with copper and nickel to give it a matte black and silver coloured metalic finish.