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Andy Lulham

Contact Details

  • Address: The Stables, Wilbury Grove, Hove BN3 3JQ
  • Telephone: 07729 454331
  • Email: a.lulham@gmail.com

Work Experience

2012-Present Freelance Web DeveloperElectric Putty, Hove

  • Electric Putty is a small web design agency working primarily with the third sector
  • I currently work on several sites in PHP, using the CodeIgniter framework and Expression Engine CMS

2010-2012 Web Developer10:10, London

  • 10:10 is an environmental campaign that encourages personal action on climate change through a number of carbon-cutting projects
  • Worked primarily in Python (using Django and Google App Engine) but also PHP (using Drupal and WordPress) to develop and maintain innovative project websites including those of Solar Schools and Lighter Later
  • Worked closely with the campaigns team to recommend and deliver appropriate solutions to campaign challenges

2008-2010 Freelance Web Developer ####

2008-2010 Freelance Software EngineerUniversity of the West of England, Bristol

  • Created an “Ant Tracker” tool in C++, used to assist researchers working in the field of social insects
  • Worked independently to a specification from the client
  • In 2006 I volunteered to create the original Java version of this software

2005-2008 Project Co-supervisorUniversity of Bristol

  • Co-supervised five project students studying for Masters degrees in Computer Science
  • Worked to help students produce clear and thorough research projects and ensure they met deadlines
  • All achieved good passing project grades

2005-2008 Lab Assistant / MarkerUniversity of Bristol

  • Worked for the Computer Science and Engineering Mathematics departments as a lab assistant for the following courses:
    • Advanced Topics in Machine Learning and Data Mining (Masters course)
    • Object Oriented Programming with Java (Masters course)
    • Artificial Intelligence and Logic Programming (3rd year course)
    • Introduction to Software Engineering (1st year course)
    • Introduction to Scientific Programming (Open unit)

Education

2005-2010 PhD in Computational Neuroscience – University of Bristol

  • Submitted thesis in 2010, but was unsuccessful and opted not to resubmit
  • PhD was run jointly by the departments of Anatomy and Computer Science and supported by a Medical Research Council capacity-building studentship
  • Project involved computational modelling and analysis of neural processes – In particular, investigating the way in which the brain makes decisions on familiarity
  • Presented work at numerous conferences, including Neuroscience 2007 in San Diego

2001-2005 MEng in Knowledge Engineering with Study Abroad (Czech Rep.) – University of Bristol

  • Degree classification: First class (honours)
  • Knowledge Engineering is an interdisciplinary degree consisting of courses from computer science and engineering mathematics. It involves using mathematics to solve engineering problems, with particular focus on artificial intelligence
  • Final year project involved automatic database scheme matching using machine learning techniques
  • Awarded the Institute of Mathematics Best Student prize and Best Project Website prize

2003-2004 ERASMUS International Exchange Programme – Czech Technical University, Prague (ČVUT v Praze)

  • Awarded first class equivalent mark for the year
  • Studied Computer Science courses, including completing a group programming project with other international students

1999-2001 A LevelsStrode’s College, Egham

  • Three GCE A Levels: Maths (A), Physics (A), Chemistry (B), GCE AS Level: Music (C)

Other Skills

  • Cambridge CELTA qualified English language teacher
  • Clean current driving licence
  • Czech, French and Italian languages to varying degrees of competency

Other Interests

  • I enjoy cycling, running, and playing alto saxophone

References

Sym Roe

Robin Houston

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