I am a software developer with a passion for exploring the creative opportunities offered by technology. I have particular interests in the architecture of web applications, the potential of the browser as a platform for facilitating novel and exciting interactions between individuals and communities, and the simulation of complex natural systems.
Experienced almost every facet of web application development, and worked with clients including international charities and universities as well as on internal products. Tight integration with other team members was vital, as well as the ability to communicate clearly during collaborative design and prototyping. Projects included:
Built and maintained web sites for local and international clients, including a motorsports parts business, a secondary school, a musical instrument construction company and an international jazz education organisation.
Portfolio at bombcircle.net
Technical support and systems maintenance/servicing at Pilkington European Technical Centre in Lathom, Lancashire. Worked as part of a team to transfer each of the 700+ computers on the site to a new Active Directory domain server. Re-employed for a second period the following year and liaised with employees to oversee successful data migration to new computer systems.
Completed a 2-week Trident work experience placement at this small web design company, and was given paid work during the following summer.
University of Sussex (October 2007 - September 2008)
This course allowed me to improve my technical, scientific and creative thinking by pursuing cutting-edge research in an exciting and important field of study, and led to a publication in an international journal (see below). Completed dissertation entitled “Cellular Automaton Models for the Evolution of Biological Patterns and Adaptive Camouflage,” based on a simulation of a predator/prey evolutionary arms race, implemented in Python and C.
University of Manchester (September 2003 - July 2006)
Gained an essential grounding in the principles of computer science, including object-oriented design principles in Java, imperative programming in C and C++, algorithm design, distributed operating systems, interactive computer graphics, and the operation of the underlying hardware.
Rainford College (September 2001 - June 2003)
A-Level: ICT [A], Physics [A], Mathematics [B]. AS-Level: Electronics [A]
Rainford High Technology College (September 1996 - June 2001)
GCSE: Three A*, six A, two B including: English [A*], Science [A*], Mathematics [A]
Matthews, Jamie. The longevity of distinct cultures in an agent-based model of memetic drift. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Artificial Life, MIT Press. Presented at ALIFE XI, Winchester, August 2008.