Alexander Melhuish — Curriculum Vitae

University of Southampton, Southampton, UK: October 2006 – September 2010; Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering (Hons.)
Conducted an investigation into “methods of coupling VLSI-implemented non-linear oscillators”, demanding good project management to balance independent working with lectures and extra-curricular pursuits, while developing existing programming skills. Practical experience with lab equipment and EDA tools. Communication and delegation abilities have been demonstrated in leading several group design projects.

Beths Grammar School, Bexley, Kent: September 1999 – July 2006; A-Levels in Mathematics (A), Physics (B), Electronics (B) and Further Mathematics (D).

GCSEs in 13 subjects, all graded A*–B.

Web Developer: January 2008 – July 2009; Southampton University Students' Union, Southampton; Developing websites and associated applications with a team of students, combining part-time employment with a full-time degree. Relational databases and object-oriented programming were used extensively in implementing a PHP templating system, in addition to Adobe Photoshop for graphic design.

Systems designer and programmer: June 2007 – September 2007; ECS, University of Southampton, Southampton; Engineering an open repository of datasets for use in machine-learning research, as a robust web-based distributed system, using PHP and SOAP.

IT Support Technician: September 2006 – May 2007; Skills for Growth, Bexleyheath, Kent; Often responsible as the sole IT support contact of an FE college, requiring privileged access to systems. Suggesting improved applications of existing resources, while administering a Microsoft Windows Domain, Active Directory and Group Policies.

Sales partner (temporary): December 2005; John Lewis, Bluewater, Kent; Engaging customers with calm professionalism during the busy Christmas-shopping period, negotiating the sale of varied goods, while organising deliveries, checking stock and tendering transactions with only informal on-the-job training.

Community Peer Educator: March 2010 – Present; Peer Educators, Southampton; Counselling members of the Southampton LGBT community in issues related to relationships, sexual health, drugs and domestic abuse; dispensing information and contraceptives; sign-posting to relevant local services; raising awareness of current and ongoing health risks; and attending regular training courses to insure up-to-date and correct knowledge.

LGBT Students' Co-ordinator: October 2008 – September 2010; Southampton University Students' Union, University of Southampton; Working with the University's diversity team to address concerns of LGBT students and staff; develop new policies to improve working environment for students and staff; and networking with related organisations locally and nationally.

Society President: May 2009 – May 2010; Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Society, University of Southampton; Leading an enthusiastic group of student volunteers to organise awareness events, including political debates, speakers and protests; offer peer-supported welfare services; and arranging varied social events.

Teaching Assistant: November 2005 – July 2006; Mayplace Primary School, Bexleyheath, Kent; Supervising gifted primary school children for an extra-curricular mathematics course. Developed teaching and communication skills, breaking down complex puzzles to guide the pupils to solve the problems themselves. Further volunteered to assist with afternoon science practical lessons.

Stonewall Workplace Conference: March 2010; The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London; Representing the University of Southampton's sudents, at a one-day cross-sector conference; learned of the latest figures and best-practices affecting LGB diversity policy development; and co-ordinated with other Universities, and Southampton & Hampshire member organisations.

dConstruct: September 2008; Brighton Dome, Brighton; A one-day conference highlighting developments in semantic web design and the “social web”, where much was learned about the cross-referencing design of Web 2.0 and cutting-edge web design practices.

GIFT extra-curricular course: April and August 2002; GIFT Ltd., Billericay, Essex; Two week-long residential courses for gifted students, tackling challenging multi-disciplinary problems, debating topics and sharing creative skills with peers.

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