Graeme Smyrl

Master of Engineering in Integrated Design Engineering

2015 - 2020

University of Bath, Bath, UK

Grade achieved: First Class

I completed an integrated masters in Integrated Design Engineering. My degree integrated elements of Mechanical, Electrical and Software Engineering to give me a broad understanding in each different field. I mostly focused on the software roles of projects where possible.
The 5 years were as follows:

1st & 2nd year studying Mechanical Engineering.

3rd year completing a placement with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

4th & 5th year studying Integrated Design Engineering.

A-Levels

2013 - 2015

Banbridge Academy, Banbridge, UK

• A* - Mathematics
• A* - Further Mathematics
• A - Physics
• A - Technology & Design

GCSEs

2011 - 2013

Banbridge Academy, Banbridge, UK

7A*, 2A including English, Maths and Additional Maths.

Unreal Engine 4 Mastery: Create Multiplayer Games with C++ by Tom Looman

2022

Udemy

I completed this course which covers the basics in developing games in UE4 using C++. The course involved a series of follow-along lectures with the end goal of developing a fully-functional game, along with assignments which gave a chance to get created. The course covered the following:

Project setup for a 3D game

Creating a character class, setting up inputs, and mechanics

Programming the game mode and setting up gameplay rules

Creating AI logic using Unreal Engine's decision trees

Game networking and replication

Basic UI setup

Award for academic excellence at A Level

2015

Banbridge Academy

Received for achieving A grade or above in all of my A levels.

Technology and Physics Prize

2015

Banbridge Academy

Prize for the best combined performance in the school in technology and physics A levels.

Software Engineer

2022 - Present

Orthoscape, Bath, UK

I joined Orthoscape as a junior software engineer and was quickly promoted to mid-level. I was mainly responsible for working on software for automatically generating 3D models for patient-specific surgical devices.

• Worked mainly with C# desktop applications and plugins to Rhino CAD software
• Developed a series of tools for quickly generating 3D models of surgical inserts
• Opened up opportunities for a new product line of custom cranial plates
• Also worked with SharePoint, PowerShell, ASP microservices and Azure DevOps
• Gained experience with MVVM, Mediator Pattern, and other software architecture techniques and patterns

Software Quality Analyst

2020 - 2021

NMI, Bristol, UK

I worked for NMI for one year with the Protocols team. My main responsibility was developing an automated regression testing suite for their payment submission software in C#. For the second half of the year I was solely responsible for the planning, design and development of the tool.

• Successfully rolled out the first version of the testing software
• Reduced the time for running regression tests from days to hours
• Created detailed documentation
• Developed a custom tool to automatically extract information from communication protocol specifications to significantly reduce development time
• Gained experience with C#, Git, TeamCity and SQL

Software Development Intern

Summer 2019

Gen3D, Bath, UK

I spent a summer working for Gen3D, a start-up which has created an intelligent generative design software for piping and flow systems. The job involved using C# with Unity Engine to create mesh analysis tools for detecting design flaws and mesh errors which could cause problems in 3D printing.

• Developed algorithms to check for: thin walls, overhanging edges, sharp corners, holes
• Created a tool to automatically fill in holes in meshes
• Read academic research papers to understand and implement some of the algorithms
• Learned: C#, OOP concepts, Git, Unity Engine

Quality Management Intern

2017 - 2018

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Chichester, UK

I completed a 13-month internship working in the PMP team within the Quality Management department for assembly in Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. I had many responsibilities, including data analysis, problem-solving, and creating and automating reports for my team and managers at all levels.

• Greatly improved the defect reporting and data analysis for the department
• Developed a machine learning tool using VBA and Excel to automatically name and group thousands of lines of data
• Used DMAIC problem solving method to solve a long-running manufacturing defect
• Worked as part of a team to restructure the working methods of the department

IT Systems Consultant

2021 - Present

Shade Tree Foundation, Mae Sot, Thailand

Shade Tree is a charity foundation which gives aid and family development training to local communities of Myanmar migrants. I have been working as a volunteer IT consultant. My main duties have been in optimising and improving their current use of IT by setting up a new SharePoint system and creating new data collection and analysis tools.

English & Maths Teacher

Summer 2016 & 2018

Brighter Futures & CDC Schools, Mae Sot, Thailand

I spent two summers doing Christian missionary work in two different Myanmar refugee schools in Thailand. It involved teaching students aged 18-25 Maths and English as well as leading worship and giving talks on Bible passages.