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Software Engineer @ From April 2015 to Present (9 months) Guildford, United KingdomCyber Security Consultant @ "[BAE Systems AI] focus on protecting and enhancing clients’ critical operations and assets using intelligence-grade security and large-scale data exploitation and analytics. The combination of the BAE Systems brand and the capabilities within the Applied Intelligence division clearly positions us as the leading provider of protection in both the physical and virtual worlds, where the convergence of real world and online threats is putting nation states’ Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) at ever greater risk from increasingly sophisticated attacks. Added to the growing synergy and convergence between cyber crime and financial crime - as demonstrated in the recent high-profile cyber-enabled fraud against US retailers - these rapidly evolving threats require both government and commercial organisations to adopt new, more intelligent approaches to protection and security." From October 2013 to April 2015 (1 year 7 months) Guildford, United KingdomUndergraduate Business Process Analyst @ I joined Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) for a two month internship as an undergraduate systems engineer, where I worked with the modelling and simulation team. I worked as a business process analyst, which involved creating an end-to-end model of the joint-service supply chain as proposed by the Ministry of Defence within the Logistics Network Enabled Capability programme (“LogNEC”). The LogNEC programme aims to improve the efficiency of logistics within the armed forces, as well as reducing the associated costs. I learnt about discrete event modelling first using the simulation package ExtendSim, and later moving on to IBM's Rational System Architect. I used this to create the business process diagrams and simulated them to analyse the effectiveness of the changes to the processes, with the overall goal being optimisation. At the end of my project, I presented my work and results to around thirty people from BDUK and the MoD, including the programme lead and senior military personnel. I gained valuable insight into working within a team of engineers and the importance of regular meetings and discussions to ensure everyone is on the same page. I also learnt a great deal about presenting and communication skills, which I was commended on. From August 2012 to October 2012 (3 months) Intern @ I organised a short work experience placement with Mirifice Ltd, a small broadcast technology company based in Bath. I worked for two weeks with the software engineering department and undertook a project to improve an area of their software package. This involved modifying and writing new code in C. On finishing the project I received encouraging feedback and was informed that my work would be used in the next version release in the near future. My knowledge and experience with programming improved dramatically and I gained valuable experience in working within a small development team. From December 2011 to January 2012 (2 months) Bath, United KingdomIntern @ I was accepted on to a work experience program with three other students where I learnt valuable skills and undertook engineering projects. We undertook team building exercises, learnt about the types of engineering used in the industry, and worked on a final project which was presented to a chief engineer at the end of the week. The week improved my communication skills and ability to work in a team, along with a basic understanding of the aeronautical industry, all of which I was commended on. From June 2008 to June 2008 (1 month) Bristol, United KingdomMSci (Hons), Physics, 2:1 @ The University of Birmingham From 2009 to 2013 David Silvester is skilled in: Programming, C++, Technical Writing, C, Python, Technical Research, Cyber-security, Technical Design, JIRA, C#, Agile Methodologies, Unit Testing, Software Engineering, Git, Technical Documentation