Curriculum Vitae
Everything in one place: education, experience, projects, technical skills, and credentials, aimed at flood and coastal risk and wider environmental analysis. Read the short version below, or download the full PDF.
Education
BSc Geography
Aberystwyth University
Specialism in Remote Sensing and GIS. Predicted 2:1. Dissertation (in progress): Shoreline Change Along the Holderness Coast.
Key modules: Research Design & Fieldwork Skills, Monitoring our Planet's Health from Space, Visualisation & Analysis of Geographical Data, Quaternary Environmental Change, Applied Environmental Management.
BEng Software Engineering
Aberystwyth University
Achieved: 1:1 (76%)
Level 3 Extended Diploma · IT, Programming & Cyber
Matthew Boulton College
Achieved: Distinction* Distinction* Distinction
Experience
Catchment Hydrology & Watershed Delineation · River Dovey
ArcGIS Pro · Spatial Analyst · SRTM DEM
- Ran the full raster hydrology chain on an SRTM DEM of the Dovey catchment, mid Wales: Fill, D8 Flow Direction, Flow Accumulation, Stream Link, Strahler Stream Order and Stream to Feature.
- Tuned a flow-accumulation threshold (250 cells) to produce a realistic, well-connected channel network, then delineated two watersheds from pour points snapped to peak-accumulation cells.
- Validated the terrain-derived drainage against the real river by exporting streams and watersheds to KML and overlaying them in Google Earth, and documented where D8 routing weakens on low-relief valley floors.
Multi-Criteria Spatial Analysis · Flood-Constrained Site Suitability Study
ArcGIS Pro · Flood Risk, Ecology & Terrain Constraints
- Developed a hierarchical multi-criteria suitability model in ArcGIS Pro to identify candidate sites for a replacement hospital using physical, environmental and social constraints.
- Combined flood-risk zones, DEM, geology, ecology, land-use and transport datasets through rasterization, masking and weighted overlay analysis, screening floodplain and designated land out of the candidate set.
- Shortlisted 3 viable sites and recommended 1 based on transport access, proximity to population centres and limited environmental constraint.
AI-assisted geospatial workflow automation using Python
- Developed AI-assisted tools using Python to automate repetitive GIS workflows, improving processing efficiency and supporting spatial analysis tasks.
- Created a semi-automated georeferencing workflow to streamline the preparation and alignment of spatial imagery.
- Designed tools with transferrable operations across coastal monitoring, environmental change detection, spatial digitisation and remote sensing workflows.
Thermal Infrared Urban Heat Island Mapping
NASA ARSET Certification
- Built a mean LST composite in Google Earth Engine using ECOSTRESS L2T LSTE science products.
- Sharpened a 70m LST composite to 10m resolution using a Random Forest trained on Sentinel-2 reflectance, ESRI land cover, GHSL built-surface fraction and SRTM elevation.
- Applied QC bit-masking and cloud filtering to multi-night ECOSTRESS tiles in R (terra), ensuring results were not contaminated by low-quality retrievals.
- Quantified an ~5°C nighttime temperature gap between a commercial area and a nature reserve across 2 nights in a heatwave.
Team Leader · Amazon Web Services Project
Amazon Web Services · Figma · Team Leadership
- Led a team as project manager to develop a technological solution to a societal issue, demonstrating strong leadership and organisational skills.
- Collaborated with the team to design a user interface in Figma and conducted data-driven research to solve a complex problem.
- Communicated and presented a winning solution to a panel of 150 judges, earning awards for Best Presentation and Best Overall.
Skills / Software
Hydrology & Terrain
Coastal & Environmental Change
Geospatial & Environmental
Data & Technical
Design & Communication
Professional Competencies
Software Proficiency
Awards, Certifications & Training
Climate & Sustainability Job Simulation
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) · Forage
Completed a carbon emissions analysis for the sustainability team, using Excel to calculate baselines and comparing against CDP database figures for accuracy. Analysed and recommended carbon reduction initiatives to reach Net Zero, weighing which Scope 3 strategies would be effective. Wrote the client emails and presentation communicating the findings, adapting the messaging to address investor concerns.
Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
ARSET · NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training
Online training covering principles of remote sensing, satellite data interpretation, and environmental monitoring applications.
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Aberystwyth University
Awarded in recognition of academic achievement upon entry to the BSc Geography programme.
References
References available on request.