Jack Shiels Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

• Research and development into Large Language Models (LLMs) for time series data, using Python libraries such as PyTorch, Numpy, and others.• Fine tuning of open source LLM projects.• Engineering and orchestration of AI-based systems in live environments.• Training and optimisation of models in Linux and macOS environments, using both MPS and CUDA hardware.• Reporting and dissemination of findings and outcomes.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Full stack development in the Microsoft Stack (C#, ASP.Net Core) and JavaScript/TypeScript/Razor frontends.• Responsibilities included working on software development artefacts from discussion with the product owner to implementation in production systems.• Use of strong software development principles across C# stack from front to back. Experience with authorisation, multilayer systems, working with Signal R architectures, and others.• Databasing with MS SQL Server.• React and TypeScript development for front ends using, including unit testing with Jest + Enzyme and RTL.• Experience implementing testing strategies including test cases, unit testing, integration testing, UI testing, and automation testing.• Collaboration with numerous other team members usingpair programming.• Movement to production and joint oversight of deployment to the customer. Worked to solve client support issues with a fast turnaround time, utilising monitoring tools.

London, United Kingdom

• I worked as a solutions architect for a large-scale retail operations solution, being developed for a multinational firm. My responsibilities included documentation of technical requirements and solutions design for cloud and other systems.• I was accredited with AWS Cloud Practitioner and Azure Fundamentals certifications.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Tutoring services for Information Systems students at the University of Cape Town. Modules: INF1002F/S and INF3003W.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Developed two major information systems for personal clients while managing studies at the University of Cape Town.• The first was a Learning Management System (LMS) for teenagers to acquire entrepreneurial skills. The system was built in C# and ASP.Net and deployed to production on Azure.• The second was a dynamic medical notation system with support for custom forms, deployed in a major South African hospital. The system was also built in C# and ASP.Net.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

As a teenager, I oversaw the creation of several video game titles on a broad range of technical platforms, including room-scale virtual reality. Some of our titles were awarded in international competitions.

Master Of Science - Ms, Connected Environments

Honours, Information Systems, Honours In The First Class.

B.Com, Information Systems, Degree With Distinction In Information Systems And Degree With Distinction