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Zürich Area, Switzerland

Zürich Area, Switzerland

University Of Malaga

The University Of Birmingham

Highly experienced and dynamic postgraduate teaching assistant; duties include delivery of lectures, seminars and course labs to undergraduate students in the school of electronic, electrical, and computer engineering.Courses covered: Medical Information Systems (4th year masters engineering/bioinformatics course), Techniques of Analysis and Modelling (1st year undergraduate engineering mathematics course), Introduction to Electrical Engineering (foundation year undergraduate physics/engineering course), Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (2nd year undergraduate Java design course), Introduction to Information Engineering (1st year undergraduate engineering course), Structured Software Design (1st year undergraduate software design course)

Birmingham, United Kingdom

PhD researcher at the University of Birmingham, in the field of biomedical informatics. Focus on the application of graph theory to simulate evolutionary networks to investigate childhood cancers such as neuroblastoma and retinoblastoma.

Cemex fast-track graduate management program, providing overview of all Cemex UK operations.Key Responsibilities:• Assisting quarry manager with day to day running of quarry, including:- Attending meetings with the council regarding quarrying permit, dealing with issues relating to complaints, whilst ensuring that daily production not affected- Blast monitoring, ensuring that blasts carried out not exceeding permitted vibration levels but also carried out effectively to ensure maximum extraction of rock - Implementation of safety improvements to improve quarry safety- Managing outside contractors, and also the quarry team when quarry manager away, ensuring all personnel on quarry operating in a safe and productive manner• Contributing to other functions within the business, such as logistics, HR, procurement etc..- Preparation of various reports and presentations for both internal and external stakeholders, including marketing, strategic planning, procurement, commercial and HR - Delivering continuous improvements throughout the business via implementation and leadership of various projects, leading to a number of improvements to relevant business unit Key Achievements:• Project leader on independent haulage contractor (IHC) project leading to increase in IHC productivity• Design and delivery of UK aggregates pricing model, implemented nationally• Collaboration on international continuous improvement project that resulted in 14% reduction of energy consumption used in cement processes• Marketing plan to target different segments of the UK readymix concrete market • Involved in project to streamline procurement of critical spares and engineering supplies for cement production

Greece

Set-up, maintenance and security of broadcast sites across Athens for use by international media organisations during the 2004 Olympic Games.Key Responsibilities:Installation and transportation of communications equipment from main broadcast base to satellite locations across AthensControlling access to site by outside personnelLiaison with on-site engineers to ensure all equipment working and presentKey AchievementsGained a basic knowledge of communications equipment, controlling access to sites and liaising with on-site engineersImproved knowledge of power supply, broadcasting and security procedures

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Bioinformatics (Department Of Electronic, Electrical And Computer Engineering)

Activities and Societies: Active member, including period as chairman, of student-staff liaison committee meetings for the department.

Mres, Electronic, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Beng (Hons), Electronic And Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: EECE departmental society sports rep and founding member. Played football for both department and hall teams.

Postgraduate Certificate In Business Administration, Business And Management

Activities and Societies: Class student rep, providing a link between class members and academic staff at the university. Modules included.