Bailey Heyworth

Intern Software Developer

Isle of Man

Summary

I love creating websites and I get excited about diving into new technologies. I am currently in my final year of studying Cybersecurity Bsc (Hons) at University College Isle of Man. My aim is to enhance my IT skills to enter the field at an advanced level. I am well organised, self-motivated and my IT skills extend into my hobbies, which includes building websites and physically constructing electronic apparatus.

Experience

Software Development Internship at Symless

2021 - 2023

  • Introduced to developing software as an organisation
  • Learnt how different roles communicate with each other to efficiently develop and maintain a product
  • Completed four days of work experience spread over the course of a month
  • Developed skills in communication and problem-solving
  • Introduced to Golang and Rust
  • Helped work on the frontend application and gave feedback on how to improve it
  • Spent time with the Tech Support team to gain a deeper understanding of real customer problems, both to develop my interpersonal skills and ultimately become a better developer by understanding what problems I'm actually solving

Technology consulant at Almar Metal Products

2019 - 2019

  • Built the foundations of the company's e-commerce website
  • Learnt the fundamentals of business, including price negotiation
  • Completed one week of full-time work experience, with ongoing part-time commitment
  • Developed skills in time management, communication and problem-solving
  • Overhauled the IT systems and managed the budget
  • General support, mainly on how to operate the new systems and software

Projects

Automated NOAA/Meteor satellite ground station

Utilising Software Defined Radios and two pieces of metal hanging off of the side of the roof, this project works alongside the weather station for capturing satellite imagery of the island, Europe and slightly beyond for detecting weather patterns and potential rain/cloud movements.

Currently, this is just going to be used for showcasing the satellite imagery captured, with future plans on implementing machine learning for automated, hopefully accurate weather predictions for the island.

Meteor m2-4

NOAA 18

Weather Station Powered by Raspberry Pi

A live weather station powered by a Raspberry Pi that I work on passionately in my free time. I can monitor the weather from a self-hosted website which has been recorded by a myriad of instruments. The physical weather station is written in Python, and it is connected to a website via a virtual private server running a NodeJS application.

Some technologies I learnt to make this work:

SvelteKit, Redis, Socket.io, ExpressJS, MongoDB, Leaflet

Skills

  • Programming in JavaScript and Python
  • Using Linux and Windows for software development
  • Embedded systems development
  • Web development
  • Database management

Education

University of Chester

2022 - Current

  • Cybersecurity Bsc (Hons)

University College Isle of Man

2020 - 2022

  • National Extended Diploma in IT:
  • (D: Distinction, M: Merit, P: Pass)

  • Year 1
    • D - Information technology systems
    • D - Creating systems to manage information
    • D - Programming
    • M - Using Social Media in Business
    • M - Data Modelling
    • M - Computer Games Development
    • M - IT Technical Support & Management
  • Year 2
    • D - Cyber Security & Incident Management
    • D - IT Service Delivery
    • D - Digital 2D and 3D Graphics
    • D - Digital Animation and Effects
    • D - Website Development
    • D - IT Project Management

Overall grade: D*D*D

St Ninians High School

2018 - 2020

  • GCSE:
    • A* - History
    • B - Computer Science
    • B - Digital Applications
    • C - Mathematics
    • C - First Language English
    • C - Co-ordinated Science
    • C - Combined Science
    • C - Geography

Hobbies & Interests

    I enjoy learning about history, specifically war and conflicts such as the World Wars and the American War of Independence. After living in Gibraltar for a few years, I was surrounded by interesting history from the Great Siege and other key conflicts/battles on a daily basis, which I still enjoy learning about immensely.

    I also enjoy constructing electronic apparatus using single board computers such as the Raspberry Pi to create my own home automation systems.