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Louisa Sykes

Louisa Sykes

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  • About me

    Senior Engineer at American Express

  • Education

    • South Wilts Grammar School

      2004 - 2009

      A-Levels: Mathematics (A), Further Mathematics (A), Geography (A), Biology (A)Advanced Extension Award: Mathematics (Merit)AS-Levels: Psychology (B), General Studies (B)GCSE’s: 8A*s, 3A's, 1B Prefect (2007 – 2009)Academic Mentor (2007 – 2008) South Wilts Grammar School for Girls HSBC Award for Mathematics (2009)UK Senior Mathematical Challenge Silver Award (2008)ABRSM Qualifications: Piano grade 5, Clarinet grade 5, Music Theory Merit grade 5

    • University of Warwick

      2010 - 2013
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Mathematics First Class Honours

  • Experience

    • Mathematics in Education and Industry

      Sept 2009 - Sept 2010
      Year in Industry Placement

      Created and tested A-Level Mathematics ‘Personal Tutor’ interactive resources using specialised software to meet specifications of authors and editors.

    • Freelance

      Jun 2011 - Jul 2011
      Resources Developer

      Created and tested GCSE Computing 'Personal Tutor' interactive resources to meet specifications of authors and editors.

    • University of Warwick

      Mar 2012 - May 2013
      Mathematics Tour Guide

    • Met Office

      Jul 2012 - Sept 2012
      Summer Intern (Commercial Product Development Team)

      Completed a project comparing errors produced from different wind forecast models. Used the scientific programming language IDL to handle very large data sets and produce graphical and statistical results. Communicated results through a written report and a presentation to a collection of colleagues from the fields of Science and Business, which resulted in the extension of a UK forecast project for global testing.

    • The Phoenix Partnership (TPP)

      Aug 2013 - Feb 2014
      Software Developer

      Developed clinical software by working on improvements to both client and server code along with streamlining the development cycle process.

    • Compsoft

      Mar 2014 - Nov 2015
      Junior Software Developer (iOS)

      Developing iPhone and iPad applications for a wide range of clients in Objective-C, Swift and a mixture of both. Apple Frameworks: MapKit, StoreKit, WebKit, CloudKit, Core Animation, CoreGraphics, CoreLocation, CoreMotion.Apple push notifications Implementing third party libraries and frameworks, including using CocoaPods.Social Network integration with Facebook, Google+, Twitter. Version Control: Git and SVN.Pebble watch development in C and integrating with existing iOS app.Developing back-end to iOS app using Parse with Javascript cloud code.Integration with REST and SOAP APIs using AFNetworking, MKNetworkKit and Alamofire.Jenkins build server and customising build scriptsMonitoring app analytics and crash debugging using Crashlytics and FlurryAwarded Employee of the Quarter, Winter 2014 Show less

    • Lexel

      Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
      Mobile Application Developer

    • American Express

      Apr 2016 - now

      • Senior Software Engineer

        Oct 2021 - now

      • Acting Engineering Director

        Jun 2021 - Sept 2021

      • Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

        Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

      • Software Engineer

        Apr 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • American Express & Harvard Certificate in Leadership Excellence

      Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning
      Apr 2020

    • Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer

      Oracle
      Mar 2018
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    • Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer

      Oracle
      Nov 2018
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