NATALIE SHARP

Passionate First Class Computer Science Graduate.

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About me

Hey there! I'm Natalie Sharp, a Computer Science BSc graduate from Kingston University. I live for coding, constantly expanding my knowledge and embracing new challenges every day. Throughout my university journey, I specialized in programming, databases, and mobile applications, indulging my passion for solving complex technical problems with a touch of creativity.

Beyond coding, I've been completing internships at NPL (National Physical Laboratory) and UbiTech Ltd, honing my skills in research team collaboration, database development for scientific projects, and gaining hands-on experience with C#, Unity, and LabView.

Whilst I'm not immersed in the digital realm, I'm an avid outdoor euthusiast. I like to keep myself moving by getting outside cycling, both mountain biking and road cycling. I also enjoy dusting off my trusty motorbike occasionally for some Flat Track racing in the Rookies class of the DTRA.

P.S: My cat's name is Freddie.

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Work History

Database Developer Internship

National Physics Laboratory, Teddington

7 week Internship, 19th June - 4th August

Working with the OPTIMUM project research team, understanding the requirements for the system, how the data is used and the need of it to be stored.

Designing and creating a relational database to provide retreival and storage of data for the OPTIMUM system. Taking careful consideration to adhere to referential integrity rules, reduction of data redundancy and applying best pratices.

Develop and creating an interface on LabView to interact with the backend database.

Skills:

MS Access

LabView

Draw.io

Junior Software Developer Internship

UbiTech Ltd, Kingston University

4 month Internship, April - July 2023

Working within the UbiTech Ltd project in the creation of a suite of games that uses a sensor to read muscle and accelerometer readings. The suite is aimed as a therapy tool to help people with motor impairments.

Designing and creating a calibration process to provide more meaningful data from the sensor readings by reducing the amount of noise. In doing so, the outcome resulted in smoother game play.

Creating front end user interfaces within the calibration process on Unity along with C# scripts for the logic of the process.

Skills:

Unity

Academic Mentor

Kingston University

September 2021 - April 2023

Provided academic support and mentoring to first/second year students within programming, database and computer fundamental modules. Worked within workshops alongside lecturers. Identified areas where students struggled and provided support to help students gain more confidence within their studies.

Offer guidance on study techniques and time management strategies, helping students to develop effective study habits and achieve their goals.

Tattoo Artist

Hard Luck Tattoo, Kingston

January 2016 - September 2021

Built up my career through hard work and determination by intitally leafleting to then becoming apprentice to fully established resident tattoo artist.

Licensed by Kingston Council. Ensured all equipment and the studio was maintained to a high medical standard where no cross contamination can happen.

Strong attention to detail by being committed to create the perfect outcome for the client. Listened to client' requirements and created designs on illustrative software as well as by hand.

Skills:

Photoshop

Education

Bachelors Degree - Computer Science (Hons)

Kingston University 2020 - 2023

First Class Degree

Achieved a First Class Degree while gaining vaulable experience in a variety of technologies including: React Native, Android Studio, Java, PHP, Python, Oracle SQL, Firebase, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Modules:

First Year Modules:

Programming 1 - 97%, Grade: A+

Computing Fundamentals - 95%, Grade: A+

Requirements, Analysis, and Design - 89%, Grade: A+

Professional Environments 1 - 83%, Grade A

Second Year Modules:

Programming 2 - 100%, Grade: A+

Computing Systems - 97%, Grade: A+

Database Driven Application Development - 93%, Grade: A+

Professional Environments 2 - 95%, Grade A+

Third Year Modules: