About Me

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Hello There!

My name is Mark, I am a Computer Science Student at Queen's University in Belfast. I have been working in a Secondary School for over 2 years as an I.T. Support Officer while I study.

From this working experience, I have been able to gain numerous new skills in areas such as video editing, RJ45 Ethernet cabling, and computer suite installations which has enhanced my troubleshooting capabilities much further. Due to working in a school setting, it has influenced me in my final year project to create an educational 3D Platformer game to help students understand the concepts of data structures while making it fun. 😃

Hobbies And Interest.

During my free time whenever I'm not studying or working I enjoy doing some of the following:

  • I've recently developed an interest in game development due to its diversity. Initially, my three friends and I started planning a small game with Unreal Engine. However, we had to pause our project as I enrolled in a week-long Game Design and Development course at Utrecht University.
  • I spend a lot of my time learning new skills and different software through courses on Udemy, such as 3D animation in Maya, Linux training and drawing with Procreate.
  • Lately, I have got back into running to try and increase my fitness levels again. A new goal of mine is to consistently run 3 nights a week. Hopefully I can stick to it. 🤞

Technical Skills

Since beginning university, I have spent a considerable amount of time developing my programming skills and enjoy the challenges that come with it. Below are some of the languages and technologies I have used throughout my studies so far and personal projects such as developing this website. New skills are constantly being developed to better improve myself.

Java

JavaScript

C#

MySQL

Git & GitHub

Education

Queen's University Belfast

Bachelors of Science Computer Science

Started my studies at Queen's University in September 2019, since the start of the course, I have learned so much that has allowed me to add on to the previous knowledge and skills I gained from Belfast Met. During my placement year, I started working in Post-primary education, working as the I.T. Support Officer and have kept it on throughout my studies.

Graduating: July 2024


Belfast Met

Level 3 Extended Diploma I.T.

While studying I.T. at Belfast Met, I developed a variety of skills through modules in Photoshop, network security, and web development, forming a strong foundational knowledge base.

Graduated: June 2019

Projects

WORK IN PROGRESS !

Contact Me

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