About Me

From Mechanical Engineering to Software Development

I started my career as a Mechanical Design Engineer at Atlas Copco, designing bespoke industrial compressor systems for clients in oil & gas and defense. In 2020, I decided to pursue my passion for software engineering and left my job to teach myself coding. Rather than attending a bootcamp or university, I embarked on an intensive self-study journey while supporting myself as a self-employed handyman. Needless to say, this was not an easy journey and I had to work harder than most to get where I am today.

Professional Growth

In 2022, I joined PortF as a Software Engineer when the company was still a small startup of just 5 people. I've been heavily involved in building all major aspects of the company's portfolio management platform, working across the entire stack and wearing many hats as the company has grown. Our product has been successfully adopted by major clients including the Scottish National Investment Bank.

My Professional Interests

It's my passion to build products which automate processes which are tedious and time consuming. I've seen first hand how much time is wasted on non-value adding tasks when working in a large scale engineering company. I think it would be really cool to have products which can get rid of these tasks so people can focus on the stuff which really adds value.

Additionally, I've never been able to shake my mechanical engineering roots so I'm interested in the intersection of software and hardware. Especially on big engineering projects.