FULL STACK ENGINEER | PYTHON • JAVASCRIPT • REACT • NEXT.JS

Hi, I'm Blake, a Software Engineer

I’m a recent MEng Software Engineering graduate with a passion for building modern web applications and learning new technologies. My experience comes from academic projects and personal work using Python (Flask), JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Next.js. I enjoy solving challenging problems, collaborating with others, and turning ideas into real, scalable, working software. I’m excited to bring my skills, creativity, and dedication to a professional software engineering team.

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Qualifications

Master of Engineering

Queen's University Belfast

2021 - 2025

  • MEng Software Engineering
  • Second Class Honours, First Division (2:1)

A Levels

Royal Belfast Academical Institution

2020 - 2021

  • Computer Science (A)
  • English Literature (A)
  • German (A*)

AS Levels

Royal Belfast Academical Institution

2019 - 2020

  • Computer Science (A)
  • English Literature (A)
  • German (A)

GCSE

Royal Belfast Academical Institution

2017 - 2019

9 GCSEs, including:

  • Digital Technology (Programming) (A)
  • English Language (A)
  • English Literature (A)
  • German (A*)
  • Mathematics (B)

Skills

Technologies I work with:

Programming Languages

Frameworks

Tools & Platforms

Projects

My projects include both personal and university projects.

SASD Detection Tool

A tool for detecting Self-Admitted Security Debt (SASD) in software projects using NLP. Developed as part of my MEng dissertation at Queen's University Belfast.

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DaveBank

DaveBank is a distributed banking system built in Python as part of a level 4 university module. It demonstrates peer-to-peer networking, replication, and fault tolerance—without using external distributed systems frameworks. Includes a simple API and GUI for node interaction.

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GreenThumBot

GreenThumBot is an AI-powered urban greening platform created by Queen’s University Belfast students for the 2024 Sustainability Hackathon (“Re-Naturing the City” challenge, Belfast Agenda 2024–2028).

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BlueWatch NI

BlueWatch NI was inspired by the specification provided for the 2025 Sustainability Hackathon: Water, hosted by Queen's University Belfast. This solution was not submitted for the hackathon.

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Personal Portfolio (This Website)

This website was build using Next.js and is deployed via Vercel with a custom domain. It features responsive design, smooth navigation, and a clean, modern structure.

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