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## {{< icon "file-lines" >}} Professional Experience 


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{{< timelineItem icon="nextbase" header="Nextbase" badge="June 2025 - Present" subheader="Software QA Specialist" >}}
Currently driving software quality by bridging the gap between firmware development and automated validation. Carrying out firmware and cloud testing through full cycle of Testing planning, smoke and regression testing and writing test reports. 

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  <li><strong>OTA Specialist:</strong> Engineered test cases for Over-The-Air firmware updates.</li>
  <li><strong>Stability Lead:</strong> Specialized in long-duration stability and stress testing.</li>
  <li><strong>Automated Testing:</strong> Developed Raspberry Pi-based automation scripts to replace manual verification of dashcam hardware.</li>
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{{< timelineItem icon="pointwire" header="Pointwire" badge="June 2024 - June 2025" subheader="Technical Consultant" >}}
Specialized in enterprise endpoint security and infrastructure management.

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  <li><strong>Tanium SME:</strong> Certified Operator, Administrator, and Cloud Specialist.</li>
  <li><strong>Government & Defence:</strong> Maintained SC Clearance to deliver secure deployments on MoD systems.</li>
  <li><strong>Virtualization:</strong> Engineered a Proxmox-based lab environment to simulate customer networks.</li>
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{{< timelineItem icon="panasonic" header="Panasonic" badge="April 2023 - June 2024" subheader="Embedded Software Engineer" >}}
Developed firmware for high-end, IoT-enabled smart home appliances.

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  <li><strong>Model-Based Development:</strong> Leveraged Simulink & Embedded Coder for STM32 microcontrollers.</li>
  <li><strong>Test Automation:</strong> Developed a Python-based automation framework.</li>
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## {{< icon "graduation-cap" >}} Education & Credentials

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  {{< accordionItem title="BSc Physics - University of Bristol" icon="graduation-cap" open=true >}}
  * **Duration:** 2018 - 2022
  * **Final Project:** [Dye Sensitised Solar Cells]({{< relref "Articles/solar-cells/index.md" >}})

  **Key Modules:**
  * Advanced Computational Physics
  * Materials Physics
  * Quantum Mechanics
  * Enviromental Physics
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  {{< accordionItem title="Tanium Certications" icon="cloud" open=true >}}
  **Date:** 2024
  * **Tanium Certified Operator**
  * **Tanium Certified Administrator**
  * **Tanium Certified Specialist Cloud Deployment**
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