baseURL: "https://me.marlow.boats" languageCode: "en-us" title: "Ash Marlow" theme: hugo-profile outputs: home: - "HTML" - "RSS" - "JSON" page: - "HTML" - "RSS" pagination: pagerSize: 3 markup: goldmark: renderer: unsafe: true Menus: main: - identifier: blog name: Blog title: Blog posts url: /blogs weight: 1 - identifier: projects name: Projects title: Projects url: /projects weight: 2 params: title: "Ash Marlow" description: My CV, Blog and Projects favicon: "/img/AM.ico" animate: true theme: defaultTheme: "dark" font: fontSize: 1rem # default: 1rem fontWeight: 400 # default: 400 lineHeight: 1.5 # default: 1.5 textAlign: left # default: left navbar: align: ms-auto # Left: ms-auto | center: mx-auto | right: me-auto | Default: ms-auto # brandLogo: "/logo.png" # Logo for the brand | default is the favicon variable # showBrandLogo: false # Show brand logo in nav bar | default is true disableSearch: false # searchPlaceholder: "Search" stickyNavBar: enable : true showOnScrollUp : true enableSeparator: false menus: disableAbout: false disableExperience: false disableEducation: false disableProjects: false disableAchievements: false disableContact: false about: enable: true title: "About me" image: "/img/me.jpg" content: |- Software engineer passionate about building automation tools, embedded systems, and retro tech projects. As a Cyber Security Engineer, I leverage Tanium, Deep Instinct and Python to help customers with endpoint management. In my spare time you will find me tinkering with electronics, 3D printing, Retro Gaming, or making yet another part of my house Smart. Im a big fan of Home Assistant and since purchasing my own home, automating everything possible has become my biggest project. skills: enable: true title: "Here are a few technologies I've been working with recently:" items: - "Linux" - "Docker" - "Python" - "Tanium" - "Windows" - "ESP32" experience: enable: true items: - company: "Nextbase" companyUrl: "https://nextbase.co.uk/" jobs: - name: "Software QA Specialist" date: "June 2025 - present" content: | Currently driving software quality at Nextbase by bridging the gap between firmware development and automated validation. * **Automated Testing:** Developed Raspberry Pi-based automation scripts to replace manual verification of dashcam hardware. * **Stability Lead:** Specialized in long-duration stability and stress testing to ensure device reliability in extreme conditions. * **OTA Specialist:** Engineered test cases for Over-The-Air firmware updates, ensuring 100% success rates for end-user deployments. * **In-house Tooling:** Authored custom scripts for internal testing tools to accelerate the QA feedback loop. info: content: Working as a Test Engineer featuredItems: customIcons: - icon: /img/work/nb.jpeg url: "https://nextbase.co.uk/" tooltip: Nextbase - company: "Pointwire" companyUrl: "https://pointwire.com/" jobs: - name: "Technical Consultant" date: "June 2024 - June 2025" content: | Specialized in enterprise endpoint security and infrastructure management, focusing on the deployment and optimization of the Tanium ecosystem for high-security clients. * **Tanium SME:** Certified Operator, Administrator, and Cloud Specialist; led end-to-end deployments to improve global endpoint visibility and security posture. * **Government & Defence:** Maintained SC Clearance to deliver secure deployments on MoD systems, adhering to strict MoD security protocols. * **Virtualization & Testing:** Engineered a Proxmox-based lab environment to simulate customer networks, enabling risk-free validation of Tanium configurations and software updates. * **Custom Integration:** Developed a bespoke web application to interface with partner APIs, streamlining data flow between security platforms. * **Infrastructure & Networking:** Configured Windows Server environments, LDAP integrations, and complex VLAN architectures for secure system provisioning. * **Multi-Tool Proficiency:** Managed deployments of Deep Instinct (EPP) and Corelight (NDR) to provide layered defense-in-depth for clients. info: content: Cyber Security featuredItems: customIcons: - icon: /img/work/pointwire.png url: "https://pointwire.com/" tooltip: Example tooltip content - company: "Panasonic" companyUrl: "https://www.pmuk.co.uk/" jobs: - name: "Embedded Software Engineer" date: "April 2023 - June 2024" content: | Developed firmware for high-end, IoT-enabled smart home appliances, focusing on model-based design and automated endurance validation. * **Model-Based Development:** Leveraged **Simulink & Embedded Coder** to architect and generate production C code for **STM32** microcontrollers. * **IoT Innovation:** Co-led the software development for next-generation smart microwave ovens, integrating complex user functions with hardware constraints. * **Safety-Critical Testing:** Executed rigorous Unit Testing in Simulink and long-term endurance cycles, identifying a critical edge-case bug that prevented potential hardware failure. * **Test Automation:** Developed a Python-based automation framework to control appliance functions remotely, streamlining the verification of firmware builds. info: content: Software Engineer featuredItems: customIcons: - icon: /img/work/panasonic.jpg url: "https://www.pmuk.co.uk/" tooltip: Example tooltip content education: enable: true title: "Qualifications" index: false items: - title: "Bachelor of Physics" school: name: "University of Bristol" url: "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/" date: "2018 - 2022" content: |- Extracurricular Activities - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. - Tempora esse, eaque delectus nulla quo doloribus itaque expedita alias natus optio totam maxime nihil excepturi velit a animi laborum hic similique. - title: "Tanium Certified Engineer" school: name: "Tanium" url: "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/" date: "2024" content: |- Qualifications - Tanium Certified Operator - Tanuim Certified Administrator - Tanium Certified Cloud Deployment Specialist contact: enable: true # title: "Custom Name" content: My inbox is always open. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, I’ll try my best to get back to you! btnName: Mail me btnLink: mailto:ash@ash-marlow.co.uk # formspree: # enable: true # `contact.email` value will be ignored # formId: abcdefgh # Take it from your form's endpoint, like 'https://formspree.io/f/abcdefgh' # emailCaption: "Enter your email address" # messageCaption: "Enter your message here" # messageRows: 5