cv.tex

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 \usepackage{ifthen}
 
 \newboolean{include-sensitive}
-\setboolean{include-sensitive}{true}
+\setboolean{include-sensitive}{false}
 
 \begin{document}
 
@@ -36,21 +36,18 @@
 
 \begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\textwidth}
 	\vspace{-\baselineskip} % Required for vertically aligning minipages
-	Working in the domain for over 10 years software engineering is a profession and a passion. My drive throughout has been to understand the business and organisational context of the problem, as the most important component of any technical solution.
+	Software Development is a profession and a hobby. 
 %	I have been working with software for over 10 years with problems and technologies.
-%	My drive over 10 years has always been addressing real problems that I encounter with the tools to hand — treating specific technologies as secondary to understanding the organisational context of the problem.
+	My drive over 10 years as always been addressing real problems that I encounter with the tools to hand — treating specific technologies as secondary to understanding the organisational context of the problem.
 	In my work at the ONS, I was responsible for software delivery, helping to manage a large team of contributors under a tight timeframe.
-% Combined
-I have developed a love and appreciation for correct solutions that respect their user and customers and am excited to see how AI can enhance this mission in otherwise intractable domains.
 % Typing trailer:
-%	Throughout my work I have developed a love and appreciation for strongly typed languages and maximising the compile-time assurance that can be achieved. This has consistently paid dividends in greater development velocity, and the elimination of issues before shipping.
+	Throughout my work I have developed a love and appreciation for strongly typed languages and maximising the compile-time assurance that can be achieved. This has consistently paid dividends in greater development velocity, and the elimination of issues before shipping.
 % AI trailer:
 %	 My recent work surrounding AI has shown me its use in solving otherwise intractable problems and providing insight into unstructured data and, I am excited to explore its further applications.
 	 \end{minipage}
 \hfill
 \begin{minipage}[t]{0.35\textwidth}
-	\vspace{-3\baselineskip} % Required for vertically aligning minipages
-	\colorbox{SectTitleColor}{\textcolor{white}{\MakeUppercase{\textbf{Proficiency}}}}
+	\vspace{-\baselineskip} % Required for vertically aligning minipages
 	\begin{barchart}{4}
 		\baritem{Typescript}{80}
 		\baritem{React}{70}

education.tex

@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 \cvsect{Education}
 
-\newboolean{include-education-dates}
-\setboolean{include-education-dates}{true}
-
 \begin{entrylist}
 	\entry
-		{\hfill}
-		{MSc Mathematics and Physics (Hons) (Sandwich)}
+		{2019 -- 2024}
+		{MSc Mathematics and Physics (Hons) (Sandwhich)}
 		{University of Bath}
-		{1st Class Honours. Placement with the ONS between academic years 2 and 3.}
+		{Classification: 1st Class Honours\\Placement with the ONS between academic years 2 and 3.}
 	\entry
-		{\hfill}
-		{Prior Qualifications}
+		{Graduated 2019}
+		{Prior Qualifications, Graduating 2019}
 		{Reading Blue Coat School}
 		{4 A Levels: A* Maths, A Further Maths, A Physics, A Chemistry\\
 GCSEs: 1 A* with distinction, 8 A*s, 2 A’s, 1 B. Including A* with distinction in Further Maths, A*s in Maths, Sciences, English and Computing.}

experiences.tex

@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@
 		{Present}
 		{Software Developer}
 		{Better Conversations Foundation}
-		{After completing my degree I have returned to the non-profit to continue the work on the real-time flight plan solution for coaching.}
+		{After I completing my degree I returned to the Better Conversations Foundation to continue the work I started the previous year for the non-profit as I look for a longer term role.}
 	\entry
-		{Final Year}
-		{Dissertation Project, AI Applications in Lagrangian Physics}
+		{Academic\,Year 2023/24}
+		{Final Year Project, AI Applications in Lagrangian Physics}
 		{University of Bath}
-		{My dissertation focused on incorporating Lagrangian Mechanics into physics-informed neural networks. My key contributions include,
+		{My project focused on incorporating Lagrangian Mechanics into physics-informed neural networks. My key contributions include,
 		\begin{itemize}[itemsep=-2pt,topsep=2pt]
-			\item Creating and optimising the core physics procedures in JAX to improve correctness compared to legacy implementations, and to allow for their use in loss functions, reducing runtimes by a factor of $10^4$.
-			\item Researching, designing, and validating training methods.
+			\item Writing the core physics procedures in JAX to improve correctness and to allow for their use in loss functions and reducing runtimes by a factor of $10^4$.
+			\item Creating and optimising physics informed loss functions for speed and utility in training.
 		\end{itemize}
 		The completed report can be found \href{https://files.joshuacoles.me/final-year-report.pdf}{\underline{here}}.
 		\\
-		\kwdlst{JAX, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, AI, Numpy, Flax, Tensorflow, Keras, Python}}
+		\kwdlst{JAX, Neural Networks, Loss functions, Numpy, Flax, Tensorflow, Keras, Python}}
 	\entry
 		{Summer 2023}
 		{Software Developer}
@@ -42,14 +42,19 @@
 		{2022 -- 2023\\{\footnotesize{part time aside studies}} \\\\2021 -- 2022\\\footnotesize{placement year}}
 		{Software Developer}
 		{Office for National Statistics}
-		{I joined a team working designing and developing software for processing the results of the 2021 Census. After the end of my placement I was kept on to assist with the next phase of product development and solution design. In this role I worked with sensitive data from the Census in isolated production environments and thus obtained SC clearance. Key contributions include,
+		{For my placement I joined a team working on software for processing the results of the 2021 Census. After the end of my placement I was kept on to assist with the next phase of product development and solution design. In this role I worked with sensitive data from the Census in isolated production environments and thus obtained SC clearance. Key contributions include,
 		\begin{itemize}[itemsep=-2.5pt,topsep=2pt]
 			\item Taking a leading role as release manager for the product and was heavily involved in requirements gathering for the new features.
 			\item Developing tools for debugging and observability in sensitive production environments, greatly increasing the our ability to diagnose production issues quickly.
 %			\item Restructuring a core service to decrease code duplication and increase test \& type coverage.
 			\item Designing architectures for the next stage of the project to address additional business needs.
-		\end{itemize}
-		This role gave me an appreciation for how the interpersonal aspects of successful team are crucial for the overall success of a project. This was especially important when interfacing with the wider organisation on the direction of the project.\\
+		\end{itemize}}
+% Split of ONS entry to keep CV on two pages.
+	\entry
+		{}
+		{}
+		{}
+		{This role gave me an appreciation for how the interpersonal aspects of successful team are crucial for the overall success of a project. This was especially important when interfacing with the business side of the organisation on the direction of the project.\\
 		\kwdlst{React, Redux, Express, Jest, Cypress, Redis, SQL, Postgres, HBase, Cloudera, Jenkins, Docker, Typescript, JavaScript, Linux, Microservices, Agile, Scrum}}
 	\entry
 		{2017 -- 2021\\\footnotesize{Holidays \& Part time}}
@@ -65,12 +70,12 @@
 		{2011 — present}
 		{Ongoing Personal Projects}
 		{}
-		{My latest personal projects are focused on data analysis on different aspects of my life. This is done with a strong focus on self-hosting and privacy. Recent work includes:
+		{My latest personal projects are focused on data analysis on different aspects of my life. This is done with a strong focus on self-hosting and privacy, giving me experience running services across a range of computers. Key components include
 		\begin{itemize}[itemsep=-2pt,topsep=2pt]
-			\item AI based techniques for recipe extraction.
-			\item Database and platform for cross-domain analytics in my life.
-			\item ETL pipelines focused on breaking down data-silos.
+			\item Self hosted Gitea and CI/CD for development.
+			\item Centralised authentication.
+			\item Centralised database for cross-domain analytics.
 		\end{itemize}
 		A history of these is available on my \href{https://github.com/joshuacoles}{\underline{GitHub}} or \href{https://git.joshuacoles.me/explore/repos}{\underline{personal Gitea}}, along with this \href{https://git.joshuacoles.me/joshuacoles/cv}{\underline{CV and build process}}.
-		\\\kwdlst{Rust, Python, ETL, CI/CD, Github actions, Postgres, Caddy, Docker, Docker Compose, System administration}}
+		\\\kwdlst{Rust, CI/CD, Github actions, Postgres, Caddy, Docker, Docker Compose, System administration}}
 \end{entrylist}

references.tex

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 \cvsect{References}
 
 \newboolean{include-references}
-\setboolean{include-references}{false}
+\setboolean{include-references}{true}
 
 \ifthenelse{\boolean{include-references} \AND \boolean{include-sensitive}}
    {