James Vincent

James Vincent

BEng (Hons) Computing Graduate

Matlock, United Kingdom.

About

An Edinburgh Napier University graduate with a First Class Honours in BEng Computing with hands-on software development experience building full-stack features using C#, ASP.NET MVC and SQL. Also proficient in Kotlin, Java, Python, JavaScript and C++ with experience in both front-end and back-end development.

Work

Edinburgh News

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Sales Assistant

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Summary

Managed shop operations independently, including stock management, customer service and closing procedures.

Chase Solutions

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Software Developer (Remote Internship)

Cape Town, South Africa

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Summary

Developed full-stack features using C#, ASP.NET MVC and SQL for a SaaS platform. Optimised SQL queries and stored procedures, implementing server-side logic for new application features, as well as managing source code and development via Azure DevOps and Git, participating in structured Agile development workflows and peer code reviews. Supported the deployment lifecycle by working with Azure Pipelines to maintain CI/CD workflows.

Highlights

Integrated the OpenRouter API to implement AI-powered translation functionality using LLMs.

Home Bargains

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Store Team Member

Alfreton, England, United Kingdom

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Summary

Assisted other team members in ‘rebuilding’ or reorganising shelves in order to stack various products in a more effective way whilst working efficiently to ensure I hit the target number of cages

Pinelodge Holidays

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Hot Tub Operative

Matlock, England, United Kingdom

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Summary

Conducted daily testing of chemical levels in hot tubs, as well as bi-weekly cleaning, draining and refilling of hot tubs during peak season.

Education

Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's of Engineering (Honours) Computing Grade: First Class

Derby College

Derby, England, United Kingdom
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Further Education Mechanical Engineering Grade: Upper Merit

The JCB Academy

Rocester, England, United Kingdom
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Secondary Education Engineering

Skills

Software Development & Programming

C#, Kotlin, C++, Python, Java, SQL.

Web & UI Technologies

ASP.NET MVC, Node.js, Express.js, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Python Flask, Jinja2.

Soft Skills & Teamwork

Communication, Teamwork, English, Computer Literacy.

Computing & Tools

Git/GitHub, Visual Studio Enterprise, Postman, Firebase, Jetbrains Suite, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook).

Projects

Search and Rescue Simulation System - Multi-Agent Systems Module Coursework

Summary

A Python-based simulation of oceanic search and rescue operations, featuring autonomous agents that coordinate to locate casualties using realistic water drift mechanics and decision-making algorithms.

Automated Microscopy Image Analysis Platform - Software Engineering Module Team Project

Summary

A collaborative Node.js and Express web app automating grain size determination from microscopy images. Uses the Sharp library and Heyn's intercept algorithm to parse images and export results to structured CSVs.

Automated Accident Logging via AI Voice Assistant

Honours Project

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Summary

An Android app simplifying incident reporting through an LLM-powered conversational voice assistant. Built with a 3-Layer and MVVM architecture, it processes voice-to-text and auto-formats user responses into structured logs.