Investment Portfolio 2.0
Streamlit Application demonstrating investment portfolio analysis utilising generative AI.
Ethan Smith
Computer Science at
The University of Nottingham
About
I am a final-year Computer Science (BSc) student with a passion for
problem solving, automation implemention, and Artificial Intellegence. My industry
experience spans leading companies such as BT, Microsoft, Capital One and QinetiQ, where
I have successfully applied my technical skills in industry enviroments. In addition to
my studies and internships, I provide a commision service developing complex solutions
for customers.
Experience
AI Software Engineer
QinetiQ
Internship
Jul 2024 -- Sep 2024
-- Developed and integrated AI and LLM capabilities into a cyber
threat intelligence platform, enhancing user interaction with data at scale and
improving analysis efficiency for Security Operations.
– Contributed in the
development of an AI conversational model tailored for high-security environments.
Communicating with structured and unstructured data, required generative queries,
embedding models, and BM25 search.
Cloud Solutions Architect
Microsoft
Internship
Jul 2023 -- Aug 2023
-- Proposed architectural redesigns for multiple customers,
contributing to Azure Security Architecture Assessments.
– Collaborated
closely with security researchers on the development of Security Co-Pilot, gaining
deep insights into AI/ML functionality in security contexts.
– Developed
expertise in Kusto Query Language (KQL), mastering cloud querying fundamentals.
– Earned the Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity
Fundamentals certification.
Full-Stack Web Developer
Capital One
Sponsored Project
Oct 2022 -- Jun 2023
– Designed, developed, and implemented a budget visualisation
tool for project sponsor, Capital One. Web based UI front-end in React JS.
–
AWS hosted cloud environment populated with synthetic customer data on a Node JS
back-end, replicating functionality in place at Capital One.
– Instituted a
comprehensive testing framework using Jest, enhancing software reliability. Produced
a detailed project proposal documenting the process of the development from
beginning to end product demonstration.
Security Software Engineer
BT
Internship
Jun 2022 -- Aug 2022
– Lead the development and deployment of a Rust-deployed Border
Gateway Protocol (BGP) route reader tool.
– Produced a functioning API for the
rapid reader allowing data analysts within the team to provide functionality to the
routing.
– Implemented my own Packet Visualisation tool that utilised the
developed Rapid Reader API to give a visual representation of incoming threats to
Critical National Infrastructure.
