Ryan Marrow is a third year Applied Computing student at Staffordshire University seeking a developer role in C# or PHP. He has strong technical skills in languages like C# and PHP from his university studies. He also has soft skills like teamwork, customer service, and problem solving developed from previous jobs. Ryan is on track to graduate with a First Class degree and has prepared himself outside of his studies to strengthen his knowledge in technologies relevant to his final year project. He is looking for an opportunity within an hour's commute of Stoke-on-Trent to apply his skills and expand his experience.

1. Ryan Marrow
64 Axon Crescent, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6PA
Mobile: 07938385374 Home: 01782 596986
Email: ryanmarrow2@gmail.com Student Email: m025480b@student.staffs.ac.uk
Personal Statement
I am currently looking for a permanent job opportunity to expand on my skills and apply what I have learned at
university in a working environment. I would like a role as a developer in either C# or PHP as I enjoyed using
both of these languages throughout my time at University.
From the age of 16 I recognised I had a passion for computing. I not only wanted only wanted to apply my
knowledge hands-on but also wanted to understand the theory surrounding modern computing.
I am currently studying Applied Computing BSc (Hons),and enjoy it immensely because it is a multi-disciplinary
degree. This is giving me a solid foundation as a potential employee looking to grow into a company.
I consider myself a hard-working individual that seeks perfection and always gives 100% effort.
Location sought: within an hour’s commute each way of Stoke, easy access to A50, A500 and M6
I currently hold a full clean UK driving licence.
Current Study
At the moment I am in my third and final year of my Applied Computing BSc (Hons). I am on track to receiving a
First Class degree.
Whilstat university I have gained many new skills and greatlydeveloped skills thatI had before. These skills are:
Technical Skills
Soft/Employability Skills
C# .NET ASP.NET JavaScriptAJAX Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator
PHP SQL LINQ RDBMS Adobe AfterEffects CISCO
HTML5 HTML4 CSS3 MS Access SQL Server Adobe InDesign OO (ObjectOriented)
UML MS Visio QSEE Agile SSADM
FeasibilityStudy DesignProposal Math’s and Statistics SPSSExcel
Word PowerPoint MS Project Bootstrap
XML HCI Networking DocumentationSkills
Team working(2-5) Customerservice Face to face customer
management
Healthand Safety
Fire Safety Safeguarding Cash handling Problemsolving
Documentation Organisational Time management Attentiontodetail

2. Education
September2012 – Date
Studentat StaffordshireUniversity –AppliedComputingBSc(Hons)
Level 6 (final year):
 Enterprise client server development withPHP First
 Collaborative groupproject First
 Contemporaryissues withIT Not receivedyet
 Final year project Not receivedyet
Final year project synopsis:
The project entails a resource allocation systemfor the use oflecturers at Staffordshire University.
The systemis being written using:ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript, AJAX, SQL Server, HTML, Bootstrap, CSS3, alsomaking use of
design patterns for efficiencyandcode reuse. Designpatterns used:Abstract, Factory, Decorator.
Level 5 (second year):
 Developing server applications 2:2
 Network computer systems First
 Developing interactive multimedia First
 Appliedhumancomputer interaction 2:3
 Appliedresearchmethods andprofessional development 2:2
 Object oriented methods First
 Object oriented development First
 Relational database systems development 2:1
Object OrientedDevelopment synopsis:
This project entails a student timetabling system that implements CRUD. Ina previous module (Object orientedmethods) a
UML class diagramwas createdandthis wasusedas a basis for the classesandstructure usedin the system beingmade in
this project.
The systemwas written using Windows Forms, C# and XML. This was myfirst time applying Object Orientedmethods to a
system, andmygrade was First Class.

3. Level 4 (first year):
 Fundamentalsof computer hardware andsoftware First
 Publishing for the WWW 2:2
 Introductionto multimedia 2:1
 Learning for success 2:3
 Business system analysis designandconstruction 2:1
 Software development First
 Quantitative tools for computing 2:1
Software Development synopsis:
This project entailed learning fundamentalsof JavaScript, using basic control statements such as:if… statements, andfor…
loops. The aimwas to create a web applicationthat uses JavaScript basics as this wasmyfirst programmin glanguage
attempt.
I produced a booking formthat calculates the price of tickets along withanautomatic slideshow ofimages and achieved a
First Class grade.
September2009 – 2012
College- Moorlands Sixth Form Attlee Road,Cheadle,Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire,ST10 1LL
A-Level grades:
 Information communication technology C
 Product design C
 Applied science C
AS-Level grades:
 Art and design C
 Travel and tourism D
September2004 – 2009
HighSchool - PainsleyCatholicCollege Station Road,Cheadle, Staffordshire,ST10 1LH
GCSE Grades: 10 GCSEs achieved including English,Mathematics and Science Grades A – C

4. Employment
December 2009 – Date
Car Park Stewardat Stoke CityFC
Duties: Directing cars,Helping Customers,Money handling,EmergencyProcedures.
Skills: Customer Handling,Team Working.
Qualifications (NVQ): Health and Safety, Fire Safety, Customer Handling,Safeguard.
December 2011 – March 2012
Barman at WestonCoyneyArms
Duties: Serving Customers.
Skills: Team working,Money handling,Customer handling.
Additional Information
During summer breaks in between years atUniversity I have used my time to prepare myselffor the coming
years. E.g. I learned the fundamentals ofPHP before the start of year 2 to give myselfa head startin a PHP
module thatI was taking.I also did this in between semesters ofthe same year to prepare myselffor a C#
module that I would be studying.
To prepare myselffor my Final Year Project in my currentyear I learned the fundam entals ofASP.NET and AJAX
to expand my knowledge on new technologies thatI would be using in my project. This has helped my greatly as
I have a better understanding ofhow to use these differenttools to gain myselfa better grade and ultimatelyto
achieve a FirstClass degree.
Hobbies:
I enjoy going to my local Gym to keep fit and further challenge myself.
I like to game,however I haven’t been able to play much due to my studies.
I like football and enjoy watching Stoke City’s home matches through my part-time job as a Steward. I also like to
play occasionallywith friends ifwe have time.
I enjoy fishing as Ifind it relaxing.
References
Des Keiher
Tutor
School of Computing
Mellor Building
Staffordshire University
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 2DE
Tel: +44 (0)1782 294284
Email: D.Keiher@staffs.ac.uk
Nick Shulver
Tutor
School of Computing
Mellor Building
Staffordshire University
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 2DE
Tel: +44 (0)1782 294914
Email: N.A.Shulver@staffs.ac.uk