I’m a helper.
I love helping incredible people do their best work; from automating ML pipelines at Whittle Laboratory, to building a battery degradation test-reduction system at Tesla, I love doing stuff no one else wants to do, so the team can focus on what they’re great at. I’m a (positive) enabler.
I’m a talker.
I enjoy deep conversations. My preferred approach is using phrases like "Seems like..." and "Sounds like..." to gain deeper insight into others' true selves. People appreciate this; they feel heard and understood. Deep listening seems rare in everyday life, so I feel uniquely helpful.
I’m a maker.
From digital art to physical engineering, I enjoy varied projects. Whether creating a ticket sync. system at Amazon, Minecraft paintings, or testing non-dimensional aeroelastic flutter parameter decomp. at Cambridge, I'm always crafting something new, somewhere new.
I am all over the place.
I've had the opportunity to live in various places, including Poland, Wales, the Netherlands, and England. During my A-Levels, I studied an eclectic mix: Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Graphic Design, Polish and Welsh Baccalaureate. My work experience has been just as diverse, including battery degradation prediction at Tesla, cloud infrastructure at Amazon, and aeroelastic flutter prediction at Cambridge, all before dropping out of Imperial College London.
My path has been quite unconventional. It's presented its challenges, but it's also allowed me to explore and do things differently; I’m often the first to do the things I do.
I hope to continue being uncommon.
I love Cambridge.
After approx. seven years living on a farm and two years in Central London, I've become markedly aware of how space and accessibility influence my daily mood. Cambridge offers an ideal mix, providing easy access to open spaces and fields along with excellent accessibility.
Additionally, I've noticed a distinct difference in interpersonal care between locations; in farming communities, the tight-knit relationships foster a strong sense of belonging, as everyone knows each other well. In contrast, London's environment feels less personal and communal, often leaving me feeling unnoticed and uncared for.
I work hard.
While at Tesla, I once tried creating a makeshift bed out of chairs in the factory to avoid commuting, but got kicked out by security. Alas, seems only Elon gets to sleep in the factory…
In younger years, I got to learn the lessons of real work:
To afford my Sixth Form commute, I cleaned at Asda.
To live independently in the second year of Sixth Form, I worked at a local BT call centre post-lessons.
To help during the pandemic, I worked as a Fulfilment Associate at Amazon, averaging over 38,800 steps each 10-hour night-shift.
Life seems easier now.
I share what I know.
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I started by making some personal projects to stand out, then got some tips from “Never Split The Difference” and “Dataclysm” and applied them to the application process.
After 27 applications, I got my Tesla internship offer - and everything became easier from there. Now I mostly leverage past achievements when applying to jobs.More can be found here.
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I’d try to develop myself in preparation for the tech interview process.
30 minutes a day of Leetcode.
30 minutes a day of System Design.
1 hour per day on personal projects.
Read “Never Split The Difference” by Chris Voss.
Read “Dataclysm” by Christian Rudder.
In 2-3 years time, young-me would be ahead of most top applicants.
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