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Spencer Collins

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education

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UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

(2015 - 2019)
M.Eng. Electrical & Electronic Engineering, First Class Honours

Dissertation title: "Utilising Machine Learning and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Aid in Nutrition Study"

  • Selected to give the 2019 Graduation Speech, addressing over 3,000 people
  • Graduated Top 1% of class, achieving First Class Honours in all modules
  • Awarded the Santander Merit Scholarship Grant

TEXAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

(2016 - 2017)
Exchange Year

  • Completed Advanced modules achieving top of class scores in Advanced Engineering Statistics, and Signal Processing
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experience

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THE GOODHUMAN COMPANY

(Nov 2022 - Present)
CTO

Goodhuman is a crypto startup developing a blockchain enabled solution to incentivise good behaviour with a fair rewards mechanism. Currently operating in stealth mode.

  • Laying out the technical roadmap from a big picture perspective, whilst also developing architectural solutions on a more granular level to ensure key milestones can be met and possible avenues to achieve this are clear
  • Building out a team of laser focussed developers to propel the solution forward at pace
  • Developing the core tokenomics to ensure a sustainable ecosystem can be constructed around the token

SIX DIGITAL EXCHANGE (SDX)

(July 2022 - Present)
Senior Blockchain Engineer

SDX is the crypto offshoot of the Swiss Stock Exchange. Currently building institutional staking solutions using a multitude of technologies from Golang to Solidity, from Kubernetes to Hardhat.

  • Developing technical blockchain solutions from ideation to production (currently implementing MEV based enhancements)
  • SME for public blockchains across the entire company acting as an advisor when needed
  • Engaging with potential clients to win new business and attend conferences/summits globally to stay up to date with the latest innovations in the space

KUBRICK GROUP

(Nov 2021- July 2022)
Senior Blockchain Engineer

Became youngest Associate Principal Consultant in Kubrick's history

  • Spearheaded Kubrick's Blockchain initiative (e.g. researching current market state, developing the roadmap, etc.)
  • Moved concepts from pilot stage to final development whilst managing relationships with stakeholders
  • Lead diverse squads of consultants on short term client engagements and coaching junior colleagues
Senior Blockchain Engineer (July 2019 - Nov 2021)

Worked with multiple FTSE 100 blue-chip clients in the Financial Services and Oil & Gas industries. Using a combination of Python, SQL, and various cloud technologies to build new and innovative solutions:

  • Reduced downtime of an offshore oil platform by 15% after implementing a novel data system (Royal Dutch Shell)
  • Built and designed low-latency data ingestion pipelines for commodity traders, increasing speeds 3x (signed an NDA)
  • Developed a prize-winning solution for evaluating candidates to better assess role suitability and streamline the recruitment funnel whilst boosting diversity (Kubrick Group)

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY EXCHANGE OFFICE

(Sep 2018 - Mar 2019)
Global Engagement Advisor

Organised events for incoming students from partner universities to ensure they had a smooth transition and enjoyed their time with us, boosting average overall satisfaction scores from 7.4 to 8.6/10 compared to the previous year

REALEYES - EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

(Jun 2018 - Sep 2018)
Data Scientist

Multi award-winning computer vision and emotion AI startup

  • Ensured successful project execution by liaising with stakeholders across multiple teams
  • Awarded the Innovation Award for actively contributing to a new method of tracking the attention of study participants
  • Produced visualisations to communicate my recommendations effectively and in a concise manner to both technical/non-technical stakeholders alike

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

(Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Department Representative

  • Worked within the Widening Participation Department to promote and encourage higher education to young students
Swimming & Water Polo Team Captain (Sep 2015 - Mar 2016)

  • Established team strategies, represented the team at events, and developed extensively as an athlete
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PERSONAL INFO

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Languages:

  • English (Native)
  • Hungarian (Native)
  • French (Beginner)
  • currently learning Arabic

Technical:

  • Python, Typescript, C/C++, VBA, SQL,
  • Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, CI/CD, DevOps, Terraform, Cloud technologies (mostly Azure)
  • Data Visualisation (Power BI, Tableau) • Machine Learning/Deep Learning/Computer Vision

Blockchain:

  • Solidity, Brownie framework, NFT technologies
  • Tools used: Infura, IPFS, Pinata, Moralis, OpenZeppelin, Chainlink, Ganache
  • Experience deploying to Ethereum, BSC, and Harmony

Volunteering::

  • Ran the Budapest Marathon raising over £1,300 for the Mental Health Foundation and a Hungarian charity for terminally ill children
  • Volunteer at the Royal Society for Blind Children
  • Board member of Kubrick ESG, responsible for community outreach initiatives

Interests:

  • Exploring different cultures (completed a 3-week trek across the Himalayas in India and Nepal)
  • Playing football (used to play competitively in the top league of Hungary)
  • Researching start-ups and new developments in innovative sectors (e.g. blockchain, nanotechnology, Internet of Things, renewable energy, etc.)
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