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In my limited spare time, I like to expand skills that will both help me in the industry and also just be a bit of fun. My primary hobbies are graphic design, cooking, photography and fitness. I also make an effort to explore the city that I'm in (particularly the food scene) and attend as many public events as I can to help grow my network and meet new people.
Public Speaking
Unlike many, I never shy away from the spotlight. Whether it's speaking about my code, doing door 2 door sales or motivational speaking, I'm always excited to talk to the public and give everyone a huge boost of energy when I do.
Most notably, I gave the motivational closing TEDx talk at the end of TEDxUWE 2024. The responsibility of inspiring people and initiating change fell to me and I'm very thankful for that oppertunity.
If you'd like to watch it, [CLICK HERE].
Electronic Work
After switching courses and universities, my love for robotics and electrical engineering never wavered. I continues to hone my skills with Arduinos, specialising in ESP's & network devices.
Recently, I made a traffic light system for student council debates at UWE's Student Union. It utilised both hardware and software for easy of use, controlled simply from it's own webapp on it's own network. It also doubled as a desk lamp.
Graphic Design
With my graphic design, I use sharp edges and bold lines to illicit a silver-age comic art style with large block shading and dynamic character poses. I have expanded to minimal and abstract art styles too and I often put my designs up for sale.
From this I made my own clothes store:
Exploring Food
I like to believe to food is the way we link to our soul. Nothing feels better than eating good food. However, I found that a lot of people my age struggled with eating good food, so during my time at university, I made it my mission to find the best places to eat in my city and teach as many people as I can how to cook good food.
I achieved this by writing on a blog with all the recipes I've taught so far to students around the campus. With these recipes I have launched a food blog & cooking channel which is still in its early stages:
Photography
I prefer to shoot people in energetic settings before they have a chance to notice I'm taking the photo. I find it provides the most natural moment of still energy. With every composition, I'm thinking "Would this make a cool comic book panel?".
Sam Raimi's cinematography is one of my leading inspirations, being able to take even the most mundane of moments and make them visually interesting without changing or staging them.
Fitness & Bodybuilding
During my late teens, I drastically gained weight and hit a max of 135kg. At the start of 2022, I decided to make a change, got into bodybuilding & got down to 95kg by the end of the year.
In 2023, I started to expand my fitness journey by picking up boxing & rock climbing, using the strength I've developed over the past year to increase my skill set.
