Nicholas Ng

Software Engineer

• Active team player in a team of 6, adding to discussions by identifying pitfalls early
• Learnt Golang and contributed to a backend server used to relay data between an autonomous vehicle and a remote operator using GRPC
• Implemented data serialization functions in C++ and Go to abstract versioning from GRPC with comprehensive unit tests using GTest

Senior Software Engineer

• Lead a team of software engineers to develop a next generation ultrasound product
• Broke down requirements into features for delegation through a Gantt chart
• Designed and developed key infrastructure for smoother collaborative development
• Implemented an automated build and unit test pipeline through GitLab CI/CD

Software Engineer

• Developed and maintained software for an existing basic ultrasound product
• Designed and implemented core functions of an advanced ultrasound surgical product
• Learnt and applied Qt framework for user interfacing and the Visualization Toolkit(VTK) for 3D graphics and modelling using C++
• Improved workflow through: better OOP infrastructure design, transitioned XML data storage to SQLite database, and established a documentation procedure with auto-generated documentation using Doxygen
• Compiled common functions across projects into a scalable library for future projects
• Researched and applied RSA encryption to an offline software licensing system

Newcastle University

First class honours

• Researched and wrote my dissertation an “Analysis and comparison of heuristic algorithms in chess endgames” by implementing and evaluating simplified Minimax and Monte-Carlo Tree Search algorithms with C++
• Developed coursework solutions with Java on topics such as: object-oriented principles, user interfaces, and SQL database integration
• Explored graphics and physics engine assignments with C++