CV of Lewis Gaul

Employment

Cisco Systems (formerly Ensoft) (2018-present)

• Software Engineer (joined as graduate)
• Development in C, Python, Elm, Bash, Java

Software Experience

Python

• I was introduced to Python in 2008 at the age of 13, and started playing around with problems on Project Euler while I was studying for A levels.
• Throughout university I continued to practise using more complex Python techniques for various personal projects.
• My biggest personal project has been implementing an advanced version of the classic Minesweeper game (see the GitHub repo).
• I gave a 20-minute talk about my Minesweeper project at the Oxford science and technology conference Inscite in 2016.
• I taught an 8-week Python beginner’s course to university students in 2017.
• I regularly use Python in my current job at Cisco.
• I have attended PyCon UK twice (2018 and 2019).
• I set up and ran EnHackathon in 2019.

C

• I was taught C when I joined Ensoft in 2018, and have worked on multiple teams with a C codebase in my time at Cisco/Ensoft.
• Some of my contribution to CPython has involved working with C code.

Java

• I wrote a basic Minesweeper Android app in 2016.
• At Cisco I worked on a project that was primarily written in Java, using the Drools rules engine.

Elm

• I took part in a week-long Elm course at Cisco.
• At Cisco I have created two internal web apps using Elm for the frontend and Python for the backend using the EnTrance framework (one as part of a small team, another as an individual project).

Web

• I have some experience with setting up a web server (Apache, DNS configuration, SSL certificates).
• I have set up multiple sites hosted by GitHub pages (with Jekyll as the site generator).

MATLAB

• I used MATLAB at university for various projects, including my third- and fourth-year dissertations.

Industry interest

• I have a strong interest in programming languages and open source communities. Some examples:
  • I have been following development of the new programming language known as Jai;
  • I keep up to date with the latest features and discussions in the Python and Elm communities;
  • I regularly watch videos of conference talks.

Education

University of Oxford, St. Edmund Hall (2013-2017)

• MMath course in Mathematics: 2:1
• Received a MetOffice undergraduate prize for my fourth-year dissertation
• Received an Open Exhibition award from college after third year
• My third-year project modelled strategy in cycling races – the results were published in ‘Sports Engineering’ journal

Peter Symonds College (2011-2013)

• A levels: A* in Further Maths, Additional Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry
• AS levels: B in Spanish

Bitterne Park Secondary School (2007-2011)

• A levels: A* in Maths (only student sitting Maths A level at the time)
• GCSEs: 7 A* grades including Mathematics and Triple Science, 4 A grades including Double English
• Merit in Grade 6 Flute

Other Interests

Sports
I’m a big tennis fan, and enjoy playing racket sports, especially tennis, squash and table tennis. I also enjoy cycle rides, especially with friends in the warmer periods of the year!

Spanish
I spent four and a half months in Spain between the end of my degree and starting working at Ensoft to improve my ability to communicate in Spanish.

WOMAD
I have been going to WOMAD festival on and off since I was a toddler, in recent years doing bar work in exchange for a free weekend ticket.