Alex Silcock

I'm a Computer Science (MComp) graduate from the University of Sheffield who has an interest in full stack web development, and currently work as a software engineer for BSkyB. When away from the desk I enjoy cycling, photography, and Geocaching.

• Coke Label Maker (defunct)

  A small toy that allowed you to make customised Coke bottle labels in the style of the UK Summer 2013 'Share a Coke' campaign bottles. Created labels were available to download as a PDF for printing at the original label size.

  • Node.js
  • Express framework
  • RabbitMQ
  • JQuery
  • Socket.IO (in an earlier iteration)

• ClassifyMe

  A tool to calculate a student's final degree classification for University of Sheffield degrees, based on a student's module results to date. Built for personal use, and then published and open-sourced on Github.

  • Bootstrap
  • AngularJS

• Technical Services Committee website

  Website for the Technical Services Committee, a Sheffield Students' Union working committee that is responsible for operating the technical side of all Students' Union club nights and live events. The site organises all activites of the society - from student crewing of events and managing drinks/voucher orders, to members photos, timesheets, and Stage Manager reports.
  • CakePHP
  • jQuery
  • MySQL
  • Ajax
  • Design

• Events Society website

  Fork of the Technical Services Committee website for the Events Society, a Sheffield Students' Union society that is responsible for marketing and assisting in setting up Students' Union club nights and live events.
  • CakePHP
  • jQuery
  • MySQL
  • Ajax
  • Design

If you'd like to get in touch, you can contact me via Twitter @ultrafez or you can email me at website {at} alexREMOVETHISsilcock {dot} net. I also occasionally post on Google Plus. Connect with me on LinkedIn.