Madison Newman

BEng Computer Engineering with Robotics

Summary

Third-year student studying BEng Computer Engineering with Robotics. Experienced in software development with a strong academic foundation — comfortable working with object-oriented languages such as Java and Python, with working knowledge of networking concepts and REST APIs. Proven ability to collaborate across teams, adapt quickly, and deliver in fast-paced environments.

Experience

Software Engineer Intern — Ericsson

May 2026 – Present
  • Building an automated email solution on a Jenkins pipeline, integrating Gerrit and Jira REST APIs with Groovy and formatting data with JSON — delivered as a fully automated internal tool within an Agile workflow across an epic, spikes, and stories.
  • Developing strong competency in handling HTTP responses and REST APIs, gaining practical experience in backend development and robust error handling in a professional setting.

Payments Administrator — Rabobank, Dublin (Hybrid)

Sep 2023 – Feb 2025
  • Serviced North American and Canadian clients within a fast-paced banking environment — managing payment queues, processing transactions, and maintaining customer accounts.
  • Collaborated across teams to minimise risk and ensure client satisfaction, demonstrating precision, adaptability, and strong problem-solving skills.

Food & Beverage Assistant — Sheraton Athlone

Oct 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Thrived in a fast-paced environment, coordinating across multiple teams to deliver seamless service — recognised with a 'Guest Voice' award and an Employee of the Month nomination for communication, attention to detail, and commitment to quality.

Projects

IoT Auto-Watering System with Android App

Full-stack IoT application built on an ESP32 microcontroller, Firebase Realtime Database, and a companion Android app — enabling remote soil monitoring, automated plant watering, and real-time data visualisation across hardware, cloud, and mobile. Features background processing, customisable notifications, and CSV data export.

→ github.com/MaddieMistCodes/Auto-Watering-Soil-Checker

ROS Turtlesim Maze Navigator

Python-based ROS application in which a turtle autonomously navigates randomly generated mazes using a left-hand-first algorithm with stack-based backtracking — demonstrating algorithmic problem-solving, data structures, ROS node communication, and robotics simulation on Ubuntu via WSL.

→ github.com/MaddieMistCodes/ROS-Turtlesim-Maze-Navigator

Education

BEng Robotics with Computer Engineering — TUS Midlands, Athlone

2024 – 2028

Current average 93%. Student Representative and Ambassador.

Higher Certificate in Animation & Illustration — TUS Midlands, Athlone

2022 – 2024

Pass with Merit, Grade 1.

Leaving Certificate — Mercy Secondary School

2017 – 2022

498 points.

Skills

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