RACHEL LOCKE 136 Huddleston Road, N7 0EG 07388554556 e-mail: rachellockedigital@gmail.com
PERSONAL SUMMARY A recent master’s graduate with an MSc with distinction from the School of Computing and Engineering, University of West London. My master's programme focused primarily on Audio Digital Signal Processing (DSP), but the programme gave me a broader appreciation for C++ development and signal processing. Looking for Junior Audio Signal Processing roles that will allow me to grow as an engineer in an innovative, collaborative team and apply the skills and knowledge I obtained during my MSc to real-world solutions. I'm passionate about building relationships and community in the workplace and in the broader developer community, and I recently co-founded a group that invites underrepresented groups in C++ to meet, study, and discuss topics related to C++ development to increase diversity and inclusion in the C++ industry.
SKILLS Languages C++, MATLAB, Python Technologies Tools xcode, JUCE, GitHub, Git, CLion, Google Colab, Jupyter Notebook, Google Workspace
EDUCATION Sept 2018 – September 2021 – University of West London – MSc with Distinction in Digital Audio Engineering Key Modules – DSP Mathematics, Engineering Research Methods, DSP for Audio Applications, Audio Programming 1 (C++/JUCE), Audio Programming 2 (C++/JUCE) and Emerging Audio Technologies Sept 2016 – May 2017 – University of West London - First Class, BA Honours, Sound and Music Technology Sept 2013 – May 2015 – Plymouth University - Foundation degree, Sound and Music Technology Sept 2011 – June 2013 - A Levels National Diploma, Creative DJ, and Electronic Music Production Sept 2006 – June 2010 - GSCE’s 11 GCSEs A-C
EXPERIENCE Research Software Engineer – Vochela – 2022
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Developed an FFT unit within a JUCE plugin for comparison of FFT engine outputs and speed i.e., Apple FFT, Intel MKL, FFTS lib
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Contributed to the development of new features within 'Dubler 2' working on a large C++ codebase
Software Developer Internship – Vochela – 2021 •
Developed an unsupervised learning pipeline in Python to apply unsupervised Machine Learning techniques to the task of segmenting vocal percussive classes, achieving >94% accuracy
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Conducted research into audio feature extraction, dimensionality reduction and unsupervised learning techniques
Software Sales and Marketing Internship – JUCE, ROLI – 2017 •
Populated and managed content on juce.com with Contentful, working alongside web developers, requesting, and giving feedback on new web features
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Wrote newsletters, blog posts and social media content surrounding recent developments and trends in the audio development, plugin, and digital audio industry
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Managed and populated content across JUCE and FXpansion's social media platforms
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Handled all sales and licensing enquiries and improved communications between customers and the finance department for invoicing
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Answered or assigned info@JUCE customer inquiries
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Helped plan and support The Audio Developer Conference
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT Wiley/Edge Alumni Program – C++ Software Engineer Trainee – 2022 Undertook an intensive training programme that focused on building applications using C++. The program provides high-calibre Technology and Business focused graduates globally. Alumni are selected for and trained to have an aptitude for learning quickly and problem-solving in a highly technical environment. The Audio Developer Meetup – co-host – 2022 I co-host a monthly meetup, where we invite guests to discuss topics relating to audio development. This role includes addressing the audio developer community, introducing guests, making announcements and community outreach. I recently began delivering a monthly segment called ‘DSP Corner’ where I demonstrate signal processing fundamentals. Code First: Girls – Python coding course – 2019 This level two course covered more advanced back-end concepts including- Python, Flask, Jinga, APIs, git and Heroku. Code First: Girls – Summer Intensive Coding Course – 2018 This course covered front-end and back-end web development - HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Python, Flask and Heroku. I secured first place for the website I developed in fulfilment of this programme.