Peter Metcalfe

Software Engineering Degree Apprentice

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Projects

Infrared Gun

Made this to find out more about infrared light.
It is a device that receives and re-transmits signals, to mimic other infrared devices.

Infrared Gun

Fractal Generation

Developed to explore the maths behind generating the Mandelbrot set and other fractals.
I even took this to the 3rd dimension.
This was a complex project, but the results are stunning, try for youself here.

fractals

Alien Crush

Written to explore mobile apps and game development.
This is a 10 level game, flying a UFO through shrinking space.
Free on the AppStore now!

Graphical Calculator

This can plot points, functions & charts; as wells as solving simultaneous, quadratic & cubic equations.
I built this in Python for my A levels. It was a useful tool, which I am still adding to, see here.

Graphical Calculator

Squid Game

A 6 player electronic game inspired by the TV show. Randomly, players are eliminated with the use of an electric shock!
This project required a variety of skills from the software to electronics and 3D printing. Find more details here.

squid

Infrared Gun

Made this to find out more about infrared light.
It is a device that receives and re-transmits signals, to mimic other infrared devices.

Infrared Gun

Fractal Generation

Developed to explore the maths behind generating the Mandelbrot set and other fractals.
I even took this to the 3rd dimension.
This was a complex project, but the results are stunning, try for youself here.

fractals

Work

2019

2022

Arrow Head

2018

2021

2023

Skills

Interests

References

    The Cottesloe School

    "Peter's strength in Computer Science comes from his vision and ability to see problems... open"
    Simon Clawson - Head of Computing

    BSI

    "Peter was a delight to have working with us at BSI... open"
    Gary Essam - Head of training

    VIVID

    "Peter's had a very positive attitude to his work... open"
    Kirsty Feazey - Office Manager

    Leonardo

    "I particularly like the fact that Peter’s interests extend beyond software into the wider engineering domain... open"
    Pete Bull - Cheif Software Engineer

Achievements

    Duke of Edinburgh Logo

    Achieved Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award

    Industrial Cadets Logo

    Achieved a Silver Industrial Cadets Award

    McAfee Logo

    Lead team to 2nd place in McAfee game development competition, see game here

    IMechE Logo

    As the team captain, led apprentices to triumph in the IMechE apprentice automation challenge, more here

    Leonardo Logo

    Won Leonardo's apprentice of the year award, see more here