About Me
I'm Ollie, a PhD researcher at Newcastle University working on uncertainty reasoning with logical guarantees: getting a machine to show why an answer follows, rather than asserting it and hoping. Alongside it I'm a research engineer at Onteric and Technical Director of Shadow Fox, the design studio I co-founded.
I've been hooked on code since I turned the text in CMD green on my first Toshiba laptop, and I've taught it, shipped apps with it and designed around it ever since.
Away from the keyboard I run, cycle, play in a band called Bloatware, and write the pub quiz at Mosaic Tap every three weeks.
Education
Experience
Research Engineer
Onteric
Research engineering in Newcastle, alongside the PhD. Started as a summer internship in June 2026 and continued part-time from September.
Jun '26 - Present
Technical Director and Co-founder
Shadow Fox
Co-founded a design studio in Newcastle with Bronwyn Ellis-Richards, and run the technical side of it. Clients so far include Mosaic Tap and Bandstand!, both in Newcastle.
Mar '26 - Present
Web Developer
Mosaic Tap
Built a bespoke single-page site for the pub, including a booking system for the weekly quiz that assigns teams to a floor plan, and an admin area so staff can update the site without touching anything technical. The work moved from freelance to a Shadow Fox client in March 2026.
May '24 - Mar '26
PhD Researcher
Newcastle University
Researching uncertainty reasoning with logical guarantees: building an NLP pipeline that rewrites text with respect to propositional logic, so a system can show the reasoning behind an answer rather than asserting it.
Sep '23 - Present
Lab Support Assistant
Newcastle University
Demonstrating and marking for stage 1 to 4 computing modules and for postgraduate students, giving critical feedback on their work. During my Master's this also included helping with the hiring process for new lecturers.
Sep '22 - Present
Extreme Blue Intern
IBM
Worked as an Extreme Blue intern alongside young professionals with one of IBM's top clienteles, one of the largest department stores in the UK.
Jun '22 - Sep '22
App Developer
Business Smart Solutions
Worked with BSS to develop a timesheet management app for Android, iOS, and Web, to enable better management of timesheets and payments within the company.
Apr '21 - Apr '25
Virtual Tutor
FunTech
Providing young students with a deeper understanding of Computer Science, catering to their academic development.
Jul '20 - Dec '21
Revenues Assistant
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Created a program to help businesses in the local area and distribute business grants to maximise efficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar '20 - May '20
Teacher
Code Camp
Taught to over a hundred students aged 7-13 in JavaScript and Code Camp's own programming environment.
Jul '19 - Jun '20
Teaching Assistant
Kumon UK
Made sure the department ran smoothly and the students were confident with the work they were completing.
May '14 - Sep '19