Thanks for visiting! My full name is Michael Jonathan Aimes Clark and I live in the United Kingdom. For half the year I am at Cambridge, studying Computer Science at Queens' College, and for the other half I work on personal projects or find paid employment.
My formal curriculum vitae is concisely targeted towards potential employers and available as a PDF document. I am intensely interested in any work proposals outside of the academic terms (especially internships).
I have had exposure to a variety of computing techniques. Many of these skills I have mastered, please inquire further for specifics if you require some project work.
I enjoy reading a wide variety of material ranging from philosophical works — modern and historic — to science fiction, with Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card being a firm favourite of mine. I especially appreciate self-improvement non-fiction books including Stephen Covey’s The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
Being a science student, learning outside my syllabus is interesting and helpful to grasp a better in-depth understanding of the course material. I’d recommend Excursions in Calculus by Robert M. Young for a difficult but intriguing introduction to higher-level mathematics. It blows the A-level course out of the water.
Playing the guitar has been a passion of mine since 2001 when my parents bought me a Squier Stratocaster. Over the years I have bought two more guitars, an Ibanez JS 100 and a Fender Deluxe Player Stratocaster, and enjoyed improvising with friends. In the future I hope to devote more time to practise and improve my technique, eventually reaching a high enough level to confidently play in public.
At the moment my taste in music is varied. Dance artists like Daft Punk, especially with their great album Discovery, appeal to me while programming or doing work — the predictability of the repeated rhythms and vocals isn’t distracting. My favourite genres are rock, jazz and classical music.
I began attending Kodenkan Danzan-Ryu Jujitsu classes in May 2007 at the Gatwick dojo to improve my physical fitness and confidence by attending the weekly lessons. Going with friends and noticing improvements is beneficial and enjoyable.
Going to the gym is the most essential part of my sporting routine. I try to go three times per week to adequately exercise all the main muscle groups, largest to smallest, improving posture, strength and fitness. Learning about the body has become a great interest and I try to adapt routines in an almost scientific fashion to produce the best results: my strength level calculator enables me to track progress in comparison to a general rating.
“Burning out but still loving Cambridge. Semantics of programming languages has sparked an interest!”
