Computer Science Student · Backend Developer · Entrepreneur
📍 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK  |  📧 chisomcodes@gmail.com

I'm a second-year Computer Science student at Northumbria University with hands-on experience building REST APIs, working with relational databases, and deploying real-world IT infrastructure. Alongside my studies, I run Balancewise Ltd — a multi-brand business group where I handle all technical operations myself.

I enjoy backend development, automating things that shouldn't be manual, and exploring emerging tech like robotics and AI. I'm actively looking for a placement year or internship where I can contribute from day one.

Languages

Backend & Database

Tools & Platforms

Exploring

I can design and build production-ready REST APIs from scratch including:

• Full CRUD endpoints (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE)
• Bearer token authentication and CORS handling
• Pagination with page and size parameters
• Multi-table relational queries with JOINs
• Dynamic SQL for partial updates (PATCH pattern)
• Secure PDO prepared statements throughout
• Structured error handling with appropriate HTTP status codes
• Consuming APIs from a JavaScript front end using Fetch

See practice work in KV5035/week3

• Deployed Microsoft Entra ID for identity management across a multi-brand business
• Set up professional email infrastructure across multiple domains using Zoho Mail
• Built automation scripts that eliminated hours of manual admin work
• Managed DNS, domain routing and business IT for Balancewise Ltd

Built a real-time metro departure board for Haymarket Station (Newcastle) consuming the Nexus Metro RTI API — styled as a real platform display with auto-refresh and JSON view toggle.

See KV5035/week3/haymarket-download.html

Learning ROS 2 on Mac Mini for autonomous systems development.

BSc (Hons) Computer Science — Northumbria University (Oct 2023 – Jun 2026)

Current Year 2: Software Architecture · Mobile & Web App Development · HCI · Advanced Programming · Algorithms & Data Structures · Computing Consultancy Project

International Foundation Programme in Computing — Northumbria University (2022 – 2023)
Level 3 Average: 61% · Introduction to Computing & Coding: 78%

Founder & Director — Balancewise Ltd (Current)
Multi-brand business group (e-commerce, logistics, IT services). I own and manage all technical infrastructure.

Lead Representative (International) — Northumbria Students' Union (2024 – 2025)
Represented international students in Engineering & Environment faculty.

Security Officer — Argenbright Security Europe Ltd (Apr 2024 – Oct 2025)
Supported Tesco, Lidl, Aldi and Amazon sites. Assisted in recovering assets exceeding £10,000.

IT Technician & Graphic Designer — FreshCare Systems Ltd, Nigeria (2020 – 2022)
Technical support, database management, Adobe Illustrator design work.

Business Owner — Cheese Boutique, Nigeria (2019 – 2022)
Founded and ran a retail business covering sales, budgeting and customer operations.

Actively seeking a placement year or summer internship in:

• Backend or Full-Stack Development
• Software Engineering
• IT Consulting or Solutions

I bring a rare combination — academic CS knowledge, real business ownership experience, and backend skills I've already put to work on live projects. I'm comfortable with Postman, Git, Linux servers, and shipping working code.

🎮 Gaming  |  ✈️ Travelling  |  🤖 Robotics  |  🚀 Building things that actually work

"Build things. Break things. Learn from both."