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Who am I?

I am a 4th year MEng Computer Science with Cyber Security student at the University of Southampton. Over the years, I've particularly enjoyed the computer systems modules, exploring the low level hardware; the more theoretical modules; and the networking and wireless modules.

Outside university, I mess about with Raspberry Pis and Pi Picos with smart home automation and small IoT projects, delving into the electronics and microcontroller side of things. I also work as a systems administrator and software developer part time.

Here, you'll be able to find various write-ups of different things, tutorials and some of my University notes. This page is currently just here as a page to arrive at when you reach the site, but I'm sure will grow into something more useful as I gradually migrate things here.

I hope you find something that interests you, and if you spot any mistakes, then please feel free to email me with any corrections. I'm available at charlie@chza.me.

University Work

Please use the below links to get to the current courses I am studying in Semester 2, 2024 at the University of Southampton:

In addition to these modules, I am also demonstrating on COMP1206: Programming II, and COMP2211: Software Engineering Group Project, both of which I have previously been a student on. Previous years' notes can be found on the index page of my university notes here.

Blog

I also have a blog, where I writeup about projects I've done in general, that don't really need their own living documentation. The blog can be found here. I'll hopefully have a good mix of software and hardware projects, in addition to anything I find interesting and want to share.

Server Documentation

I also run a home lab of sorts, and some of the projects on this are documented here.

Want to Talk Business?

I'm open to freelance work to deliver your project, and am also open to discussing collaborative projects too. If you're interested in hiring or working with me, I'm quite happy to share a portfolio of past work and discuss your project with you. If that's you then don't hesitate to contact me through my email, charlie@chza.me with details about your project or idea, and I'll get back to you as swiftly as possible. Whilst I can't guarantee I'll have prior experience with everything, I'm a quick learner, and I'd be more than happy to take a look.

Personal Life

Outside my studies and IT-related work I enjoy cooking, playing the guitar and going out and about in my campervan. I started Ballroom and Latin Dancing earlier this year with SUBLDS, and I've been to a couple of competitions, and got 4th place Beginner Quickstep at one of them. I've got a page of things I like, as lots of people kept asking me what to watch.

I'm currently working my way along the South West Coast Path with my dad and brother, which is proving to be quite challenging but a fun and active way to holiday. We're documenting our progress over on the C&O Vlogs YouTube channel, with all the SWCP bits in a playlist here. My brother, Olly Britton has made a visual tracker of the distance we've covered here (note this may be a bit out of date).

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