Roy Truelove

Screen the ears of Newborn Babies to find those who might have a hearing loss Referred babies with No Clear Response to Audiology for diagnostic testing Learned about structure of ear and screening process

Newborn Hearing Screener at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (2025-12 – 2026-01)

• Screen the ears of Newborn Babies to find those who might have a hearing loss
• Referred babies with No Clear Response to Audiology for diagnostic testing
• Learned about structure of ear and screening process
• Found the job wasn't a good fit after about a month Of Monsters and Mainframes Tie in Game at Bindary Books (2024-10 – 2024-12)

Game is found here

Testing Tools Programmer at Cloud Imperium Games (2019-03 – 2025-07)

• Managed, repaired and improved company tools, primarily the Automated testing system
• Acted as response when people had questions concerning test results or functionality of the system
• Set up machine and database for graphics storage that can be accessed across the whole company
• Coordinated in a team at many points
• Developed C#, HTML, PHP and SQL programming skills

Summer Research Project at University of St Andrews (2018-05 – 2018-08)

• Use Magnetic Skeleton Analysis tools to plot skeletons of three M Dwarf stars with Professor Clare Parnell
• Use to make predictions of the field structure and the solar wind direction from analysis of the star's sun spots
• Findings presented in presentation and report

Research Project as part of skills in Astrophysics at University of St Andrews (2017-12 – 2018-05)

• Assisted PhD student Indranil Banik and Dr Hongsheng Zhao in preparing hydrodynamical simulations – the Phantom of Ramses
• Collaborated with Dr Graeme Candlish to initialise codes and acquire galactic disk templates
• Researched in Modified Newtonian Dynamics and how they apply to interactions between the Milky Way and Andromeda
• Prepared the Disk Initial Conditions environment for use in this situation

Observatory Experience at Teide Observatory

One week at Teide Observatory focused on creating a mural of Andromeda in multiple wavelengths

• Acquired specific knowledge of telescope operation
• Practice and developed planning and communication skills

Vacation Scholarship with Cormac Purcell at University of St Andrews (2017-01 – 2017-02)

5-week program working full time to create a Python code to predict how objects would look through different radio interferometers with Dr Cormac Purcell -

CSIRO project with Baerbel Koribalski from ASTR310 at CSIRO (2016-08 – 2016-11)

• Worked with Dr Baerbel Koribalski to compare HI and Hα data's redshift in an attempt to find a correlation
• Utilised data from the European Southern Observatory's Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer and the Australian Compact Array
• Found odd features and correlated features, presented data to an audience

Casual Staff at Macquarie University Observatory (2015-02 – 2017-07)

• Demonstrated operation of telescopes to the public and showed stars/planets and deep space objects via observatory tours and planetarium sessions
• Planned sessions in advance based on the number of people coming (ranged: 5-40), the weather and time of year
• Developed flexibility and adaptability

Childcare worker at Randstad and Expect a Star (2013-03 – 2014-02)

Casual position. Age ranged from 0 to 5 years old, occasional after school care shifts

• Filled in for absent childcare workers, requiring versatility in time management
• Interacted with children, firm when needed and soft when not
• Required assistance in the curriculum activities (such as reading and art), serving food and cleaning

Volunteer Youth helper into Joey scout leader at Lake Tuggeranong Sea Scouts (2011-07 – 2013-12)

Required 1 hour a week of volunteer work plus preparation

• Required planning of events and nights
• Required organisation with the group, including financial management and group management
• Involved training in children's development

Master of Science in Astrophysics – The University of St Andrews (2017-09 – 2018-06)

Bachelor of Advanced Science in Major in Astrophysics and Maths – Macquarie University (2014-09 – 2017-06)

Certificate/Diploma – The Canberra College (2011-09 – 2012-12)

Year 10 Certificate – Melrose High School (2007-09 – 2010-12)