Beni Ayuk

BittrByte Ltd | Full time since April 2026

• Founded BittrByte, a device company that makes digital limits practical.
• Independently developed the company’s first product from concept and soldered breadboard prototype into a functioning device running on physical hardware.
• Led the development of BittrByte’s intellectual-property portfolio, including two pending UK patent applications. The first application received a positive initial UK Intellectual Property Office search report.

BAE Systems Air

• Completed a full-time airframe design engineering internship on the F-35 programme.
• Invited to return by my line manager and BAE Systems’ Early Careers team.

Loughborough University

• Supported foundation-year students through weekly peer-led teaching, academic mentoring and discussions about study methods.
• Adapted explanations to different levels of understanding and helped students work through mathematical and engineering concepts.
• Received a Highly Commended award in the 2024/25 Loughborough University Student–Staff Partnership Awards for this work.

BusySpr, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Uploaded and validated platform data and reviewed website functionality.
• Tested digital services used by students preparing for medical examinations.
• Identified usability and data-quality issues and supported the reliable operation of the platform.

Dwain Chambers Digital Coach

• Created digital animation and provided technology support for Olympic sprinter Dwain Chambers’ digital coaching platform.
• Produced an animated introduction and contributed ideas for the platform’s online content.
• Secured the opportunity after independently producing athletics films that were seen by Chambers and other internationally recognised sprinters.

Loughborough University | Leave of absence since April 2026 to work full time on BittrByte

• Engineering Mathematics 1: 90%
• Relevant study includes engineering mathematics, mechanics, thermofluids, aircraft systems, computing with MATLAB, engineering design and manufacture.

Loughborough University

• Overall result: 84%
• Applicable Mathematics 2: 99%
• Introduction to Programming: 85%
• Engineering Science: 84%

Royal Grammar School Newcastle

• Economics: A*
• Politics: A*
• Mathematics: B

SKYWALL Hardware Prototype

• Built and soldered the first SKYWALL breadboard prototype.
• Learned practical soldering and electronics through Loughborough Formula Student and subsequently used Nottingham Hackspace to continue developing the hardware.
• Produced and refined circuit schematics using DesignSpark.

Tethered-Aircraft Engineering Tool

• Developed a MATLAB tool for a university tethered-aircraft project.
• Calculated aerodynamic and inertial forces acting on the aircraft, enabling the team to refine its weight distribution and assess its stability on the tether.

Historical Athletics

• Founded a YouTube channel at 15 producing films about sprinters from previous generations.
• Reached athletes including Justin Gatlin, Ben Johnson and Dwain Chambers, leading to the internship with Dwain Chambers Digital Coach.

3D Music Visualiser

• Taught myself Blender and complete 3D character animation.
• Produced a 3D visualiser for Reza’s 2022 song “Facety” for London-based Indigo Records.

Participated in founder workshops and received mentorship from the founder of Tzuka, a headphone company founded by a Loughborough alumnus.

Used the workshop while developing the first SKYWALL hardware prototype and received practical hardware advice from members.