Experience

Qualcomm Cambridge

• United Kingdom
• Wireless Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Engineer

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  I'm proud to announce that I've now joined Qualcomm, working on hardware used for in-house bespoke regression test infrastructure. I'm proud to announce that I've now joined Qualcomm, working on hardware used for in-house bespoke regression test infrastructure.



LUNGFISH DIVE SYSTEMS LTD.

• United Kingdom
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  Lungfish make use of my C, C++ and Python skills in their amazing SCUBA rebreather. Lungfish make use of my C, C++ and Python skills in their amazing SCUBA rebreather.



Sentec Ltd

• Senior Engineer

  • Dec 2017 - May 2021

  Sentec, part of the Xylem Group, is a design consultancy company located in Cambridge UK.Working at Sentec allows me to make use of much of my past experience in hardware and software engineering while expanding my knowledge in the areas of measurement and metrology.Sentec has a great working environment with a diverse and experienced team. Sentec, part of the Xylem Group, is a design consultancy company located in Cambridge UK.Working at Sentec allows me to make use of much of my past experience in hardware and software engineering while expanding my knowledge in the areas of measurement and metrology.Sentec has a great working environment with a diverse and experienced team.



Pavegen

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Engineer

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2017

  Pavegen are technology leaders in energy harvesting from the very floor on which people walk.I will be heading up the continued improvement of our power harvesting technology, concentrating on the extent and accuracy of data collection and the in-the-cloud redistribution of data from our pavement tiles as part of an IoT platform. Pavegen are technology leaders in energy harvesting from the very floor on which people walk.I will be heading up the continued improvement of our power harvesting technology, concentrating on the extent and accuracy of data collection and the in-the-cloud redistribution of data from our pavement tiles as part of an IoT platform.



Aveillant Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electronics Engineer

  • May 2013 - Oct 2015

  Aveillant have made good use of my diverse skills and experience in creating their Holographic Radar systems.Athough hired as an electronics engineer I spent more of my time specifying and implementing Linux and advanced IP network systems as well as being involved in a wide range of other activities.Two of my major achievements are to customise and deliver Aras Innovator PLM into the buisiness for Part configuration control and CAD document mangement and streamline the use of Altium Designer EDA tools.Other skills used on a daily basis include: Electronics, PCB, Linux, Python, Altium Designer, Aras Innovator PLM, IP and Ethernet networking, MikroTik, PTC Creo 2.0 3D CAD, Creo Schematic, SQL, ... the list is long.



Cisco

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• EDVT Engineer

  • Oct 2012 - May 2013

  As a contractor at Cisco, my role is to develop and execute procedures and methods to verify the hardware design of each component of a new video conference platform, and make design change recommendations if necessary.Technologies include Tilera multi-core processors, DDR3, signal integrity analysis, DCDC converters, documentation, Python and C. As a contractor at Cisco, my role is to develop and execute procedures and methods to verify the hardware design of each component of a new video conference platform, and make design change recommendations if necessary.Technologies include Tilera multi-core processors, DDR3, signal integrity analysis, DCDC converters, documentation, Python and C.



Guidance Navigation Ltd.

• Senior Electronic Design Engineer

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  Technologies include: Accelerometer and gyro interfacing, obsolescence mitigation, embedded Linux, Pharlap RTOS, circuit and PCB design in Altium Designer, Python. Technologies include: Accelerometer and gyro interfacing, obsolescence mitigation, embedded Linux, Pharlap RTOS, circuit and PCB design in Altium Designer, Python.



Picochip Limited

• United Kingdom
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electronics Engineer (Customer Engineering)

  • Nov 2010 - Jul 2011

  I took a big leap and chose another career as an applications engineer for Picochip, based in Bath, UK.Sadly, things did not work out and my stay was cut short and I left due to the company having to tighten its belt and make redundencies. However I still enjoyed my time there and learnt a lot. I wish Picochip goto fortune for the future and hope that their current troubles are temporary. I took a big leap and chose another career as an applications engineer for Picochip, based in Bath, UK.Sadly, things did not work out and my stay was cut short and I left due to the company having to tighten its belt and make redundencies. However I still enjoyed my time there and learnt a lot. I wish Picochip goto fortune for the future and hope that their current troubles are temporary.



Teledyne e2v

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Electronics Design Engineer

  • Nov 2009 - Nov 2010

  Part of a large team, set up to create a design for a high voltage pulser (60kv) used in medical imaging. I was responsible for the design of the controller and system health monitoring electronics. Part of a large team, set up to create a design for a high voltage pulser (60kv) used in medical imaging. I was responsible for the design of the controller and system health monitoring electronics.



VPN Solutions Ltd

• Director

  • Feb 2004 - Nov 2010

  After six years of self employment (well most of the time) I've now decided to pack it all in and find a proper job.

• Contract Electronics Design Engineer

  • Feb 2004 - Nov 2010

  Contracts include: NDT Solutions, Chesterfield (2004/5)Desing of a high voltage square wave pulser for ultrasonic non destructive testing.Sonatest Ltd, Milton Keynes (2006/7)Design of an ultrasonic pulser/multiplexer for use in the rail industry.(Withheld) 2009Design of a multi-channel servo motor controller for robotics.Guidance Microwave, Hitchin (2010)Design and implementation of an ultra low power DDS modulator for use in RADAR using VHDL in an FPGA.(Withheld) 2010Consultancy within design of a forensic device for salvaging data from NAND flash while maintaining a guarantee of zero effect on the stored data.VPN Solutions Ltd (2010)Design of an MP3 Recorder / PlayerMBE Automation (2010)Design of a power salvaging motorised door opener.(Withheld) 2010Design of an electronic device for 3D short term position sensing using MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes



MASS

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Contract Electronic Design Consultant

  • Sep 2008 - Jun 2009

  Brought in to work on a replacement Propeller Electronic Controller for the Bombardier DASH8-Q400.Other work: Test equipment for an intercom system used on the Tornado Aircraft as well as various bids and proposals. Brought in to work on a replacement Propeller Electronic Controller for the Bombardier DASH8-Q400.Other work: Test equipment for an intercom system used on the Tornado Aircraft as well as various bids and proposals.



Guidance Navigation

• Senior Development Engineer

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2008

  Produced electronic designs for components of microwave and laser navigation equipment. Produced electronic designs for components of microwave and laser navigation equipment.



Citel Technologies

• Hardware System Architect

  • Apr 2000 - Feb 2004

  Electronics design and implementation of advanced voice over IP hardware Electronics design and implementation of advanced voice over IP hardware



Ultra Electronics Group

• Defense & Space
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Development Engineer - Noise and Vibration Systems

  • Jun 1996 - Apr 2000

  Started my career here as a junior engineer, working in their test department, eventually worked as a senior engineer, designing an interface between the propeller electronic controller (PEC) for the Bombardier DASH8-Q400 aircraft and the UltraQuiet noise cancellation system. Started my career here as a junior engineer, working in their test department, eventually worked as a senior engineer, designing an interface between the propeller electronic controller (PEC) for the Bombardier DASH8-Q400 aircraft and the UltraQuiet noise cancellation system.



Network Equipment Technologies

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Test and Repair Engineer

  • Jan 1995 - Mar 1996

  Worked in the test and repair department. As well as electronc test, fault finding and repair I was responsible for management of the department's quality systems. Worked in the test and repair department. As well as electronc test, fault finding and repair I was responsible for management of the department's quality systems.



STACS - SIMS support

• Network technician

  • Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Worked as a technical support engineer on Novell networks in schools. Worked as a technical support engineer on Novell networks in schools.



Middlesex University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboritory technician

  • Jun 1992 - Jan 1994

  Working as a lab technician in the Electronics Department was one of the best decisions I made.OK, it was not a demanding job, but it gave me a chance to hone my practical skills.I really enjoyed delivering electronics and microprocessor lab sessions to undergraduate and postgrad students as well as assisting PHD researchers with their work.Managing the Novell network in our department gave me the exposure to LAN infrastructure that formed the basis of my now excellent knowledge of computer networks and protocols.