Experience

Halley Abbot

• Engineering Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Halley Abbot Ltd is a niche consulting engineering company focusing on high-end specialised vehicle design and fabrication. Current completed projects are a ground-up Telepresence Robot, an Electric conversion for a specialist classic vehicle and a ground-up hydrostatic drive diesel vehicle for industrial road preparation Halley Abbot Ltd is a niche consulting engineering company focusing on high-end specialised vehicle design and fabrication. Current completed projects are a ground-up Telepresence Robot, an Electric conversion for a specialist classic vehicle and a ground-up hydrostatic drive diesel vehicle for industrial road preparation



MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Engineering Software

  • Nov 2014 - Apr 2019

  Leading the introduction of integrated software ecosystems, to unify modelling of the car across off-line simulations, hardware in the loop (HIL) test rigs and the driver-in-the-loop (DIL) simulator; supporting 6 successive double world championships for the team. I designed both the data and the simulation architectures to support the ‘common model’ concept across all simulation domains. Leading the introduction of integrated software ecosystems, to unify modelling of the car across off-line simulations, hardware in the loop (HIL) test rigs and the driver-in-the-loop (DIL) simulator; supporting 6 successive double world championships for the team. I designed both the data and the simulation architectures to support the ‘common model’ concept across all simulation domains.



Red Bull Technology

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• Head of Simulation Software

  • Apr 2010 - Nov 2014

  Introducing and leading the development of a novel vehicle simulation and data architecture for the team, supporting the then most advanced Driver in the Loop simulator in the paddock. I Also architected and personally developed the strategy simulation software. Both these were key in supporting 4 successive double world championships for the team.

• Principal Software Architect

  • Jul 2007 - Mar 2010

  Lead a small team modernising the data and simulation systems in the company.Direct development of strategy simulation systems for training and real-time monitoring of race and pitstop strategy



Standard Bank

• 500 - 600 Employee

• Head - Mobile Channel

  • Apr 2004 - Apr 2007

  Introduced the mobile banking channel to the bank and spearheaded the early adoption of the smartphone-based approach which is now the predominant technology. Grew the channel substantially from a niche to a key channel. Handed over the 'startup' tech to the mainstream banking systems Introduced the mobile banking channel to the bank and spearheaded the early adoption of the smartphone-based approach which is now the predominant technology. Grew the channel substantially from a niche to a key channel. Handed over the 'startup' tech to the mainstream banking systems