R&D Projects Manager

• Jun 2014 - Present

Senior Consultant - R&D

• Dec 2012 - Jun 2014

Working with both technical and finance staff at a number of clients in the Science and Technology sector to facilitate and maximise returns in claims for R&D tax relief. The role involves: - Interviewing technical staff to identify qualifying activities. - Preparing financial data to be submitted to HMRC. - Preparing reports describing qualifying activities, highlighting areas of scientific uncertainty and technological risk. - Conveying complex technical ideas in plain language for a non-technical audience. - Building relationships with clients. - Identify potential new business opportunities. Show less

Hardware Engineer

• Sep 2009 - Dec 2012

Working as part of the Applied Research team. Specialising in digital receivers, RF, high speed ADCs, and analogue electronic design. Completed the Finmeccanica Graduate Development Framework (2009-2010). The role involved: - Pioneering digital receiver design (RF front-end to DSP back-end) - System modelling - Laboratory work including device measurement and characterisation - Circuit design in Silicon Germanium including simulation, layout, LVS and DRC - Identifying new and innovative technology applicable to the field Show less