Experience

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  Sensata Technologies

  • Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

  • Senior Systems Engineer

    • Nov 2020 - Present
    • Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

    Systems engineer in Automotive and Heavy Vehicle Electronic Systems, Smart & Connected products.

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  Rolls-Royce

  • Belfast, United Kingdom

  • Systems and Software Engineer

    • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020
    • Belfast, United Kingdom

    Systems engineering for Rolls-Royce civil aero-engines' control systems; contracted through Morson Projects.

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  Xilinx

  • Belfast, United Kingdom

  • Staff Systems Engineer

    • Nov 2013 - Sep 2019
    • Belfast, United Kingdom

    Systems engineer for FPGA components for the Optical Transport Network (OTN), and later for FinTech components. Systems-analysis based on ITU Standards and related documents; control-system design, mathematical modelling and development of functional specifications and test requirements.

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  HP UK

  • Belfast, United Kingdom

  • Senior Systems Engineer

    • Oct 2012 - Nov 2013
    • Belfast, United Kingdom

    Software development engineer for a Storage system; mainly development and maintenance of the SCSI interface software. Software: ‘C’ running on a Linux O/S. Reference stds: T-10 Committee for SCSI interface.

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  Queen's University Belfast

  • Belfast, UK

  • Ph.D Researcher, Digital Communication

    • Oct 2009 - Oct 2012
    • Belfast, UK

    Researching methods of channel equalization for digitally modulated signals, in particular Discrete Multitone (DMT) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM).

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  WFS Technologies Ltd

  • Belfast, United Kingdom

  • Snr Research and Development Engineer

    • Mar 2009 - Sep 2009
    • Belfast, United Kingdom

    Embedded ‘C’, for TMS320. DSP Software Design RF, digital signal modulation and demodulation. Application – low carrier-frequency radio data communications for through-water and through-ground modems

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  Intune Networks

  • Belfast, United Kingdom

  • Systems Engineer

    • Sep 2008 - Mar 2009
    • Belfast, United Kingdom

    Optical Packet Transmission product design, telecoms transmission for Metro Ethernet application. Systems-analysis, requirements capture and high level design of the product optical control layer.

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  Wycliffe Bible Translators UK & Ireland

  • Uganda, East Africa

  • Language Programme Manager

    • Aug 2003 - Jul 2008
    • Uganda, East Africa

    Programme Management of language development department for minority languages in Uganda for 4 years. The programmes included alphabet/orthography development, translation and mother-tongue literacy.

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  Nortel Networks

  • Senior Advisor, Systems Engineer

    • Oct 1987 - Apr 2003

    SDH equipment design. Systems Design Authority role for Nortel SDH multiplexers. Belfast, Northern IrelandSystems and Software engineer for avionic GPS receiver, algorithm and software development. Ada language used. Harlow, England, and Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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  British Telecom

  • Executive Engineer

    • Sep 1982 - Oct 1987

    Analog/Digital Hardware and TMS320 DSP software development at BT Research Labs, Martlesham, England. Team Leader for software development and software Quality Assurance teams in BT software engineering centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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  Shorts Bros, Belfast

  • Systems Engineer

    • Aug 1980 - Sep 1982

    Algorithm and software development, simulation applications.