Kevin Roberts
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Emma Metcalfe-Smith
Kevin was a fantastic manager during my time in his team. For my summer placement, he effectively communicated what tasks needed to be achieved and when. His extensive nucleonics knowledge also made him a great mentor.
Emma Metcalfe-Smith
Kevin was a fantastic manager during my time in his team. For my summer placement, he effectively communicated what tasks needed to be achieved and when. His extensive nucleonics knowledge also made him a great mentor.
Emma Metcalfe-Smith
Kevin was a fantastic manager during my time in his team. For my summer placement, he effectively communicated what tasks needed to be achieved and when. His extensive nucleonics knowledge also made him a great mentor.
Emma Metcalfe-Smith
Kevin was a fantastic manager during my time in his team. For my summer placement, he effectively communicated what tasks needed to be achieved and when. His extensive nucleonics knowledge also made him a great mentor.
Experience
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INVACUA LTD
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United Kingdom
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co Director
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May 2022 - Present
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Ultra Electronics Group
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Defense & Space
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Research And Development Engineer
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Head of Special Techniques
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Jan 2016 - Feb 2022
o Key role in a large team working on design, building and testing neutron detectors, which are used to monitor UK nuclear reactors. o Lead a team of 7 scientists and engineers in charge of solving complex mechanical, material and process related problems. o Responsible for designing, writing and training new tests procedures, including all aspect of QA. o Responsible for all the company’s ultra-high vacuum processing systems, X-ray suite, clean room and acid/solvent cleaning room. o Responsible for individual and team engineering and research projects. o Ultra-Electronics representative at the Neutron user’s conference. o Radiation protection supervisor (RPS) for the plant.
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Nucleonics Specialist
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Jan 2015 - Feb 2022
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Nucleonics Physicist
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Apr 2012 - Dec 2014
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Leonardo
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Italy
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Materials Engineer
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Jul 2010 - Apr 2012
o Key role in a small team producing epitaxial layers of the narrow band-gap semiconductor CMT (Cadmium Mercury Telluride) using MOVPE (Metal-Organic Vapour Phase Epitaxy). o Responsible for analysing, researching, operating, developing and refining the CMT growth process. o Responsible for individual engineering and research projects. o Perform post-growth characterisation and determine which layers are suitable for supply. o Radiation protection supervisor (RPS) for the plant. o Successfully completed a thorough two-year graduate training programme. o Selex representative at European Materials Research Society conference on crystal growth (Poland, 2010) and Advances in Photovoltaics (London, 2011) where I presented a research poster
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Graduate Materials Engineer
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Oct 2008 - Jul 2010
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Education
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2004 - 2007
University of Bath
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Physics
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