Oliver Francis
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Experience
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Catapult
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Australia
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Software Development
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300 - 400 Employee
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Principal Firmware Engineer
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Oct 2021 - Present
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Development Manager
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Apr 2017 - Oct 2021
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Firmware Engineer
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Aug 2015 - Apr 2017
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Simoco Wireless Solutions
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United Kingdom
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Communications Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer
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Oct 2011 - Aug 2015
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Grey Innovation Group Pty Ltd
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Australia
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer
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Jul 2011 - Oct 2011
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BAE Systems
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United Kingdom
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Engineer
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Aug 2009 - Jul 2011
- Technical Lead of the department's Simulation Environment and responsible for managing its design, development, documentation and maintenance.- In charge of ensuring that the Simulation Environment can be used throughout the department and across multiple projects to support simulation, algorithm development and the testing of autonomous systems.- Member of BAE SYSTEMS Australia's Professional Development Programme. - Technical Lead of the department's Simulation Environment and responsible for managing its design, development, documentation and maintenance.- In charge of ensuring that the Simulation Environment can be used throughout the department and across multiple projects to support simulation, algorithm development and the testing of autonomous systems.- Member of BAE SYSTEMS Australia's Professional Development Programme.
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Graduate Engineer
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Sep 2008 - Jul 2009
January - July 2009:- Seconded to BAE SYSTEMS' Advanced Technology Centre in Filton.- Worked as part of a project team that developed a Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) system for use in Autonomous Vehicles.September 2008 - January 2009:- Member of the Future Core Networks Integrated Project team, which aims to replace five separate communication systems as they reach the end of their operational lives.- Responsible for planning and conducting feasibility studies for future Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) communication systems.
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Derbyshire County Council
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Administrator
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May 2008 - Aug 2008
Worked in the Disabled Facilities Grant team. Worked in the Disabled Facilities Grant team.
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NHS
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Support Officer
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Oct 2007 - Mar 2008
Worked in Chesterfield Royal Hospital's IT department. Worked in Chesterfield Royal Hospital's IT department.
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Royal Mail
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United Kingdom
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Freight and Package Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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Administrator
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Aug 2006 - Jun 2007
Worked in the Vehicle Leasing team. Worked in the Vehicle Leasing team.
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Design Engineer
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Jul 2005 - Sep 2005
Designed the phase-locked loop in an IEEE 802.15.4 transceiver integrated circuit, a crystal oscillator and a C++ software driver for a Personal Digital Assistant peripheral. Designed the phase-locked loop in an IEEE 802.15.4 transceiver integrated circuit, a crystal oscillator and a C++ software driver for a Personal Digital Assistant peripheral.
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Education
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The University of Sheffield
MEng, Data Communications Engineering -
Cranfield University
Software Engineering, Systems Engineering -
Brookfield Community School
Mathematics, Physics, History and General Studies -
Meadows Community school