Experience

Luminite Electronics Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Development & Technology

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Managing the introduction of low power 3G CCTV system. Development of low power RF systems to deliver CCTV data Introduction of Azure web server and mobile applications for Android and IOS • Successfully brought a much delayed 3G CCTV system to market by productionizing the hardware, determining the requirements for embedded software and undertaking a rigorous testing programme. • Maximised recurring revenue by developing a mobile application for Android, IOS and WM from scratch, eliminating the need to use a third party mobile alarm receiving platform. • Enabled an OEM’s vertical market expansion by developing a comprehensive Microsoft Azure cloud based web portal to integrate with their unique 3G CCTV system. Show less



XLB Technology Ltd

• Electronics Consultant

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  Following a move from Shropshire to the South East. Self-employed consultancy business developing electronic products for Security and Precision Instrumentation. • Altera SoC, embedded software development in Nios and Linux environments. • System documentation and PCB design for a commercial vehicle CCTV system. Following a move from Shropshire to the South East. Self-employed consultancy business developing electronic products for Security and Precision Instrumentation. • Altera SoC, embedded software development in Nios and Linux environments. • System documentation and PCB design for a commercial vehicle CCTV system.



Nu Instruments

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electronics Development Manager

  • Dec 2008 - Jul 2015

  £20M t/over producer of mass spectrometers for academic research employing 120 people. • Reported direct to the Software and Electronics Manager and responsible for managing electronics development and hands on design of analogue, FPGA and embedded software. • Established Board confidence in electronics development, by enabling the business to increase turnover and profit by 400%, through a strategy to design, produce and sell, leading-edge precision instruments for demanding global niche markets. • Enabled the rapid development of a high throughput elemental mass spectrometer, by commissioning a SoC module using Altera CycloneV device enabling TCP/IP communication whilst maintaining hard real time performance. • Developed a prototype to enable run-time configuration to operate in an embedded environment. Transferred all soft real-time functionality to embedded Linux and controlled a configuration and programmable functionality through a web interface. • Transformed traditional practices in product testing, reducing manufacturing capacity bottle-necks, by developing meaningful off-line testing processes for newly built sub-assembly components that eliminated the need for in-system verification. • Introduced fully documented product specifications that transformed purchasing processes, enabled competitive quoting from multiple suppliers, and ensured that potential manufacturer capacity shortfalls were avoided. Show less



Cygnus Automotive

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Sep 2002 - Dec 2008

  Manufacturer of electronics systems for taxis, including automotive original equipment, meters and CCTV systems. 20 staff and a turnover of £3M. • Reported direct to the Development Manager and responsible for all aspects of a successful Taxi CCTV system; from specification through PCB, FPGA and embedded design to sales and marketing and training. • Led the development strategy to encrypt Taxi CCTV recordings to meet international demands to satisfy statutory and safety requirements, minimise potential fraud, and ensure service availability during anti-social hours. • Delivered an industry-leading 25fps video recording direct onto low-cost compact flash (200Mb/s in real time and storing 10Mb/s). Utilised the flexibility of a NIOS soft processor, wrote a custom FAT32 file system and DMA based data handler. • Took control of a moribund (3-year) project and delivered a prototype within just 12 months, with first sale in 18 months and 5000 units in total. Designed a DCT state machine to process ITU-R BT.601 together with Huffman coding & 32 bit encryption. Show less



XLB Solutions

• United States

• Engineering Consultant

  • 2001 - 2002

  Self employed consultancy business developing electronic products for the CCTV and Broadcast industries. • PCB and FPGA design for PCI/PC104+ CCTV cards, a professional audio product and a DVD block code analyser Self employed consultancy business developing electronic products for the CCTV and Broadcast industries. • PCB and FPGA design for PCI/PC104+ CCTV cards, a professional audio product and a DVD block code analyser



Aeco

• Costa Rica
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • 1997 - 2001

  Design and manufacturer of test and production equipment for the media replication industry. 60 Staff and a turnover of up to £20M. • Reported direct to the Managing Director and responsible for all aspects of a £20M 3x speed VHS duplication product. • Managed a team of 10 undertaking electronic hardware and software development , overseas PCB sourcing and global sales and installation Design and manufacturer of test and production equipment for the media replication industry. 60 Staff and a turnover of up to £20M. • Reported direct to the Managing Director and responsible for all aspects of a £20M 3x speed VHS duplication product. • Managed a team of 10 undertaking electronic hardware and software development , overseas PCB sourcing and global sales and installation



BBC Nottingham

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Broadcast Engineer

  • 1995 - 1997

  • Reported direct to the Technical Manager and responsible for operational and maintenance engineering for local TV news, especially for outside broadcasts • Reported direct to the Technical Manager and responsible for operational and maintenance engineering for local TV news, especially for outside broadcasts

• Engineering Consultant

  • 1992 - 1995

  Self employed consultancy business designing and building off-line edit facilities and installation and maintenance services for the TV production industry. Self employed consultancy business designing and building off-line edit facilities and installation and maintenance services for the TV production industry.



Rank Video Services

• Chief Engineer

  • 1988 - 1992

  Large duplicator of VHS cassettes, primarily for major Hollywood studios, with 20,000 production recorders with a capacity of 50M units PA. 500 staff and a turnover of £25M. • Reported direct to the Managing Director and responsible for all aspects of engineering in a FMCG environment with a department of 50. • Delivered a fivefold increase in production capacity including establishing a new facility in Germany, maintenance and product quality improvements. • Reduced quality reject rates from 10% to under 1%, on 20m units pa, by introducing in-depth product testing and traceability that identified faulty equipment, enabling it to be repaired quickly, cost effectively and also extended its viable life. Show less


Seltech Ltd
• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• Field Service Engineer

  • 1987 - 1988

Viewplan plc
• Broadcast Engineer

  • 1986 - 1987

BBC Network
• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Broadcast Engineer

  • 1984 - 1986