Swansea

University

1991 - 1992

MSc in Communication Systems :- Core subjects covered include; Company and Project Management involving risk/critical path analysis, Design and Quality Management, Data Communications & Link Protocols, Computer Networks, Telecommunication Networks and ISDN, Computer Communications & OSI (LAN & WAN), Digital Radio Networks Design, Software Eng. in Real-time Systems, Voice and Image Processing & DSP.

Thesis :-

Designed a numerical model in C++, based on a novel idea, using the ISO 7 layer protocol based architecture, for dynamic clock alignments in mobile communication networks. I was selected to present a paper based on my findings at the IEE colloquium in Savoy Place for professional group E5. Subsequently the paper was published and I was employed by the University to develop this into a product and successfully marketed it to DRA.

Middlesex

University

1987 - 1991

BEng (Hon's) in Electronic Engineering :- Core subjects covered include; Aspects of Industry Management & Society, Electronics Design & Production Eng., Digital Electronics, Analogue Electronics, Software Eng., Information Eng., Image Processing, Computer Graphics and Instrumentation.

Final Year Thesis :-

Designed and developed a software package to use DNA fingerprinting as a basis for retrieving data records, from a relational database, using defined search and elimination procedures. These procedures are unique and were derived from an in-depth understanding of DNA fingerprinting techniques and their characteristics. Also designed parallel algorithms and hardware configurations for possible future applications using TDS tools.

Alstom Transport Information Solutions Ltd.,

Borehamwood

June '00 to-date :- Overall Systems Engineering Consultant for Alstom UK tasked with various duties both internal to company and on projects.

Head of Technical Information Management - Responsible for establishing Configuration Management, Document control and standards process in Alstom and on Projects. Establishing the department processes, procedures and tools. Management, development and allocation of staff on multiple railway project's. Interfacing with client on CM and Standards Issues as well as co-ordinating the project Design Assurance and Engineering Process for design approvals of Alstom projects; WCML NBA, Horsham, Basingstoke, etc.,

Head of Data and Voice Telecomm - responsible for working with the director in setting up the new organisation and introducing System engineering to the company. This involved production of new process, procedures and policies to help engineering of all Alstom projects. As well as undertaking normal duties of running a department and managing staff on multiple projects such as project (gate) reviews and staff development & appraisals. Various roles on WCRM-TCS project. Initially tasked as Lead Engineer for Field Trials to help define and set up the trials. Later used as the key driver to put together an integrated L1 and L2 logical program to help drive and direct the project. Then given the task of being the project manager and setting up the first Integration and Testing team for the TCS project. Also, established the first Verification team for the project to establish necessary tools and resources to undertake verification of various phases and formalising test specs, test scripts, test logging and monitoring data recorded. Moved on to be the Lead engineer for the Test and Trial team for the TCS project, covering areas of Test Track, Field Trials, System Integration Platform and Pilot Line.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Racal

Instruments

Ltd.,

Slough

Mar '00 to Jun '00 :- Chief Systems Engineer responsible for systems engineering of the Test equipment being developed to support the 3G systems (hand sets and network) for the main Telecomm companies. Involved in working with the design authority and project manager in setting up of and implementation of D&D process with focus on requirements management and design reviews. To address the prime requirement of having multiple customers with differing needs for 3G but the corporate need was to provide a cost effective common platform solution to suit all.

Racal (RDE)

Advanced

Systems,

Crawley

Feb '97 to Feb '00 :- Successfully won the contract worth around £11M and was promoted to the role of Systems manager for the project with system design authority role for the ground based radar system. Started as the Senior Principle Systems Engineer responsible for Systems Engineering and project co-ordination. Involved in the development and management of a multimillion-pound contract. Also active member of a small Advanced Systems team responsible for producing new ideas and concepts to aid successful project award and completion. Designed and implemented the companies first Data Acquisition system for ground based radar's. This has aided in radar characterising, design & evaluation of potential radar algorithms and their prototyping before final system implementation.

Managing a team of people with responsibility for System definition, Requirements management, System integration, Design validation, Design verification and Design proving through to final customer acceptance. Successfully completed large-scale preliminary trials; to determine the validity of the potential application using real targets, such as tanks, large vehicles and helicopters. This has aided in developing our first, on the fly, target classification algorithms for a ground based radar.

DRA

WX2

Farnborough

July '93 to Feb '97 : - Management of extramural contracts of over £200K. Active member of the Missile Technology and Counter Measures team involved in evaluation and analysis of new and current signal detection techniques for countering future EW threats. Tasked to research direction finding techniques for accurate target location of LPI type radar's using mono-pulse information. Involved in the feasibility studies of acousto-optic receiver systems; using Bragg Cell technology - through to phased array antenna configurations; using wide band antennas for potential development of UAV technological demonstrators.

Swansea

University

September '92 to April '93 :- As a research assistant, responsible for further developing my novel concepts emerging from my masters degree. The idea was successfully marketed and sold to the Defence Research Agency (DRA), who than head hunted me to join their organisation.

Philips A.I.

Department

Croydon

January '90 to October '90 :- Working with a small team of four, involved with developing a computerised national customer care help desk system for Philips in UK. Designed the I.T. system structure, acquired hardware and defined working practice guide lines for training, built knowledge base and wrote peripheral routines to meet the customer specifications for an 'On-line' help service. The project was completed with the successful launch of the Philips first computerised 'Whirlpool' customer care help service in UK.

Programming Languages :

'C', 'C++', Visual Basic, Pascal, Occam 2 and Assembly.

Software Packages :

eB, DOORS, Visio, Matlab, Mathcad, System View, ORCAD, SPICE, LOG/ic, Microsoft Office Suite, including numerous Word Processing, Design, Presentation, Project Management and Desk Top Publishing packages.

Diverse :

CMII, Basic and intermediary Railway Signalling course UK. Radar systems Course UK. Special ability to learn and adapt quickly to new technology. Experienced in using various sophisticated hi-tec electronic test & measurement equipment.