May 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Penrith / remote

Nov 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

May 2020 – Nov 2020 · 6 mos · Greater Edinburgh Area

Mar 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

Mar 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Embedded software development for payment systems.

Jul 2018 – Mar 2019 · 8 mos · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

• Involved in the development of software for autonomous vehicles using C++/Qt on a Linux platform.

Jun 2015 – Jul 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Software supervisor, managing Saab Seaeye’s 6-strong development team.
• Led software development for the company’s most powerful and sophisticated work-class remotely operated sub-sea vehicle (ROV), contributing to maintaining Seaeye’s position as world-leader in electric ROVs.
• Responsible for recruitment, mentoring and appraisals for team members with specialisms including; bare-metal micro-controllers, embedded Linux, distributed PC-based control systems and maintenance management tools.
• Gained a good understanding of the electronic and mechanical engineering aspects of the product.
• Managed resources over multiple projects with rapidly-changing demands and hard deadlines.
• Drove up software quality and contributed to the ongoing improvement of software practices within the business by:
• Encouraging the sharing of good practice
• Improving documentation, traceability and release procedures
• Moving to a more agile way of working
• Involving the software team early in product development
• Supporting innovation while keeping the team focused on business deliverables
• Providing training for commissioning and technical support technicians
• Customer-facing from sales / proposal through to troubleshooting at sea-trials.
• Presented the requirements for UK products at joint UK/Swedish roadmap and architectural discussions.
• Retained a ‘hand-on’ technical role, developing multi-threaded, distributed software primarily using C++/Qt on an embedded Windows platform, including UI, sensor interfaces and control software.

Nov 2013 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Software development for a new series of remotely operated underwater vehicles.
• Developing Multi-threaded, distributed software using Qt/C++ on an embedded Windows platform.
• Working with mechanical, power electronic and manufacturing engineers as well as end-users to understand system requirements.
• I have had a key role in delivering systems with very tight deadlines where I've been able to demonstrate a flexible and proactive approach to problem solving.
• Responsible for much of the user interface, plus interfacing to external sensors and actuators over a wide range of protocols.

Jan 2013 – Oct 2013 · 9 mos · Portchester

• Developing software for autonomous vehicles using C++/Qt on a Linux platform. Responsible for the design, implemented and testing of vehicle-specific software for a long-endurance vehicle. Project managed ASV's involvement in a radar-related research project.

Sep 2005 – Dec 2012 · 7 yrs 3 mos · Port Solent, Hampshire, UK

• Developed a PC-based RADAR system, interfacing to 3rd-party hardware via a proprietary protocol over TCP/IP. Implemented;
• network interface,
• efficient scan-conversion and display code,
• simple and highly intuitive user interface,
• efficient and robust target-tracking system using image processing and motion filtering.
• Designed and implemented a high-quality PC-based echo sounder. This project used a proprietary protocol over TCP/IP and required a sophisticated GUI and image display system.
• Performed a major update on the S57 chart display system to bring it to the standards required for official certification.
• Responsible for developing bespoke navigation solutions for a number of professional users including; Port of London Authority (used on all of the Authority's work-boats) and North-sea oil platforms.
• Performed a major overhaul of the company's main product, a Windows-based marine navigation program which went on to be regularly selected as 'best product' in end-user reviews.

Jun 2002 – May 2005 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Lead a team developing networked radar display system for the RNLI's 'Tamar' class lifeboat. This allows a radar image and tracking information to be supplied to multiple-redundant displays.
• Responsible for the project from initial architectural design, through development, factory acceptance tests and sea-trials.
• Designed the system to reuse components of an existing radar system with minimal modification.
• The displays applications are implemented as state-less clients and comprise a number of COM objects communicating with the server via TCP/IP. A multicast socket provides compressed video data from a radar server to each of the display clients. The entire system is integrated into a third party shell.
• Worked with customer and other subcontractors to ensure the system was delivered on time.
• During my other major project for SML;
• Lead the development of the server side of a client-server based geographical tracking system for a critical, defence-related application.
• Database access is achieved using ADO and ODBC.
• Multi-threaded allowed high throughput for tracking large numbers of targets with dual-redundant servers.