David Birchall Email & Phone Number

South Shields, Uk

db Show Control & Automation are a technical consultancy providing technical design, programming and project management services for show control, audio visual & IT Systems.Our robust, elegantly engineered show control solutions are the core of the worlds the most demanding multimedia shows, theme park rides, museums and interactive visitor centres.Our solutions run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, world-wide.db Show Control & Automation are not an AV systems integrator, installer or a control systems manufacturer. Our focus is on the purely quality of the technical design and the control system programming. Our team provide a complete service from concept feasibility studies through technical design & schematic production to on site project management and control system programming.We operate around the world as projects require having particular experience in the UAE / Middle East, Far East and USA.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Joined in 2007 as Technical Director with the mission to expand on the existing industrial and electrical control systems business and establish a new arm concentrating on the entertainment market. Managed a team of 5+ engineers and directed operations of a 10,000 sqft production facility over a period of 4 years.Designed developed and implemented complex yet elegantly engineered show control systems in the UK, Europe and the Middle East regions.- Project management [Site & office]- Show control systems design & development- Special purpose machine design- Custom software design & development

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Led a team of 8 engineers to design, develop and deliver Kevin Keegan's Soccer Circus - a complete themed interactive soccer based visitor attraction - Worked from initial concept through research and development to opening and operations. - Project management - Show control systems design & development- Special purpose machine design- PLC & servo motion control system development - C# custom application development- SQL database system design & development

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Design & development of conceptual products & systems- 3D Studio Max [Modelling, animation, building fly-through]- Video editing & production- Motion capture systems- Virtual reality technologies & simulators- Promotional DVD, interactives and web production

Industrial Design & Technology, Bsc (Hons) 2:1

Specialist areas : - Microprocessor control - Electronics - Virtual reality systems

Education record

Pure & Applied Mathematics, Advanced Level Physics, Advanced Level Industrial Design & Technology, Advanced Level