I have worked worldwide in a variety of technical roles and have acquired many practical skills but am forever searching for the optimum balance of challenge and reward. Having been employed by a major corporation, consulted for oil majors, and also been instrumental in the success of a 2-man start-up, I have no pre-conceptions of what constitutes a successful business.My career has tracked the rise of computers and their industrial applications, and a childhood interest in electronics has developed into a comprehensive package of skills and knowledge, but I probably remain a scientist at heart and would rather think of myself as a delinquent physicist than a successful engineer.Specialties: Troubleshooter and technology analyst with experience in:Sensor physics -Design optimisation -Firmware, high-level language interfacing and protocol design -Analogue and mixed-signal design -Low-power and hostile environment design -Data modulation, transmission and coding in adverse environments -Hazardous area protection methods