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A Consultant with extensive expertise in system design, implementation, verification, and validation methodologies, as well as project management. Experienced at working in, and leading collaborative environments, utilising both Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Extensive experience in supervision, supervising both engineers and academic students throughout his career. Has been involved in the design, test, and implementation of several network deployments, from a range of vendors including… Show more A Consultant with extensive expertise in system design, implementation, verification, and validation methodologies, as well as project management. Experienced at working in, and leading collaborative environments, utilising both Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Extensive experience in supervision, supervising both engineers and academic students throughout his career. Has been involved in the design, test, and implementation of several network deployments, from a range of vendors including Cisco, Palo Alto, Splunk, VMware, and Windows. Directly interfaced and collaborated with a range of end customers such as South Wales Fire and Rescue Services, the Welsh Government and Airbus Defence and Space. Show less

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Thesis title: "Observing High Redshift Galaxy Clusters At Sub-millimeter Wavelengths"My PhD focuses on galaxy evolution, specifically how galaxies evolve in very dense environments. I use information from a range of telescopes at all different wavelengths, but mainly focus on those between 0.5-1 mm (also known as sub-millimetre wavelengths). From these images we can understand the properties of the galaxies I study and understand how they are behaving. When compared to other galaxies in… Show more Thesis title: "Observing High Redshift Galaxy Clusters At Sub-millimeter Wavelengths"My PhD focuses on galaxy evolution, specifically how galaxies evolve in very dense environments. I use information from a range of telescopes at all different wavelengths, but mainly focus on those between 0.5-1 mm (also known as sub-millimetre wavelengths). From these images we can understand the properties of the galaxies I study and understand how they are behaving. When compared to other galaxies in non-dense environments and see if there is a difference and try and understand what effect the environment is having. Throughout my PhD I have utilised python for analysis, modelling and interpretation ofdata, and visualisation of results.Mined, manipulated and analysed, complex big data sets toidentify any statistically significant trends.Researched and employed statistical methodologies to validatedata and interpretations.Accomplished communication skills, both written and verbal,developed through presentations to my peers and publicationsin high impact journals.Presentation and organisation of large amounts of information,in the form of my thesis.Successfully adhered to time sensitive deadlines, such astelescope proposals, while assuring the quality of my work wasstill high. Show less

I have demonstrated 3 lab courses throughout my PhD. These were; Observational Techniques in Astrophysics; observing the universe and Data Analysis.

Oversaw the supervision of two astrophysics MPhys students,with both of them achieving passing grades.Organised weekly meeting, assessed strengths and weaknessesand created achievable goals based on them.Presented feedback on their work in form of detailed reports.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Astronomy And Astrophysics

Master Of Physics, Astrophysics, 1St Class

A-Level And Gcse