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Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

• I lead the creation and application of cutting-edge photonic technologies, e.g photonic integrated circuits and quantum photonics, to solve complex challenges and create value for our clients and partners. My.
• Building and managing a high-performing team of engineers, physicists, and project managers, who work on diverse and exciting projects in various industries
• Developing and executing the strategic vision and roadmap for our specialty, aligning it with the company’s mission and goals, and ensuring its continuous improvement and growth
• In line with our vision, creation of novel and secure IP for our clients by filing patents in photonics, optics, and quantum fields and leveraging these innovations to create value in their business sectors
• Managing the investment portfolio and budget for this field, allocating resources efficiently and effectively, and delivering high-quality results within time and cost constraints
• Engaging and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, such as senior management, clients, suppliers, academia, and industry associations, to establish and maintain strong relationships, identify.

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Cambridge, United Kingdom

- Innovation and application of new technologies to medical devices- Concept development and evaluation- Lead technical optical module development- Transfer to manufacture of late stage prototypes- Management of multi-disciplinary teams of engineers- Simulation and analysis of complex systems

South Kensington, London

- Delivered presentations on PhD research at international conferences and detailed seminars to academics concerning new OPT methodology, including creation of rendered animations in Blender- Designed posters to communicate research to the broader imaging community

- Adapted existing inverted microscope to perform standard OPT using OPTiM adaptor plate- Aligned optical components for optimised transmission and fluorescence imaging (operator of class 4 laser)- Constructed advanced OPT system, combining a piezo objective drive, electrically tunable lens, mechanical translation stage and stepper motor- Analysed accuracy.

- Constructed operating software within Labview environment, providing GUI link between hardware components and software- Developed object-based simulation software for OPT, implemented in MATLAB with optional acceleration through CUDA enabled GPU- Developed calibration GUI software operating as a plugin for ImageJ (open-source image processing software).

- Created initial concept design, with redesign after consultation with manufacturers- Coordinated manufacture of custom parts through internal workshop, and integration with commercial products- Verified design suitability and analysed limitations by testing plate in a standard and non-standard situations- Enhanced design by replacing aluminium design.

- Formulated first fully mathematically representation of reconstruction artefacts caused by diffractive nature of OPT versus ray-picture of X-ray CT- Pioneered new mathematical relationship between clinical X-ray cone-beam CT and non-telecentric OPT

- Prioritisation of personnel to students that required more support- Development and maintenance of positive relationships with students- Concise explanation of relevant information to students- Critical analysis of subject matter, with constructive comments, when marking students reports

- Provided support for postgraduate students within the Optics group and raised any issues to the department- Organised logistics of postgrad departmental social events

London, United Kingdom

- Managed personnel and resources for weekend trips within the UK, and 2/3 week summer tours within Europe- Motivated and monitored group members, when leading group down white water rivers

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physics

Specialisation: Biophotonics PhD Thesis: "Advances in Optical Projection Tomography" Supervisors: Dr J.McGinty and Professor P.M.French.

Master’S Degree, Optics/Optical Sciences, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Imperial College Canoe Club3 month course covering all aspects of optics including: fundamentals of imaging.

Bachelor’S Degree, Physics, First

Activities and Societies: Imperial College Canoe ClubFinal year project reviewing state of the art radionuclide imaging technology, such.

Mathematics (A*), Further Mathematics (A*), Physics (A), English Literature (A)

A-Levels