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Crawley, England, United Kingdom

To support the technical development and manage the delivery of electronic and system integration aspects of projects for the Pest Innovation and Product Development team.To support the technical activities involved in the design and execution of electronic hardware devices from concept through to commercialisation with a core focus on managing the manufacturing for production and post production activities.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Invivo Consulting provides electronic design and project management consultancy services. The ideal partner to be ahead of the curve whether you are developing a new technology, or want to improve an existing one.

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

I led and managed the design and delivery of electronics sub-assemblies/sub-systems, from concept to finish. I was responsible for the technical requirements and specification of hardware, software and communication protocols. Further, I was responsible for V&V, including testing of hardware and software design, by assessing and liaising with outsourced electronic design and manufacture suppliers. My responsibilities also included:Overseeing the outsourced design of an high-power (1300W), high-voltage (4kV) SMPS for magnetrons. Conducting prototype testing to ensure hardware/software requirements were met. Analysing electronics/design failures providing technical reports, ensuring the design was amended accordingly, and resulted in improved device reliability.Analysing the thermal specification of the electronic sub-assemblies and supporting the product design to ensure cooling elements provide the necessary airflow to prevent premature failures.Horizon scanning for new technology allowing product interoperability. For example, using industry standard communication protocols as opposed to proprietary protocols. I delivered a DALI interface, including a control software allowing for local/remote control and enabling product integration into building management systems. I produced the key technical documentation to specify the hardware, software and communication protocols to work in conjunction with the proprietary control interface of the light engine. Following this I designed and implemented a DALI-based lighting control network for computer controlled grow rooms; a complete turnkey systems. Providing solutions as required during the development of the life cycle of project. I designed an electronic interface to operate rotating motors, and cooling fans to smooth inrush currents, and provide additional feedback signals from stalling motors.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

I led the HW/SW engineering team. I was accountable of various projects to meet, advance, or consolidate operational requirements of electronic sub-assemblies during the life cycle of product. I was responsible to carry out the engineering task for new HW/SW product development, or to introduce new product/technologies as required. My responsibilities also included:Providing leadership for a distributed engineering team to develop a microwave-driven plasma light engine. I overseen the design of an high-voltage, high-power SMPS for magnetrons also implementing lighting specific functions. For example a light detection system, an high voltage ignition circuit, and a set of programmable operating parameters, all managed by the same control software. I delivered a patented, highly sophisticated embedded system capable of managing the full operation of the light engine.Conducting component selections as required during the development of the life cycle of the project. For example, choosing bespoke solution as opposed to off-the-shelf products. I delivered a comprehensive technical report shortlisting the best magnetrons on the market. The organization thus decided to start a collaboration with Toshiba Hokuto Electronic Corporation to develop a bespoke high efficiency magnetron. I was responsible for V&V, including testing, by liaising with the outsourced electronic design and manufacture supplier.Planning and conducting EMI risk assessment and tests, supporting the product design to implement mitigation solutions and achieve EMC with the relevant product family standards and regulations.Providing electronic/software solutions as required. I developed a lighting control network using a proprietary messaging protocol. I designed the hw/sw for the transceiver going on the lamp. I led the sw engineers to design a software to control the network. I delivered a complete system allowing local/remote control of lighting installations employing the company’s product.

Palermo Area, Italy

Circuit design, printed circuit board design and layout using CadSoft Eagle. Hardware design of microcontroller based systems. Firmware design for 8-bits RISC microcontrollers PIC16F87x and PIC18Fxx8 (Microchip Technology), using both C and Assembly language. Project Management of electronics projects from concept through to pre-production prototypes. Liaising with external contractors and customers. System installation and commissioning. Customer training

Turin Area, Italy

Performances assessment of accelerometer and gyroscopic sensors aimed to Micro Air Vehicle application (MAV). Design of microcontroller based systems. Evaluated the conceptual principles required to develop an inertial navigation platform for micro-air-vehicles (MAVs/Drones). Defined the main hardware and software components for an automatic flight control system based on accelerometer, and gyroscopic sensors.

Palermo Area, Italy

Validation test and performance assessment of light scattering instrumentation. Optical Instrument settings (Monochromators, CDD cameras, Photo Multiplier Tubes). Data collection and analysis.Liaising with other members of a interdisciplinary research team formed by physicists and electronic engineers to test and validate an innovative medical equipment based on the diffraction of a laser beam, and aimed at investigating blood desease associated to sickle cell anemia. The equipment is patented by the INFM.