Rick Andrews Email & Phone Number

Fleet, Uk

Senior Software Engineer for Android phones running Qualcomm MSM on ARMPart of R&D System Software, I worked with HW/SW suppliers (Foxconn, TCL, Qualcomm, Dolby, CSR) to develop new features and improve stability of Vertu’s Android phone OS; in kernel and low-level framework areas using C and C++ with some Python and PerlI liaised with Qualcomm modem support team to reproduce, debug, patch and test software issues with our phones LTE modem, including:- on-site work at San Diego… Show more Senior Software Engineer for Android phones running Qualcomm MSM on ARMPart of R&D System Software, I worked with HW/SW suppliers (Foxconn, TCL, Qualcomm, Dolby, CSR) to develop new features and improve stability of Vertu’s Android phone OS; in kernel and low-level framework areas using C and C++ with some Python and PerlI liaised with Qualcomm modem support team to reproduce, debug, patch and test software issues with our phones LTE modem, including:- on-site work at San Diego for bring-up camp using QPST and QXDM tools- modem configuration using NV settings- support for Vertu R&D certification activities e.g. improving FCC lab test pass rate- interfacing between customers and Qualcomm modem team for product issues e.g. LTE call-drop QoS issue with 3HKI was responsible for crash analysis using bugreport and kernel crashes, RAM dumps to analyse the root causes and suggest fixes/workarounds. Was responsible for getting new team member up-to-speed in this areaI assisted BSP bring-up on MSM8260 and MSM8926 phone products using prototype engineering boardsI provided software support for our Audio Team working with NXP and Dolby in kernel and framework layers by implementing new features and improving performanceI prototyped audio software features for proof-of-concept testing e.g. hands-free mic selection based on phone orientation and proximity sensors, and earpiece audio ramp based on proximity sensorI ported Android Lollipop software changes to Marshmallow for Vertu Android team:- by analysing Android L kernel changes and forward-porting them to M kernel- fixing bugs to boot Android M kernel with vanilla Marshmallow AOSP softwareI gave presentation to internal software development team on how to use Docker on Linux to perform Android software builds for long-term product supportI reviewed Android CVE software security patches for Vertu phones OTA update using Git, Gerrit and JenkinsI used Jira, Confluence, OpenGrok. I have some knowledge of Splunk Show less

Senior Software Integration Engineer in R&D for Symbian OS phonesI assisted the Vertu Software Integration team with Symbian OS issues and stability on a new platform to produce high-quality software for Vertu's Symbian OS phones during 2010 - 2012I was responsible for some software sub-systems e.g. screen saver, incremental chargingOne of my solutions ‘Orientation-based ALS Brightness Override’ started a patent application; however this was not progressed by Nokia UI Patent… Show more Senior Software Integration Engineer in R&D for Symbian OS phonesI assisted the Vertu Software Integration team with Symbian OS issues and stability on a new platform to produce high-quality software for Vertu's Symbian OS phones during 2010 - 2012I was responsible for some software sub-systems e.g. screen saver, incremental chargingOne of my solutions ‘Orientation-based ALS Brightness Override’ started a patent application; however this was not progressed by Nokia UI Patent Board because the “scope of protection was not valuable for Nokia” Show less

London, United Kingdom

Technical manager with Accenture Embedded Mobility Services (AEMS), based in LondonTechnical Lead for Qt Performance project with client: NokiaI led a three person team improving the speed of the Qt port for Symbian OS, with three main achievements:We measured Qt performance on hardware running Symbian OS by making existing Qt benchmarks fit for purposeWe augmented Qt benchmarks with native Symbian OS C++ benchmarks to compare performance of Qt vs Symbian APIsWe analysed… Show more Technical manager with Accenture Embedded Mobility Services (AEMS), based in LondonTechnical Lead for Qt Performance project with client: NokiaI led a three person team improving the speed of the Qt port for Symbian OS, with three main achievements:We measured Qt performance on hardware running Symbian OS by making existing Qt benchmarks fit for purposeWe augmented Qt benchmarks with native Symbian OS C++ benchmarks to compare performance of Qt vs Symbian APIsWe analysed the results of the comparative testing to identify Qt inefficiencies Show less

Roles include:* Senior Software Engineer for client: S60 customerI helped develop a homescreen app in Qt for an S60 deviceThis agile project developed a UI featuring gesture support, social networking and media interfaces, and transparent, zooming and cascading widgets for a compelling UI * Technical Lead for internal projectI led a two person team developing a new UI app using Qt framework

London, United Kingdom

As Senior Technical Consultant, I supplied generalist technical software skills based on my broad Symbian OS experience for the following clients:Client: Samsung UK, 2005-2009I helped product team develop and ship several S60 smartphonesI was responsible for kernel debugging, kernel crash analysis, performance improvement, platform defect analysis and fixes, stability solutionsI worked on-site with client software teams in Korea and IndiaClient: Siemens Denmark… Show more As Senior Technical Consultant, I supplied generalist technical software skills based on my broad Symbian OS experience for the following clients:Client: Samsung UK, 2005-2009I helped product team develop and ship several S60 smartphonesI was responsible for kernel debugging, kernel crash analysis, performance improvement, platform defect analysis and fixes, stability solutionsI worked on-site with client software teams in Korea and IndiaClient: Siemens Denmark, 2005I was a member of on-site “tiger team” brought in to improve product stability in run up to shipping: crash analysis and defect fixingI presented several debugging training sessions on-site to the Siemens software team in DenmarkClient: Nokia, 2004-2005 I helped product teams for Nokia 9500, Nokia 9300/9300i communicatorI managed Symbian integration, patch production and testingThis required some on-site in FinlandClient: Nokia, 2002-2004I helped ship Nokia 7710 media phone, Series 90I was responsible for platform defect analysis and fixes, software performanceI worked on-site in Canada and Finland supporting developers with their Symbian OS issuesClient: Nokia, 1999-2001I helped develop and ship Nokia 9210 CommunicatorI helped with creation, porting and stability, performance analysis and improvement, compiler debuggingAlso, as Build Manager, I led the integration team responsible for Nokia 9210i Communicator product, managing source codelines, integration of co-developed codelines and delivering software products to Nokia team Show less

London, United Kingdom

Technical Lead for Organizer Programming Language (OPL)I led a two person team responsible for new feature development, support and SDK tool development in C++ on Symbian OS (EPOC/32) for this interpreted language supplied on Psion products

Software consultant for a subsidiary of British AirwaysSoftware engineer:8 years developer experience with Unix System V and VRTX, a real-time OSWe developed a comms controller in C using embedded real-time OS with Unix management systemSkills included C, Unix device driver debugging, ICE (in-circuit emulation) debugging