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Glasgow, United Kingdom

Development of new broadcast technologies for BBC News, Sport, Arts and more. My role encompasses a wide range of technologies primarily focused on broadcast sim cards, news gathering vehicles, IP audio/video encoding and technical planning for unique events such as the 2019 General Election.Broadcast Sim Cards:I manage 300 sim cards deployed across a huge range of broadcast devices which are often deployed worldwide at short notice. In the past few years I have adopted emerging IoT technologies to materially reduce costs, decrease deployment complexity and increase global range of BBC devices. In 2017 I orchestrated practical field tests to evaluate the best solution available on the market, this work fed back and helped propel change across the wider BBC. Having found the correct suppliers I've worked to ensure their management tools and billing integrate smoothly with BBC systems.Newsgathering Vehicles:Last year I delivered 7 new broadcast vehicles for BBC News. This involved balancing and meeting a variety of stakeholder requirements and handing over responsibility for "24/7" business as usual operation. I continue to train new staff and provide 3rd line support for the audio, video, editing, IT and power systems inside the vehicles.IP Contribution Encoders: I provide development and 3rd line support for BBC Scotland Mobile Bonding Encoders (WMTs, LiveUs, Comrexes and more) used in day to day News and Sport coverage. I maintain a strong working relationship with industry partners and work to drive development and new functionality.Festivals, Elections and Outside BroadcastsI recently climbed Ben Nevis with a small news team to set up the first modern live TV broadcast from the peak. Our content was broadcast on BBC 1 and several BBC Radio stations. More regularly, It's Hay Festival and Edinburgh Festival and one off Arts programs such as Opera Live and Dance Passion.

London, United Kingdom

Since joining the BBC in October 2013 I have worked across several departments:• 3 Months in Tech Ops South with Studio Broadcast Infrastructure (SBI) based at New Broadcasting House (NBH)• 3 Months with New Gathering Facilities (FACS)• 3 Months with Master Controls Rooms (MCR 1&2) at New Broadcasting House • With the Election Team in the Elstree Hub for the European/ Local Elections 2014, Scottish Referendum and General Election 2015I am currently on a 6 month long placement with the Mobile Apps Team based in Broadcast Centre where I am working on completing my MSc dissertation. Whilst working for the BBC I have also been studying towards a Masters degree in Broadcast Technology at Birmingham City University (BCU) and have received training from BBC Wood Norton on a wide range of Engineering topics.Please read below for more details on each experience.

Broadcast Center, London

Analysis of Internal BBC Webpage User Interfaces (UIs) to Identify Reusable UI Components

Nbh, London

- Routing and packaging video/audio sources and destinations for News Channel- Coordinating with colleagues and clients to provide consistent high quality program material- Managed and documented a project to methodically update firmware on Wegner Satellite receivers distributed across South East Asia via SMDS

Elstree Studios

- Observed and supported operation of groundbreaking technologies such as Mo-Sys StarTracker - Worked across several high pressure and unfamiliar rolls in The Hub requiring rapid comprehension and application of system architectures and solutions- Helped test, rig and de-rig Trilogy Comms systems

Park Western, London

- Provided location engineering on several major events including The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2014 NATO summit in Newport- Set up, operated and supported emerging and established news gathering technologies such as 3G bonding, video over IP and traditional satellite connectivity- Gained working knowledge of the BBC Broadcast Contribution Network- Established good working relationships with engineering, production and journalism colleagues across the UK

Nbh, London

- Supported a wide range of TV and Radio studio technology- Became familiar with live BBC production workflows- Established links between the Trainee Scheme and The One Show, The One Show is now a regular placement for current and future BBC Technology Trainees

Quito, Ecuador

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Summer 2012 Wolfson Centre for Magnetics, Cardiff University- Improved my practical skills helping to design and set up hardware for PHD students used in their investigations- Further developed my LabVIEW programming skills writing data acquisition code for the aforementioned investigations- Overcame the challenges of working in a multilingual environment. Communicating such things as scientific concepts, system requirements and specifications

Newbury, Berkshire, Uk

- Worked in a technical support capacity with a wide range of products, developing my problem solving skills in the engineering industry- Gained an appreciation of the scope of the engineering industry having had first hand involvement in a huge variety of different engineering projects and tasks- Took the opportunity to give presentations and teach concepts to classes. This vastly improved my presentation skills, teaching skills and confidence talking in front of an audience- Achieved an appreciation of structures and methods used to run and organise a company- Gained an insight into the commercial business practices and procedures involved with a large organisation- Acquired certificates of training for LabVIEW Core 1,2 and 3, LabVIEW Data Acquisition and Signal Conditioning and LabVIEW Connectivity. As well as further training in LabVIEW FPGA and Real Time processing- Gained the title of Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer - Given the Academic Program “Do Engineering” Award for outstanding performance and lasting contribution on the NI myDAQ Student Design Exposition- Demonstrated NI technology at Gadget Show Live 2011 at the NEC in Birmingham

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.) With Industrial Placement, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering, First

Electronics and Communications Engineering with a sandwich Year In Industry working for National Instruments

Master Of Science (Msc), Broadcast Engineering

Mathematics, Biology, I.T

A Levels: 3 A, Mathematics, IT, Biology GCSEs: 3 A*, 2 A and 5 B