Professional
Career | Education | Core Skills
I am a focused self motivated individual who enjoys working within the field of automation. I am a practical 'hands-on' type of person who likes to learn by doing. Never short of a fresh approach to a problem, I enjoy being technically creative.
2013-Present
Think Photon
Director | IT & Automation Consultant
- IT Consultation
- PLC & Scada programming & commissioning
- Vision Systems programming & commissioning
- Robot programming & commissioning
- iOS and Android software
2011-2013
Applied Tech Systems Global
Solutions Architect / Design Consultant
- IT Consultation in Aerospace industry
- Negotiation with Senior Management, IT Team, Business Analysts, Engineers & 3rd parties to agree a technical solutions to business problems
- Writing and negotiating fixed price quotations up to the value of 100k
- Integration of CNC, CMM and process control machinery
- Working within GQP X.N.1 process
- DVA Clearance
- Production of IT Architecture documentation
- Overseeing IT projects from conception to completion
2011
AGR Automation
Software Engineer
- Commissioning bespoke machines in Scotland, Ireland & America
- Distributed PLC Programming using Allen-Bradley PLC's
- Technical Documentation / Validation
- Functional, Alarm & Interlock, Software & I/O testing to GAMP4 Practices
- Interfacing PLC's with a variety of devices over Serial, Ethernet and Hard wired comms
2010-2011
Astech Projects
Software Engineer
- Programming vision guided Staubli robots for parts handling
- Software development for Motoman MH50-35 robot arm for parts handling
- DALSA vision system for product quality inspection
- PLC Programming using Siemens S71200 PLC's
- Scada Design & Implementation using Siemens Totally Integrated Automation Portal
- Test Application development using C#.Net
- Datalogging to an Oracle database
- Technical Documentation / Validation
2007-2010
AGR Automation
Software Engineer
- Programming vision guided Staubli robots for parts handling
- Cognex Vision System programming for product quality inspection
- Distributed PLC Programming using Allen-Bradley PLC's
- Scada Design & Implementation using Factorytalk View SE/ME
- Commissioning bespoke machines in England, Scotland, Ireland & America
- Datalogging from PLC's to Microsoft SQL database / Microsoft Reporting Services
- ASP.Net, VB.Net, VB6, VBA programming
- Technical Documentation / Validation
- Functional, Alarm & Interlock, Software & I/O testing to GAMP4 Practices
- Interfacing PLC's with a variety of devices over Serial, Ethernet and Hard wired comms
2006-2007
O2 Broadband
Technical Analyst
- Second level technical support analyst
- Supported staff and customers for the trials and launch of O2 broadband
- Diagnosis and resolution to broadband connection issues
- Supporting first level technical support for advanced queries
- Remote configuration of routers and computers
2004-2006
Striped Monkey Web Design
Co-founder & Software Engineer
- Php / CSS / HTML / MySQL
- Domain management, transfers and configuration
- Search Engine Optimisation
- Adobe Photoshop
2005-2006
Call Centre Support LTD
IT Technician
- SQL
- Microsoft Enterprise Manager
- Microsoft Access
- Visual Basic
- Xpresso
- VNC
- ASP.net
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows 2000
2004-2005
Interactive Learning Ltd
Software Engineer
12 month industrial placement, Awaded best placement student of 2005- Conferences & Roadshows
- Sales & Marketing
- Mediator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Php, Html and Css
- VB scripting
