Lancaster, England, United Kingdom
Matt is part of a team of specialist engineers at Like Technologies, providing bespoke innovative solutions for to operators of industrial control systems. He has an enviable track record of delivering successful new technology to international markets and is skilled in understanding the needs of customers and the challenges they face and then developing the solutions they need. Matt has 20 years’ experience working as an electronics engineer in design and development departments, for both contract design and product design companies. This has incorporated system-level design and development for a range of projects. As a trained leader and productivity expert, Matt is highly skilled in taking products from concept, through specification, schematic capture, PCB layout, embedded software design, prototype build and test, type approval validation and on to series production.
Leader of a multi-disciplinary team of highly-skilled engineers to develop a wide range of innovative, hi-tech solutions for customers around the world in the aquaculture, marine, subsea and geotracking sectors. Continued in the role of Senior Electronics Engineer, designing and developing electronic circuitry for all the company’s volume products. Product owner of a highly accurate personnel geolocation device, designed to meet the unique demands of railway on-track and track-side environments. Led the system from concept, including the generation of product specification, to customer requirements approval; including EMC, UKCA, and Network Rail Product Approval Certification. Progressed into volume production, describing all aspects of system for sub-contract assembly, including electronic schematics, mechanical drawings and Bills-of-Material. Defined and implemented a product development process, including project definition, specification, design reviews, test documentation, design releases and change notes, which enabled the company to achieve DNV-GL accredited ISO quality standards. Enacted a department-level project management solution for planning, tracking, and allocating resource across multiple, parallel projects. Management of the business IT; procuring hardware, software and licences to ensure each IT user has the resources they need, whilst working with subcontractors to attain Cyber Essentials accredited security standards for the company. Cohort of the Lancaster University Management School Productivity Through People programme, learning to empower and engage front line staff leading to better usage of skills and abilities, transforming management practices and developing leadership skills. Gained exposure to world-class manufacturing environments, enabling the formulating of high-performance workplace strategies.
Design of electronic hardware for embedded systems, involving embedded controllers, DSP and FPGA devices. Firmware design, coding and testing for these devices. Development of sensor technology for pipeline inspection tools, including evaluating and modifying legacy equipment in order to commission proving tests at international facilities. Oversight of projects, including supervision of technicians and subcontractors. Management of software and hardware development resources.
Working in the design and development department of a subsea equipment manufacturer. Development of embedded FPGA VHDL and C microcontroller firmware for a range of mechanically-scanned and multibeam imaging and profiling sonar products. Development of serial, ARCnet and Ethernet communications methods for these sonar products. Management of team projects to develop new products from concept through specification, prototyping, design verification, compliance validation, to manufacturing implementation. Required creation of requirements specifications and validation or qualification test specifications. Management of suppliers to ensure key components are delivered on-time, to specification. Designs passed on for manufacture and test by the production department. Required generation of production documentation, including assembly drawings, bill-of-materials and test procedures, as well as liaison with production staff. Generated software documentation and implemented version control utilities and procedures. Undertook field trials of sonar products with open-water testing and on-board customer's vessels. Carried out EMC pre-compliance testing and taken products through full EMC testing at external test laboratories. Attended external training courses in VHDL and sonar fundamentals, and undertook a 12-month professional and personal development course.