Greater Guildford Area, United Kingdom
Practical and hands-on engineering physicist, driving innovation in commercial, academic, research and highly regulated sectors. Experienced in detectors and sensing instrumentation for alpha, beta, x-ray, gamma and neutron detection, including: Geiger-Muller tubes, proportional counters, ionisation chambers, fission chambers, scintillators and semiconductor detectors. Successfully operated in Management, Business Development, Project Leadership, Innovation, Engineering and Quality roles, reporting directly to the executive teams. Award winning communicator, author and trainer, across a spectrum of audiences and experience levels.
Technical and scientific authority for sensing components and nucleonic detectors used in the control and instrumentation for the Rolls-Royce SMR nuclear power reactor.
Science and engineering consultancy, providing technical, quality and operations experience on: - detectors, sensors and instrumentation; - research and development; - radiological management; - control and instrumentation; - highly regulated industries (e.g. nuclear, defence, aerospace)
Working for Centronic, as part of the Exosens group.
- Worked within highly regulated industries, including nuclear, defence, and aerospace - Main physics design authority for alpha, beta, x-ray, gamma and neutron detectors, including: Geiger-Muller tubes, proportional counters, ionisation chambers, fission chambers and semiconductor detectors. - Provided engineering support on CAD design, documentation, manufacturing and testing, all under high levels of configuration control - Commercial lead on high value projects (25% annual turnover) - Project leader on high value and key customer contracts - Managed test, manufacturing, technical and sales engineers, as well as primary coordinator for placement students - Supported quality on audits, customer inspections and integration of key industry standards (e.g. NQA-1, ISO 19443, RCC, HAF604, CSA/CZA etc) - Operated at senior leadership level and reported directly to Chief Executive Officer - Innovation and continuous improvement lead on key product lines, as well as internal business initiatives - In Business Development role, grown nuclear side of business from 10% coverage of accessible customer base to 100%.
Researching radiation hard semiconductor neutron radiation detectors (silicon carbide and diamond) for security applications, in conjunction with UK defence contractor. Key outcomes include: - Design, setup and conduct, characterization and radiological testing of semiconductor radiation detectors. - Identify and implement testing at external and independent test facilities. - Analysis of data, including spectroscopic identification. - Propose novel research in the field of radiation detection. - Fabrication of semiconductor radiation detectors, including clean room work and practices. - Help develop research collaborations and links between industry and academia. - Multiple publications, including an award winning article
Outreach sessions in Schools and Colleges as part of the SEPnet, primarily covering "Radiation & Radioactivity".
Tutor for Undergraduate and MSc tutorial sessions and Laboratory Demonstrator for MSc courses.