Principle Activities:

• Performed allocated lab experiments beforehand by way of preparation
• Supported students’ learning in the lab setting and guided their progress
• Assessed students’ work in terms of prep, performance and lab book
• Marked the technical reports and provided constructive feedback
• Maintained a safe and friendly learning environment
• Provided practical and safe instruction on soldering/drilling

Guided and Supervised a group of 15 students for the Science and Engineering Summer School

• Authored a presentation and lead a seminar on what its like to come to university and the paths it can open
• Planned and ran labs teaching students to solder for the first time
• This was followed later by a lab teaching how to build a microphone pre-amplifier
• Gave a presentation and live demonstration on how video goes from capture through to broadcast and reproduction.

Broadcast post production facilities support covering:

•  6+ Edit Suits with both AVID and FCP
• In-House Editshare System
• Transcoding and delivering footage for clients / out of house production
• Camera and Equipment Repair
• Projects Included: Case study into tape-less workflow solutions, Implementation of LTO Tape Archival Workflow for Digital Assets

IT Support Engineer, First Line Support for regional and international production offices. A very dynamic and varied role with strong person to person interaction and problem solving.

Principle Activities:

• IT Helpdesk Support
• Administration of Large Multi-Site AD Network
• Maintenance of all computer hardware assets, both desktop and network infrastructure
• Provisioning of new server equipment
• Building Access Control Management

Projects included:

• Encryption and data security solutions
• Bespoke IT system design and implementation for off-site productions
• Build and Installation of new server hardware
• Upgrade of company wide computer imaging to WDS (Windows Deployment Services)
• Primary Technical Contact on large office move of IT and Post Production Facilities

This was a collaborative project between interactive artist Tine Bech and I. It turns a large glass bridge connecting two adjacent buildings into a playable light installation where university research groups battle for colour dominance through collaboration. The interaction is via twitter meaning anybody on campus can animate the installation.

I was solely responsible for the technical specification, design and build of the project including mechanical construction, electronics and programming.

• Custom written python software
• Interaction via Twitter
• Lighting Communication via DMX (Industry Standard Lighting Protocol)
• Runs on a low power Linux machine running

I was contacted by artist (and researcher) Tine Bech about software and hardware design of an interactive electronic lighting system for a project in the Guildford Castle. This was a series of light sculptures (later dubbed “creatures”) which could communicate with one another based on human interactions and proximity.

The project brief was on integrating scientific research on light with that of creative engagement. This allowed, not only opportunities to learn how light can affect the brains activity, but also human creative though can respond to light.

With this project being in a heritage space, we also had some serious constraints placed on us, the castle itself could not be touched, nothing could be fixed to the walls and only the false ceiling could be modified or used in any way. In this case the entire system had to communicate over wireless radio.

I was responsible for the technical specification, design and build of the project including electronics and programming.

• Custom PCBs for Master Controller, Sensors, LED Drivers
• Fully Wireless @ 433Mhz
• Atmel MCU (Arduino Compatible)
• Dedicated PWM Driver – 16ch 12bit resolution
• Data Interaction Logging Capabilities

I was contacted by artist Tine Bech about the software and electronics hardware design for an upcoming project; a GSM enabled light teapot, allowing interactions with the artwork via SMS.

The work was completed with a tight deadline and has gone on to be displayed in the V&A as well as the Brighton Mini Maker Fair and Norwich Arts Centre.

I was responsible for the technical build of the project including programming.

• Based on the Arduino Platform
• Interaction (and control) via GSM Module
• Addressable LED Pixels (1-wire)
• Space Restraints – Must fit inside a teapot!

Outside Broadcast Location: Lowther Castle, Penrith, UK

• Work with the production team and Outside Broadcast engineering provider to ensure smooth operation of the time critical digital media ingest process
• Set up, management and support of onsite IT network (internet access provided by satellite up-link)

• Used engineering background to develop and evolve the ingest process with a broadcast engineering company allowing for streamlined ingest process
• Worked on ingest team through entire production
• Designed, installed, managed and supported entire onsite IT network