I'll get the obligatory
boring bio' stuff out of the way first off. I am (at last count)
a 38 year old electronics engineer currently employed by
Mitel Semiconductor as a Characterisation Engineer/Device physicist. I
was born in Liverpool and now live and work live in the south
of England . I was educated at Prescot
Grammar School and then spent nine (yes nine years man and boy !) studying
and working at The University
of Liverpool. I left Liverpool armed with a Ph.D in Solid State Physics
and spent a very enjoyable time as a member of the Bipolar
Development Team at what was then the Plessey company's Caswell Research
Centre. After GEC closed the facility I moved back 'up
north' and was employed as a Senior Engineer firstly by GEC Plessey Semiconductors
and then by Mitel. After the closure of the Oldham site I relocated to
sunny Swindon where more recently I have been running the Bipolar Characterization
Group. For the past few
years I have been a regular atendee and speaker at the
ICMTS
(International Conference on Micro-electronic Test Structures)
annual conference. This has enabled me to visit some very interesting places
and meet a whole group of like minded individuals.
My main interests outside of work are motor sport (at a safe distance of
course !) and horology. I collect examples of early electronic timepieces
especially the Bulova Accutron. I am also not averse to the odd pint of
foaming ale and a decent curry. My favourite part of the world most
probably has to be northern California, soooo ... if anybody in Silicon
Valley is reading this and wants to offer me a job please do so !
Click for my CV (Resume).
You can also see my most recently published academic
papers
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