David C. Bleakley

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Education

• 2002-2007 University of Edinburgh
  MEng - Electronic and Electrical Engineering                                                                                                                       (1st Class Honours)
  

  5th Year (2006-07)	4th Year (2005-06)	3rd Year (2004-05)	2nd Year (2003-04)	1st Year (2002-03)
  *A - MEng Project Phase 2    A - Electronic Product Design and Manufacture    A - Electronic/Electrical Engineering System Design   B - Modern Economic Issues in Industry   B - Agents Games and Modelling  * Top of the class. Ewart Farvis Prize	*A - MEng Project Phase 1    A - Power Electronics   A - Circuits Engineering   A - Group Design Project    A - Large Scale ICs  *B - Digital Communications *C - Digital Signal Analysis *D - Power Systems and Machines * Top of the class * Ill during exams.	A - Digital Electronics A - Electrical Engineering A - Electrical Power Engineering A - Microelectronics B - Electronic Engineering B - Communication Engineering	A - Electronics & Software Engineering (C-Coding) A - Manufacturability A - Mathematical Methods 2 B - Computer Science 1 C - Electrical Engineering C - Advanced Mathematical Methods 2	*A - Computer Programming Skills & Concepts (C-Coding)   A - Electronics   A - Applicable Maths 2   A - Mathematical Methods 2   B - Engineering   B - Mathematical Methods 1   C - Applicable Maths 1   C - Electrical Engineering * Top of the class
  Project work
  -MEng Project : See STMicroelectronics Work Experience	-MEng Project -MEMS accelerometer design:  project co-ordinator. My group received top marks. -Dissertation - Mobile Phone OS (Research + presentations)	-Display satellite TV on an oscilloscope. -Firmware controling a turntable motor, display & keypad. -Team excersise designing a power network for shrilanka. My team won an award. -Verilog design of a matrix multiplier.	-Digital voice recorder. -A-Law voive decoder.	-Analogue burglar alarm. -Digital burglar alarm.

  
  
• 1999 – 2000 Pershore Business College (Achieved during Year in Industry)
  NEBS Certificate Management
  
  
• 1993 – 1999 Campbell College
  A - A-Level Physics
  A - A-Level Technology - Received the School Technology Prize
  C - A-Level Maths
  
  GCSE 1 A*, 5As, 2 Bs, 1 C
  My GCSE Art was included in CCEA ‘true colours’ exhibition

Work Experience

• Oct 2007 – Current OmniTek
  Design Engineer
  
  
• Jun 2006 – Sep 2007 ST Microelectronics
  MEng Project Placement
  This project (extended from my summer placement) aimed to increase the frame rate of VGA images through a USB camera demonstration system by at least 100%. A more efficient FPGA Memory controller was developed using VHDL and the system was finished three months early, allowing useful extensions to be implemented. I wrote an FPGA decoding block to allow legacy boards, which originally required a proprietary PCI card to be connected to the USB system. I also modified the memory controller to allow the RAM it controlled to store still pictures taken at different times. The improvements exceeded expectations and the frame rate increased by over 300%. The system is used by STMicroelectronics and customers.
  I learned project management, documentation skills and how to code and debug FPGA systems.
  
  MEng Project Summer Placement
  Jun 2005 – Sep 2005 This project gave me great satisfaction as it was to last 10 months but I finished it within 3 months. This project aimed to use a USB Microcontroller to reprogram an FPGA by modifying its firmware and writing a PC application. Programming times were reduced from minutes to 8 seconds. The system is currently used in internal and commercial camera demonstration systems. I learned how to code fast embedded firmware, how to write PC MFC applications and produced high-quality documentation, with the report documenting this work receiving 90%.
  

• Aug 1999-Aug 2000 Food Refrigeration & PERC (University of Bristol)
  Year in Industry Research Technician
  
  • Redesign and research of fluidised food-freezing beds.
  • My assigned project was delayed, so I offered to do some 3D and 2D technical drawings for a research project: the ‘first’ Air-Cycle air-conditioning system for buildings. I also wrote the control system and designed and fabricated a circuit to convert computer outputs to voltages capable of controlling valves and a compressor. I manufactured, calibrated, positioned and monitored 40 thermocouples around the system. I directed and managed other students whilst building and testing the system (including the plumbing, lagging and sound proofing) and overseeing the project during the manager’s absence. I demonstrated the finished system, worth £7 million, to sponsors and customers.
  • Programming of graphical user interface for a mathematical model of a cold room called "Coldroom".
  • I was awarded the Engineering Integrity Society (EIS) Innovation Prize, was commended for the Smallpiece Prize and was runner up for the Engineering Employers’ Federation (EEF) Prize for my work.

Other Experience

• 2005-06, 2002 & 1999-00 Youth Group Leader
  I organised youth events for 50-300 youth, including annual camps trips, sports days and discos where I DJ.
  
  
• Jun 2003 – Sep 2004 Hann Property Maintenance
  Stair Well Cleaner and Gardener
  Learned the value of thoroughness and time and mileage management.
  
  
• Sep 2000 – Sep 2002 Missionary
  Church Mission (Central London to Norfolk)
  Mission computer support, database and Visual Basic programming. I provided leadership, encouragement and skills training for up to 40 of my peers in addition to supporting and helping some resolve or cope with personal difficulties. Time was spent teaching and performing community work, which I feel made a difference in the lives of others.
  
  
• May 1998 – Aug 1999 McDonalds
  Part time 5* Crew Member
  Cooked, cleaned and served customers as part of a team; was deemed proficient in all areas.

Computer Skills

• Office technical support - 2 years during church mission
• Programming: - C Firmware, C++ MFCs & VHDL (10 month industrial placement)
  • Java (6 months at university)
  • Visual Basic –Since 1997, (1 year industrial placement)
  • Access databases (2 years office programming experience)
• Windows and Office
• Drawing packages: - Corel Draw, Paint Shop Pro, PhotoShop, Gimp, Corel Dream, Blender
• Hardware & Networking: - Built PCs for friends and family and a small office network

Interests

• I like to challenge myself and therefore enjoy water sports and have gained RYA Level 3 dinghy sailing and RYA Level 2 windsurfing, climbing and caving. I enjoy spending time with my wife, daughter and son in my spare time.

Miscellaneous

• Full Clean UK Driving Licence

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