BSc (Hon's) Degree [Graduation 2001]
Personal Details
| Full Name | Robert David Peck | |
| Address | Wiltshire, England | |
| rob.peck@btinternet.com | ||
| Date of Birth | 5th April 1972 | |
| Marital Status | Single | |
| Driving Licence | Held since April 1990 | |
| Passport | Current UK passport held |
Qualifications
| BSc (Hon's) Degree [Graduation 2001]
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| Foundation Mathematics | Pass 1 | ||
| Microprocessor based systems | Pass 2 | ||
| Logic design | Pass 1 | ||
| Discovering Physics | Pass 3 | ||
| Topics in software engineering | Pass 3 | ||
| Mathematical modelling | Pass 3 | ||
| Mechatronics | Pass 2 | ||
| Artificial intelligence | Pass 2 | ||
| BTEC Higher National Certificate - Electronics | |||
| BTEC National Certificate - Electronics | |||
| ENtrA Craft Apprenticeship | |||
| City & Guilds - 4531 AutoCAD | |||
Employment Experience
| Apprenticeship (4 years) | |||||||
| Served at SUN Electric UK Ltd | Manufacturing Division | 09/1989 - 09/1993 | |||||
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| Full Employment | |||||||
| SUN Electric UK Ltd |
(Snap On Tools Inc.)
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| Test Technician | Manufacturing Division | 09/1993 - 06/1994 | |||||
| Resource Engineer | Research Division | 06/1994 - 12/1996 | |||||
| Acting Development Engineer | Research Division | 12/1996 - 08/1997 | |||||
| Development Engineer | Research Division | 08/1997 - 07/1998 | |||||
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| Development Engineer | 07/1998 - 01/2000 | ||||||
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| Development Engineer | 01/2000 - Present | ||||||
Patents & Technical Papers
| At present I have one joint patent application with SUN Electric UK Ltd successfully filed with the European patent office in 1995, this is GB95030274 and is for The method and apparatus of brake testing. | |
| To Date, I have had one joint technical paper published and presented at the SAE congress in Detroit, USA 1996 and two further joint papers published and presented at the ISATA conference, Florence Italy 1997. |
Skills
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| Design of digital electronic circuits (microcontroller based), and some basic analogue design for prototype and production systems. | ||
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| Printed circuit board design, manufacture and repair, conventional through hole and surface mounted techniques. | ||
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| Mechanical design and assembly, sheet metal fabrication, mig welding, lathe and mill working. | ||
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| Design & Computing Skills | |||
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| Embedded software and hardware design using Microchip PIC (PIC Master emulator), Phillips 80C51 & 80C51XA, Analog Devices AduC812, Siemens C166 microcontrollers. | ||
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| Implementation of the DeviceNet® protocol for a CAN based distributive control and instrumentation system. | ||
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| Yourdon software development methods for real-time embedded microcontroller applications. | ||
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| Printed Circuit Board layouts for prototype and production, using Vutrax, OrCAD (schematic capture) and Proteus design packages. | ||
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| Development of Windows and DOS based prototype software applications using Microsoft Visual Basic, C, Access (database design), and Borland Delphi. | ||
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| Use of a wide range of other software including, PC based office suits (MS Office, MS Works, Lotus Office), CASE tools, SPICE simulation. | ||
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| Web page design using HTML 4. | ||
Outside Interests
| Athletics | |||
| B.A.F. Qualified Timekeeper (Grade 3). | |||
| B.A.F. Qualified Track Judge (Grade 4). | |||
| Member of West Norfolk Athletic Club 1988 - 2000. | |||
| Committee member (1990-1992). | |||
| Newsletter editor (1990-1992). | |||
| Cross Country and Road Race Secretary (1992-1995). | |||
| Web site author (1998-1999). | |||
| Member of Bath & Wessex AC (2000 - present). | |||
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| Music | |||
| To relax I collect rock/heavy metal records and memorabilia; I also attend concerts several times a year to watch local, national and international bands at venues around the UK. | |||
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| General | |||
| I play squash regularly to keep fit, I am also a keen football fan, and follow King's Lynn, Chippenham Town and Luton Town. | |||