Ashley Gibson

Experience

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  Dartpoint Ltd

  Nov 2004 - Jul 2007

  Electronic Test Engineer

  Responsible for the design, manufacture and testing of DC standby power systems, battery chargersand switchgear tripping units, primarily for the Datacentre, oil and gas industries.a) Experience with both single and three phase charging systems with DC outputs.b) Hands on knowledge of power electronics, IGBT, Thyristor, MOSFET rectification technology.c) Experienced with industrial battery banks and safe replacement methods.d) Understand the differences in the charging methods for NiCd, NiMH, sealed and non-sealed lead acid batteries.e) Efficient production and population of both though hole and surface mount PCB’s.f) Fully skilled in soldering, crimping, hand and power tools. Including various test equipment rangingfrom DVM’s, oscilloscopes, AC clamp meter and load banks.g) Ability to fault find and identify system faults to a component level and rectify. Show less

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  Static Systems Group

  Jul 2007 - May 2011

  Commissioning Engineer

  Responsible for commissioning and servicing of complex nurse call and communication systems withinboth clinical and construction environments.a) Travelling and staying out of town throughout the UK and Europe, for extended periods of time.b) Arranging system requirements to integrate 3rd party hardware into the systems. For example doorentry, medical gas alarms, CCTV, media distribution, lighting controls.c) Fully conversant with communication protocols including RS232/485, IP/TCP, Lon Works and Modbuswith the ability to write and modify software.d) Competent with various copper data cable termination techniques, krone IDC, 110 IDC, IDT.e) Diagnosing and rectifying problems while on call outs, offering product support via the telephone.f) Writing engineering reports for NHS trusts identifying potential limits of the system and solutions.g) Preparing and delivering external training courses and presentations to end users.h) Technical training including fault finding techniques and software editing to new engineers. Show less

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  Aker Solutions

  May 2011 - Oct 2012

  Prototype Wireman

  Responsible for the assembly and manufacture of Electrical Power Units (EPU’s) and Master ControlStations (MCS’s), associated sub-assemblies and wiring for the oil and gas industry.a) Ability to read and interpret schematics and production drawings, GA’s, LOM’s, BOM’s, One linediagrams.b) Various prototype wiring techniques including cable looming, harness wiring and rack wiring.c) Electrical mechanical skills include drilling, tapping, crimping, soldering, application of heat shrinkand silicone sleeves.d) Preparation, bending and production of copper buss bars. Show less

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  KMH Group

  May 2011 - Oct 2011

  Data Installation Engineer

  Responsible for Installation, termination and testing of CAT 5 and optic fibre infrastructure throughoutthe UK.a) Commissioning of data cabinets and peripheral devices, including IP CCTV, access control, DECTphone systems and wireless access points.b) Skilled with using a TDR, OTDR and cable analyser to assist with cable fault finding.

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  Formula 1

  Oct 2012 - Feb 2013

  Track Systems Technician

  Responsible for installing, commissioning through to the operation of the track side system used withinFormula 1.a) International travelb) Liaising with other teams to install / test transponders fitted to the cars.c) Operate and configure various software applications for each raced) Support R&D with development work.e) Operating from the TV centre, reporting data to FIA.f) Post incident analysis of telemetry.

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  Aker Solutions

  Feb 2013 - Feb 2014

  Test Engineer

  Responsible for testing Electrical Power Units (EPU’s) and Master Control Stations (MCS’s) for the oiland gas industry.These provide power and communications to various equipment subsea.EPU’s are typically independent multi-channel units, either inverter ‘FET’ based or transformer basedwith a typical outputpower of <5 KVA with LV outputs <1000VAC. These include various digital and analogue (4-20mA)signal states.MCS’s are typically dual redundant IPC’s with IP/TCP modem link going subsea.a) Technical support for the service department and field service engineers.b) Conducting Factory Acceptance Tests to end clients and 3rd party inspectors.c) Ability to read and interpret schematics and production drawings, GA’s, LOM’s, BOM’s, One linediagrams.d) Generation of various documentation including O&M’s, I&C’s and FAT procedures.e) Proficient with various test equipment including DMM, oscilloscope, power analyser, earth bondtester, insulation tester, clamp meter, chart recorder, FRA, LCR bridge and load banks. Show less

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  QinetiQ Target Systems

  Feb 2014 - now

  QinetiQ is a world leader in the design, development, manufacture and operation of advanced targetsystems for live-fire training exercises and weapons test and evaluation.I am responsible for the design and / or integration of electronics into our system.The majority of the system has been designed in house ranging from the ground station, avionicsunits, RF transmitters / receivers, payloads and ground support equipment.a) Supporting worldwide trials.b) Full design cycle, from concept to production.c) PCB layout / schematic capture using PAD’s.d) Digital design skills.e) Creation of BOM’s.f) Technical writing including specifications, validation test procedures, production test procedures.g) Working with software engineers to ensure the hardware design meets their requirements.h) Supporting the newly formed production engineering department and the production testengineers.i) Real time embedded system appreciation.j) Use of 32 bit micro controllers ARM (STM32) and FPGA’s.k) Building and testing of prototype designs electronic / electro-mechanical assemblies.l) Knowledge of data transmission and data interfacing:a. UARTb. RS232/485c. SPId. I2Ce. USBf. CANm) IP based system knowledge.n) RF system knowledge.o) Mentoring junior engineers.p) System and PCB level fault finding.q) Telemetry analysis. Show less

  • Senior Electronics Production Engineer

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Electronic Design Engineer

    Feb 2014 - Sept 2024