Tim Hoult

Experience

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  DJPdesign Ltd

  Aug 2007 - Aug 2008

  Research Engineer

  • Designed and implemented software and hardware for materials and product impact testing• Designed and developed body worn impact protection systems for sport, medical and military applications• Devised and assisted in supervision of undergraduate research projects in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Imperial College. Various topics including metatarsal protection, flexible ballistic armour development• Involved with working groups within the British Standards Institute on projects involving hip protectors and rugby studs Show less

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  Imperial College London

  Aug 2008 - Oct 2012

  • Design and manufacture of testing apparatus, involving control and instrumentation• Design and manufacture of precision scratching and cutting tools by wire EDM• Fundamental understanding of various facets of material testing• One journal publication in review, several conference papers• Experience in designing and implementing systems for control and data acquisition via National Instruments LabVIEW, using a wide range of sensors (load cells, optical encoders, strain gauges, LVDTs) and actuators (hydraulic, pneumatic, stepper motors)• Experienced user of Solidworks and CAMworks, with some experience in Mastercam• Competent machinist, with experience in design for, programming of, setup, and operation of CNC machining centres, as well as wire EDM• Extensive use of high speed photography for visualisation and measurement purposes• Material testing skills in a wide range of forms, including both standardised fracture and mechanical properties testing and high rate ballistic and impact testing Show less

  • PhD Student

    Aug 2009 - Oct 2012

  • Research Assistant

    Aug 2008 - Aug 2009
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  Renishaw

  Oct 2012 - now

  I'm responsible for a diverse team of engineers working in the fields of mechanical, electronics, software, systems and production engineering. We create assembly and test processes that ensure Renishaw encoder and laser calibration products reach customers on time, on budget and with the level of quality expected from a world-class engineering company Leading a team of engineers developing new encoder systems, from concept to production Leading a team of engineers in the design and development of new incremental encoder products Multi-disciplinary engineer working in the development of automated test processes for optical encoders.Key areas include:- Motion control- Instrumentation- Data acquisition- Process control- System design Working in a cross-functional team of engineers designing new encoder products and processes.- Involved in several engineering disciplines of product and process design, including mechanical, electrical, systems and software- Responsible for automated test equipment design and development, including process software created in LabVIEW- Providing data capture and analysis from experiments to inform product and system design decisions

  • Process Design Manager

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Principal Design Development Engineer

    Jul 2021 - Mar 2024

  • Senior Design Development Engineer

    Feb 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Senior Process Development Engineer

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Process Development Engineer

    Oct 2012 - Jan 2016