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Electronic Engineering: A branch of engineering that deals with the design, fabrication, and operation of electronic devices and systems. Thus, electronic engineer. Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology (1992). Retrieved 05 October 2004. Available from xreferplus. http://www.xreferplus.com/entry/3100024

Curriculum Vitae of Simon Thompson MEng(Hons.), MIET, MIEEE

Education

Graduated from the Department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton with a Masters of Engineering (M.Eng.) Honours degree in Electronic Engineering. Research interests included:

Radio Frequency Communication
Extra-terrestrial Commercial Off the Shelf Electronic Systems
Use of Technology in Education and Disabled Access

Whilst at university I was a sponsored by British Aerospace Land and Sea Systems (which became BAE Systems Combat and Radar Systems in second year and AMS Joint Venture in third). A good job, some brilliant colleagues, but I didn't fancy life full-time on the Isle of Wight.

Prior to university, went to St. Mary's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form in Newcastle upon Tyne

Work

I'm currently working for a large broadcasting research department in Surrey. I have the grandiose title of Research Engineer (Actually I'm a Technologist, but am allowed the other title for professional reasons). I've completed my Graduate rotation of three projects. My first examined the effects of analogue to digital TV switchover on small relay stations. My second is in the implementation of a scheme called TV-Anytime, which enhances the metadata associated with TV programs and allows a different method of user interaction with the content. My third was working with Queen's University, Belfast on grid computing. I'm currently working on writing VHDL for use in transmission systems, with a bit of u-wave RF hardware too.

Courses Attended

Upfront - The BBC induction course
Digital Terrestrial Television - An Overview
MapInfo GIS
Broadcast Engineering Foundation
Risk Assessment
Advanced Broadcast Technology
Java for C/C++ Programmers
Advanced Networking
Technical Report Writing
Linux and Unix Pratitioner

I hope to attend a PRINCE2 Practitioners course and a First Aid course next year.

Publications

Publications Thompson, S., The Use of Grid Technology Within the Broadcast Arena, IEEE BTS Newsletter, IEEE, August 2006, pp 14-16.

Forward Planning

I'm currently a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIEE) and Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (MIEEE) and am working towards getting my name added to the Royal Charter. Becoming a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.) or Europeene Ingenieur (Eur.Ing. replacing Mr.) requires a lot of hard work and dedication to fulfill the United Kingdom Standard for Professional Engineering Competency (UK-SPEC), takes a minimum of 8 years (I'm 6+ years into this 8) and requires Masters level education. (Wearing a ring may be part of it in the future).