Tom Buckingham

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ABOUT TOM BUCKINGHAM

5 years experience as a Software and Electronics design Engineer at Roll-Royce plc. Within the Electronic Ground Support Equipment team. Primarily focussing on dotNet Application software design and project technical leadership.Responsible for full design lifecycle of complex measurement and test equipment. Leads projects consisting of various components including design and development of application software, electronic hardware and microcontroller embedded firmware and all associated processes, standards and paper trails.Maintains in-service customer support as equipment expert point of contact. Liaises with external suppliers, manufacturers and distributors to ensure smooth build, delivery and support of our products for our customers. 2.5 years prior experience as a Lead test engineer (TTE) within Development and Experimental Engineering, Civil Operations. Team leader of small teams of fitter-testers delivering Gas turbine engines through production and experimental testing. 9 years prior RAF first line Avionics Engineering Technician experience. Maintaining Eurofighter typhoon aircraft avionics systems. Possesses a passionate interest in software design, product development and leading/mentoring. Able to liaise with key stakeholders to ensure key metrics including timescales and requirements are communicated clearly. Qualifications- BEng (Hons) Degree in Engineering- Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering.Courses:‘The C# Programming Language’ - QA ltd,‘C for real time embedded developers’ - Feabhas,‘Simulink for algorithm modelling’ - Mathworks,‘Embedded coder for production code generation’ - Mathworks,17th Edition Wiring regulations,City and Guilds Mobile Refrigerant,Eurofighter Typhoon Q-Annotation,Eurofighter Typhoon X114,RAF Junior Leadership Course. Specialties:Software (C#, python, php, html, dotNet,SQL),Firmware (Embedded C),Electronics,Fault finding/diagnosis,Control systems,Team leading,Team working,Interpersonal relationships and effective communication within a team,Proffessional work ethic,Communication systems,Flight Line Handling,Avionics Systems,Radar,Refrigerant Handling and Recharging,17th Edition,Electro-mechanical systems.