Dom Cobley

Personal Details

Objective

• I would like a role utilising my creativity and programming abilities, working with leading edge technology, from initial design through implementation, to completion as a successful product

Work experience

2001 - Current

Alphamosaic

Cambridge

• Responsible for toolchain development for VideoCore processor.
• Produced Nexus TAL and HAL, parallel host interface, disassembler.
• Ported Nucleus Plus RTOS to VideoCore processor.

2000 - 2001

Cambridge Consultants Ltd

Cambridge

• C programming for a digital audio watermarking system.
• Developed a Matlab front-end/test harness user interface controls, Mex file interface to test embedded code on a rebar detector.
• Designed hardware and software for the DSP in Bluetooth test equipment.

1994 - 2000

Defence Evaluation Research Agency

Malvern

• Excellent C programming skills, with emphasis on parallel processing and real time systems, using networks of C40 and Sharc DSPs.
• Good knowledge of other programming languages, including Visual C++, and assembly programming.
• Development of numerous DSP algorithms, including signal detection, recognition, demodulation, and transparent routing.
• Experience of PCB design and testing, including programming multiple FPGAs for front end signal processing, interfaced to memory and an embedded processor.
• Knowledge of currently available comms systems, with understanding of antennas, receivers, ADCs and DDCs.
• Simulation and algorithm design using Matlab. Experience with PCs, Windows NT and 98, and Windows applications.

1992, 1994

Moss Bros

London

• Two C programming contracts, producing software still in use in high street shops.

Education

1993 - 1994

University of the West of England

Bristol

• Courses in systems specification and design, parallel programming, parallel architectures, distributed systems, image processing, neural computing, distributed databases. Included four months placement in industry working with transputers.

1989 - 1992

University of Bath

Bath

• Courses include applied mathematics, probability, statistics, formal logic, data structures, program design, numerical analysis, linear analysis, algorithms, computer architecture and machine code, Lisp programming, finite difference methods, finite element methods, non-linear systems, mathematical methods, software engineering, computer vision, computer graphics.

1987 - 1989

Cardinal Newman School

Brighton

• A levels: Maths (A), Further Maths (A), Physics (B)
• O levels: Ten passes.

Professional memberships

• Undergoing corporate membership of IEE.

Interests and activities

• County level pool player, captain of local team
• Enjoy films, music, books and competitive games