Principal Systems Engineer at MBDA UK Ltd
United Kingdom
- Current
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- Principal Systems Engineer at MBDA UK Ltd
- Past
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- Director at Determinant
- Software Tools Team Leader at Panasonic Manufacturing UK Ltd
- Software Design Engineer at Surface Technology Systems PLC
- Computer Analyst at Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre
- Software Engineer at Dowty Systems Integration
- Apprentice Technologist at British Aerospace Airbus Division
- Education
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- University of Wales, Swansea
- University of Wales, Swansea
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Matthew Thomas’s Summary
Multi-disciplined engineer with 20 years of full life-cycle experience across a breadth of application areas. Analytical problem solver and effective solution provider.
Matthew Thomas’s Specialties:
OOAD, UML and model-driven development (Rhapsody, Rational Rose).
Requirements management (DOORS).
Embedded real-time with C++ and C.
Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS).
DVB-T.
Matthew Thomas’s Experience
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Principal Systems Engineer
MBDA UK Ltd
(Privately Held; Defense & Space industry)
March 2009 — Present (5 months)
Architecture team for delivery of complex systems to the MOD.
Applying expert Rhapsody and DOORS skills to facilitate information exchange between multiple teams by getting the project information architecture right.
Responsibility for requirements capture on a major subsystem.
Responsibility for system-wide reliability requirements capture for reliability, and assisting the process for other specialist engineering disciplines (safety, information security, human factors and environment). -
Director
Determinant
(Computer Software industry)
August 2007 — March 2009 (1 year 8 months)
Consultancy services to help you define your requirements and take this onto a clear specification of the product.
Redesign of national (Wales) communicable disease surveillance system.
Our RM/Modeler solution is ready to be applied to your DOORS problems. RM/Modeler visualises and specifies your DOORS information architecture, completely, accurately, and productively. Call us for a consultancy quote.
Serving systems and software developers, Determinant provides:
- solutions to assist you in the delivery of your products using the latest software development automation tools (e.g. Rhapsody UML modelling tool, DOORS, etc),
- proof-of-concept to customers exploring the adoption of software development automation tools,
- services to ensure its customers experience successful deployment of software development automation tools to enable effective development workflows. -
Software Tools Team Leader
Panasonic Manufacturing UK Ltd
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)
September 2002 — July 2007 (4 years 11 months)
Software Process Improvement
- Model Driven Development (UML and Rhapsody)
- Requirements Management (DOORS and Reqtify)
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Software Design Engineer
Surface Technology Systems PLC
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Semiconductors industry)
March 2000 — August 2002 (2 years 6 months)
Analysis, Design and Development of Embedded Real-time Control Systems for Semiconductor Manufacturing Tools
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Computer Analyst
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
June 1993 — August 1995 (2 years 3 months)
Analysis, Design and Development of national communicable disease surveillance system
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Software Engineer
Dowty Systems Integration
(Computer Software industry)
1991 — 1993 (2 years)
Embedded software in C++ for mobile radio data systems: front end and dispatch subsystems. Full life-cycle, yourdon analysis & design, to client site acceptance.
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Apprentice Technologist
British Aerospace Airbus Division
(Computer Software industry)
1985 — 1991 (6 years)
Sandwiching my university days, with training, multiple projects, and broad industrial experience. Secondment to Airbus Industrie, Toulouse. Won Technologist apprenticeship prize, 1990.
Matthew Thomas’s Education
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University of Wales, Swansea
EngD , Techno-economic Forecasting , 1995 — 2000
An industrially based Doctorate with British Steel Tinplate
Involved Management and Technical Training courses- Activities and Societies:
- Chartered Engineer, Institute of Engineering Technology
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University of Wales, Swansea
1st , Electronic and Electrical Engineering , 1986 — 1989
I developed a 50v/us operational amplifier slew rate meter as my third year project
- Activities and Societies:
- Treasurer, Clyne Halls of Residence
Additional Information
Matthew Thomas’s Websites:
Matthew Thomas’s Interests:
Sailing, Mountain Biking, Holidays, Kung Fu, Travel
Matthew Thomas’s Groups:
CEng IET
Rhapsody User Group Executive Committee
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The IET Knowledge Network
Matthew Thomas’s Honors:
Engineering Doctorate (EPSRC EngD Scheme)
British Aerospace Technologist Apprentice 1990
Matthew Thomas’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
