Mike Luck

Current

• Deputy Team Leader, Local Configuration Management and Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin

Past

• Engineering Leadership Development Program at Lockheed Martin
• Embeded Software Engineer at Wood and Douglas
• Computer Engineer at PC World

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Education

• University of Portsmouth
• University of Portsmouth

Connections

25 connections

Industry

Aviation & Aerospace

Websites

• My Website

Mike Luck’s Summary

A Proactive and self motivated performer with excellent problem solving, wide ranging technical knowledge and experience of working complex projects with collaboration between UK and USA based teams. Has a detailed understanding of Hardware, Software, Systems, Integration and Test disciplines and keeps current with latest technologies through regular research. Fast learner, is keen to excel and enjoys the challenge of finding optimum solutions for problems. Has experience of recruitment, training and development of staff. Understands and supports Lean process improvement and performs as an excellent team player.

Selected for an international Leadership Development Programme involving study at Johns Hopkins University, USA and leading to an MSc in Engineering and Management. This programme, the associated rotational assignments and contact with senior executives has driven rapidly expanding leadership skills.

Deputy Team Leader of a software team on the NERC Air Traffic Management programme responsible for leadership and direction of the team and providing scheduling, risk management, technical performance monitoring, coordination of workload, cost control and Earned Value Management to the build and programme leadership teams. Works closely with the customer to ensure expectations are met and regularly reports status against schedule and cost.

Also performs as Local CM managing QA signoff and milestone deliveries to the customer and executes Software Engineering tasks as required drawing on experience gained working on all the major software teams.

Mike Luck’s Specialties:

•Software: C, C++ MFC, JAVA, ADA, GUI / MMI, ASP.NET, VB, UML, PHP, HTML, ASM, Debuggers, Simulators, Source Version Control, Problem Tracking
•Hardware: PCB Design, Prototyping, Schematics, Fault Finding, Digital Logic, PC, Microcontrollers, Interfaces, RF
•Problem Solving, Fast Learning, Leadership

Mike Luck’s Experience

• Deputy Team Leader, Local Configuration Management and Software Engineer

  Lockheed Martin

  (Public Company; LMT; Defense & Space industry)

  September 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  Deputy Team Leader of a software team on the NERC Air Traffic Management programme responsible for leadership and direction of the team and providing scheduling, risk management, technical performance monitoring, coordination of workload, cost control and Earned Value Management to the build and programme leadership teams. Works closely with the customer to ensure expectations are met and regularly reports status against schedule and cost.
  
  Also performs as Local CM managing QA signoff and milestone deliveries to the customer and executes Software Engineering tasks as required drawing on experience gained working on all the major software teams.

• Engineering Leadership Development Program

  Lockheed Martin

  (Public Company; LMT; Defense & Space industry)

  September 2006 — June 2009 (2 years 10 months)

  I have recently completed an MSc in Engineering and Management, as part of an international three year Engineering Leadership Development Programme.

• Embeded Software Engineer

  Wood and Douglas

  (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  July 2002 — September 2005 (3 years 3 months)

  After completing a bachelors degree started fulltime employment as a Research and Development Software Engineer working on a range of Radio Frequency products. Created code solutions for embedded Microchip PIC microcontrollers using the CCS C compiler and created Windows based C++ GUIs / MMIs for setup, control and automated test of the products.
  
  This position involved being part of the design team through from initial concept to prototyping to final product release. Two primary projects worked on was an encrypted MPEG 2 video, audio and data COFDM radio link for military surveillance and intelligence gathering and a self organising and adapting mobile radio network for monitoring the safety of US fire fighters during operations.

• Computer Engineer

  PC World

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  October 1999 — March 2002 (2 years 6 months)

  For 21/2 years while studying also worked as a Computer Engineer at PC World. Roles included PC fault diagnosis, repairs, upgrades and telephone support providing remote fixes of both hardware and software problems.

Mike Luck’s Education

• University of Portsmouth

  Msc , Engineering and Management , 2007 — 2009

• University of Portsmouth

  BSc , Computer Systems Engineering , 1999 — 2002

Additional Information

Mike Luck’s Websites:

• My Website

Mike Luck’s Interests:

New Technology (Hardware and Software) Motor Sports (Rally and Formular One) Property Developing

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