Kyle Blay
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I am currently gainfully employed at the CSIRO Industrial Physics laboratory in Sydney, NSW as an Electronic/Hardware/Software/Research Engineer. Happy to consider other positions, but also quite happy where I am :) My engineering interests include communications systems, embedded computer systems, digital microelectronics, digital signal processing, software engineering and radio frequency engineering. However I am certainly not limited to these categories, and I would relish any opportunities to develop my skills in other areas and fields. |
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Experience |
2005-present CSIRO Industrial Physics Sydney, NSW Electronics/Software Engineer • Responsible for software/hardware development of a Data Acquisition system for a superconducting magnetic gradiometer. • I work with CPLDs, DACs/ADCs, PCB Design, C++ hardware/application programming, MATLAB modelling and simulation and instrument theory. • I design/perform experiments to test both the DAQ system I develop and the prototype instrument my project is based around. • Just completed my third year of employment. |
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2004 Vision Instruments Adelaide, SA Technician/Engineer • Partly designed, built and tested an electronic control system for a prototype retinal imaging system. • Integrated and programmed a PIC microcontroller to control various functional aspects of the imaging system including power systems, flash systems, motor systems and digital camera systems. • Developed wiring, soldering, testing and circuit debugging skills. • Employment was contract based, 100hrs of work were performed. |
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2004 eLabtronics Adelaide, SA Technician (Work experience) • Assembled prototype microcontroller-based robots (PIC), tested and debugged circuit design and developed software suite for them. • Developed wiring, soldering, testing and circuit debugging skills. • Wrote an object-oriented software specification for a graphical flow-chart programming environment (CoreChart) • Work experience lasted 4 weeks, full-time. |
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2003-2005 Caltex/Goldyork Adelaide, SA Console Operator • Serving customers, general upkeep of the store and cash handling skills. |
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2001–2002 (18mths) Financial Freedom Adelaide, SA IT Manager • Managed and supported office assets. (PABX, Internet, LAN) • Maintained/developed company website (HTML, ASP, SQL www.financialfreedom.com.au) • Developed budgeting/planning software (Delphi, Excel) • Assisted in the creation of Personal Financial Plans • Performed costing/reconciliations for various projects. • Employment was terminated when business was wound-up |
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2001-present Self-employed Adelaide, SA Website Developer • Directed a partnership developing websites • Sought and applied for Tenders and Expressions of Interest • Managed development process • Mainly concerned with the architecture/implementation of the sites • Technologies: ASP, PHP, Perl, SQL, JavaScript, Java & HTML • Some sites: www.missitaliaaustralia.com, www.ravegeek.com & www.accume.com.au • Operates as an opportunistic, part-time and non-essential partnership |
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1998-2000 Mick Skorpos Petrol Adelaide, SA Console Operator |
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1995-present N/A Adelaide, SA Main Organizer and creator of the Coven demo parties • Coven is/was a 1-4 day event for computer programmers, musicians and artists. Its aim was to create a computer art ‘festival’ for these hobbyists to showcase their work. The festival attracted anywhere from 50 to 200 local, interstate and sometimes international attendees. It was Australia’s most well-known and only regular demo party. • There were six Coven’s held; Three at Adelaide University and three at the Ngapartji Multimedia Center (Rundle St, Adelaide) • It was regularly sponsored by the Ngapartji Multimedia Center and Ratbag Games Australia. (Adelaide-based computer game developer) • Coven was a non-profit event. • I was responsible for most aspects of planning. Promotion, logistics, running, sponsor negotiations and event program. |
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1998-1999 Sam Goodys (Music Store) Seattle, WA (USA) Sales Assistant • Three months full-time work in the USA on a J1 student visa |
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Education |
1995-2004 Adelaide University Adelaide, SA • Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems Engineering with Honours) (ranked 16th on Honours list in elec. eng. class of 2004) • Bachelor of Science (Mathematical and Computer Science) • Final year Comp. Sci. subjects: Advanced Programming Paradigms; Systems Analysis and Project; Artificial Intelligence; Compiler Construction; Open Systems & Client/Server Computing; Operating Systems; Computer Architecture; Programming Techniques; Knowledge Representation; Differential Equations III; Mathematics of Finance. • Third year engineering subjects: RF engineering III, Real Time Systems IV; Embedded Computer Systems; Communications, Signals and Systems III; Control III; Digital Electronics III; Software Engineering and Project. • Final year engineering subjects: Telecommunications IV; Advanced Telecommunications IV; Signal Processing IV; Communications IV; Digital Microelectronics; Reliability and Quality Control; Financial Management for Engineers; Management and Professional Practice for Engineers; Computer Networks and Applications; Honours Design Project. • My final year project involved considerable work within a Matlab development environment. It aimed to simulate and evaluate the feasibility of a proposed auto-focus system for a prototype retinal camera. • An unofficial copy of my Academic Transcript is available at http://www.kyleblay.com/transcript.html • Have just commenced a two-year part-time Masters of Engineering Science degree, majoring in Signal Processing at the University of New South Wales. |
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2006-2007 University of NSW Sydney, NSW • Masters of Engineering Science (Electronic Engineering - Signal Processing) • Subjects: Speech & Audio Processing; Real Time Computing & Control; Digital Signal Processing and Applications; Adaptive Signal Processing in Telecommunications; Digital Image Processing; Neural Networks • Masters Project: Developed matched-correlator detection algorithms for a superconducting stainless-steel contaminant detector prototype. • Weighted Average Mark: 84.833 % |
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Interests |
I have had a keen, long-term interest in digital technology. I was an active participant in the BBS (pre-internet) scene, running my own bulletin board system for three years. It was central to the beginning of the Coven series of demo parties and my appreciation for the artistic aspects of computer programming, graphics and music. I have built and currently maintain a website for my immediate social circle, which includes a journal and extensive database of photographs. I also host several social email-lists. I find anything related to electronics fascinating and I am particularly interested in the machines designed for space exploration. I also have an interest in the technologies used in Formula One racing. (And indeed the racing itself!) Including communications and control systems. I have a strong interest in current events, especially technological/science-related news. I read science/tech/space/news websites on a daily basis. |
Skills & Knowledge |
I have a broad level of knowledge regarding most aspects of digital technology: • 68000/x86/PIC Assembler • Ada, Pascal, Basic, C, C++, Java and JavaScript • SQL, PHP, ASP, Perl, DHTML and HTML • Miranda, Scheme, Prolog and Cobol • MATLAB: core functions, sig. proc & image processing toolboxes, GUIDE (graphical interface creation) • Linux/Windows system/network administration. • Linux and Windows development experience (Win32 API & MFC) • Experience in many windows applications – Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop/Premiere, etc. • Large suite of multimedia knowledge and skills • Telecommunications: GSM, W-CDMA, PSTN, Satellite, W-LAN, broadband internet. • VHDL, VLSI/ Electric, Tornado/VxWorks, PSpice • Signal Processing principles and practice. • Electronics assembly/testing/debugging. |
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