PRESENT EMPLOYMENT
Proprietor, LONG EATON POWERED MOBILITY
INTEGRATION SERVICE
4th July 2005 - to date
East Midlands Area and beyond.
Clinical assessment of disabled persons to facilitate access to
Mobility/Assistive/Game Console Technology.
Design and construction of adaptations for Mobility/Assistive Technology
access solutions that meet National standards.
Engineering and Regulatory support and consultancy to other organisations
who require it.
ALSO
Registered Clinical Technologist
Jan 2006 - to date.
Access to Communication and Technology (ACT).
South Birmingham Primary Care NHS Trust
Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JA
Clinical assessment of severely disabled persons to facilitate access
to AAC, EC and computer technology.
Involvement with the integration of powered wheelchair controls with AAC,
EC and computer technology.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Manager, Special Controls
Service.
Posture & Mobility Services, WMRC.
April 1993 - Jan 2006
South Birmingham Primary Care NHS Trust
Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JA
Clinical assessment of severely disabled persons to facilitate powered
wheelchair control.
Design and construction of complex wheelchair controls and interfaces to
National standards.
Engineering support to other services in the building and D.W.S’s within
the Region etc.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
| Sub Editor and co-author for:-
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
REPORT 90
Safe Design, Construction and Modification
of Electromedical Equipment
Guidelines
for the application of BS EN 60601-1 to clinical instrumentation.
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RECENT NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Clinical Instrumentation - Life after the Medical Devices Directive. IPEM
- November 2003
"The development of an in-house EMC test facility to support the modification
of powered electric wheelchairs", (by invitation).
Medical Equipment in the 21st Century: Management, innovation and experience.
IPEM - May 2003
"The development of an in-house EMC test facility to support the modification
of powered electric wheelchairs".
RAATE - Bringing AT Professionals Together. CoRE & IPEM - November
2001
"Unwired to the WEB - The Global Communication Aid". ( System integration
and "wire-less" access to computers ).
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL / TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
| Open University |
T235 Engineering Mechanics |
1992 |
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TM282 Modelling With Mathematics |
1990 |
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T101 Living With Technology |
1987 |
Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic
‘H’ TEC Medical Electronics and Instrumentation |
1982 - 1985 |
Matthew Boulton Technical College
Birmingham
‘O’ TEC General Electronics |
1981 - 1982 |
| ‘O’ TEC Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement |
1979 - 1981 |
| OTHER COURSES ATTENDED
|
Date |
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| "MINSPEAK" and vocabulary development, ( Pathfinder communication aid
) |
3/03 |
| Patient Manual Handling |
8/98 |
| Electrical Safety of Medical Equipment (BS5724 - Part 1) |
6/95 |
| Clinical Seating Assessment |
10/93 |
| Clinical Assessment for Powered Wheelchairs |
9/93 |
| Clinical Assessment for Non-Powered Wheelchairs |
6/93 |
| Disability Awareness |
1993 |
| Health and Safety course for N.H.S. Safety Representatives |
1/88 |
West Midlands R.H.A. Development course for M.P.P.M. Technicians
( Communication skills, one to one instruction, selection interviewing,
supervision / leadership, laboratory first aid). |
7/84 |
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PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Critchley Wound Components Q.A. Engineer ( Business Processing
Team).
Queens Drive Industrial Estate
Nottingham, NG2 1NA |
June 1992 - March 1993 |
Implementation of BS5750 Quality Assurance procedures involving goods inwards
acceptance testing,
electrical testing of samples from production, production of test fixtures,
ATE programmes and
other equipment. Performance of "value Engineering" exercises on specific
products as required and
assistance in the development of new products.
G.E.C. Plessey Telecommunications. Test Development Engineer
Beeston, Nottingham,
NG9 1LA |
January 1989 - May 1992 |
The performance of pre-production conformance tests on new product. Design,
development or
adaptation of system test hardware, software or procedures for the production
testing of new
or existing product lines. Documentation of the above using word processor
techniques and
electronic mail to company regulations and procedures.
Central Birmingham Health Authority. Grade III Medical Physics
Technician
Department of Medical Physics
and Bio-Medical Engineering,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
Birmingham. |
Feb 1986 - December 1988 |
Repair and servicing of patient connected electro-medical equipment. Maintenance
of equipment
records. Stock control of spare parts and components. Involvement in the
training of students and
junior members of staff. Immediate response to the Intensive
Care Unit upon report of faults
to vital patient monitoring equipment, usually requiring direct patient contact.
Liaison with Medical
staff, Physics staff and manufacturers towards the safe and proper use of
existing equipment,
and the development of new equipment. Attention to safe working practices,
( I was the Safety
Representative for our lab ).
Central Birmingham Health Authority Grade IV Medical Physics Technician
Regional Radiation Physics & Protection Service
Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
July 1984 - February 1986 |
Light electronic engineering. Modification and maintenance of existing equipment.
Some light
mechanical engineering work. Some heavy current installation. Design and
development work
in analogue and digital electronics.
West Midlands Regional Health Authority Trainee M.P.P.M. Technician
Cumberland House, Broad Street,
Birmingham, |
September 1979 - July 1984 |
Training scheme, Medical Physics, Physiological Measurement & Medical
Electronics and
Instrumentation. DUTIES: To undertake a course of college attendance and
in service training
resulting in an ‘H’ TEC in the relevant subjects, (1982-84).
Training scheme, Medical Physics & Physiological Measurement. DUTIES:
To undertake a
course of college attendance and in service training resulting in an
‘O’ TEC in the relevant
subjects, (1979-81).
These courses involved a great deal of patient contact, which at times was
of a most intimate
nature. Therefore a great deal of professionalism and detachment were often
required.
FURTHER EXPERIENCE
I am presently the manager of the Special Controls Service, a sub-section
of the Posture and
Mobility Services division of the west Midlands Rehabilitation Centre. My
service presently
consist of myself, two electronics technicians who participate in a wide
range of engineering
activities and have a small amount of clinical contact, and a part time
administrative assistant.
My duties also involve the clinical assessment of severely disabled persons,
with a view to
providing them with the means to achieve powered mobility using standard
or customised
commercially available control systems, or bespoke equipment as may be
required.
I am responsible for the day to day financial management of my service, and
in addition
have recently (2001/2) successfully managed a £50,000 engineering
development project,
for which I was also the structural and electrical detail design authority.
I am a member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, and
registered with
them as a Clinical Technologist. As such I am required to undertake a minimum
amount of
annual training for Continued Professional Development purposes. In addition
I have recently
been involved as sub-editor and co-author of a national guidance document
on the safe use and
modification of medical electrical equipment – shortly to be published
by the IPEM in 2004.
Along with our Mechanical Engineering Workshop, the SCS is accredited to
ISO 9001:
2000 both for manufacturing and design/development control. We manufacture
Custom Made
Devices and full CE
marked products in accordance with the Medical
Devices Directive. We
have knowledge of the EMC Directive, and the ISO 7176 series of standards,
and have an in
depth knowledge of BSEN 12184 and BSEN 60601-1, including -1-1, and -1-2.
With regard
to the latter, we have constructed our own EMC test chamber to perform "3m"
measurements.
The chamber is large enough to become fully accredited to National Standards.
The detailed
engineering structure of the chamber and choice of test equipment was my
responsibility.
My section performs an advisory function to other District Wheelchair services,
schools,
colleges and other institutions concerning the provision of specialised controls
and integrated
systems enabling clients to combine mobility, communication, wireless computer
access and
environmental control from the one wheelchair control system. We also have
input to
current and new designs of equipment from commercial manufacturers. In addition
my
staff and I will occasionally conduct training for our regionally based
Rehabilitation Engineers
in the use of new wheelchair control systems etc.
My previous position exposed me to the methods of design, manufacture and
test of a wide
range of wound components. These varied from tiny surface mount line interface
devices
through switchmode, to 170VA power transformers. I was involved in the costing
and
purchase of materials and other components. I was directly involved in
maintaining the
quality of the company’s engineering information, and the control of
changes to it. I also
gained an understanding of vacuum impregnation and other forms of "potting".
From time
to time I was involved in the training of other members of staff.
My position in the Test Development section of GPT exposed me to Data
Transmission
Techniques, Analogue audio measurement techniques, the safety aspects of
BABT340
nd the contents of BS6301, BS6305, and BS6317 as applied to modems. I became
proficient in the production of test procedures and other forms of documentation
using
DEC All-In-1 (electronic mail/word processing). I have also manufactured
to relevant
standards some of the test jigs and fixtures that I designed in the course
of my work. For
about nine months I was the co-ordinator for "GPT-New Leaf", (an in house
environmental group helping with site issues, liaising with local councils,
and recycling
cardboard and drinks cans etc.).
My electrical engineering and electronics experience includes: Analogue and
digital design
techniques, including the electrical and physical layout of printed circuit
boards and the design
of enclosures; Fault finding down to component level on analogue, digital
and microprocessor
controlled equipment; Production and documentation of software using BASIC,
FORTH,
Assembler for the 8748 single chip processor and Machine Code for the 6502.
(I have had
a BASIC programme printed in a computer magazine many years ago); Heavy current
installations on three phase X-ray sets and similar equipment, together with
the wiring of
associated control gear.
I also have skills in the use of light mechanical engineering hand tools,
and heavy machine
shop equipment and practice including Bridgeport vertical millers, Lathes,
welding equipment
and other methods of fabrication. I very much enjoy the challenge of, and
believe my strengths
lie in the development of software and the design, development and production
of
electro-mechanical equipment. I have an interest in materials technology,
and my medical
background gives me a broader insight into many aspects of engineering. I
gained
Incorporated Membership of the Institution of Engineering Designers in
1991.
I also enjoy working with other people as a team to achieve a common aim,
but I can be equally
self motivated to get on with the job on my own.
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Badminton, Motor Sport, Robot-Wars, Science Fiction, Aikido, Music.
I have recently taken up my Aikido again after a break of some ten years,
and also, recently
taken my grade 5 music theory test with the ABRSM. (June 2004).
‘O’ TEC Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement Units
Level 1
Chemistry - Pass
Physics - Exempt
Mathematics - Exempt
Biology - Exempt
Level 2
Physics - Merit
Maths with Statistics - Merit
Mammalian Physiology - Pass
Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement - Merit
Cell Biology (MPPM half unit) - Merit
Chemistry (MPPM half unit) - Pass
| General and Communication Studies |
(a) Merit |
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(b) Pass |
Level 3
Mammalian Physiology - Pass
Med. Phys. And Phys. Meas. (double unit) - Merit
Physics - Merit
‘O’ TEC General Electronics Units
Level 3
Electronics Principals - Merit
Electronics - Merit
Electronics (Digital) - Merit
Electronics (Analogue) - Pass
‘H’ TEC Medical Electronics and Instrumentation Units
1st Year
Electronics and Medical Instrumentation ‘A’ - Merit
Medical Uses of Radiation - Pass
Human Physiology - Pass
Mathematical Techniques - Pass
2nd Year
Physiological Measurement Instrumentation - Pass
Radiation Technology Instrumentation - Pass
Advanced Electronics - Merit
Computing and Data Handling - Merit
Biomedical Sciences - Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology,
Microbiology, Pharmacology
- Pass
Organisation, Management and Safety - Pass
Project - Merit
Open University Degree Profile
"Design Engineering and Electronics"
Unit level and value
1, 1 T101 "Living With Technology" Completed 1987
2, 1/2 TM282 "Modelling With Mathematics" Completed 1990
2, 1/2 T235 "Engineering Mechanics - Solids" Completed 1992
2, 1 T201 "Materials In Action"
2, 1/2 T263 "Processes And Products"
2, 1/2 T292 "Instrumentation"
2, 1/2 SD286 "Biology, Brain and Behaviour"
3, 1/2 T362 "Design And Innovation"
3, 1/2 T326 "Electronic Signal Processing"
3, 1/2 T331 "Engineering Mechanics - Solids and Fluids"
3, 1/2 T392 "Engineering Product Design"
4, 1 T401 "Project"
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