Maintaining a mixed Linux and UNIX
network to permit the regular regression testing of anti-virus and other security related products.
October 2004-December 2004
Web developer, philcole.me.uk
Developing my Web design and
implementation skills with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP.
April 2003 - September 2004
Research Fellow, University of Southampton,
School of Ocean and Earth Science
Key role in the acquisition and development
of the processing techniques for a unique, large, complex dataset,
which inlcluded programming new software applications for its
processing and analysis in Fortran, C and through shell scripts under
both Solaris and Linux.
Supervision of Masters and
Undergraduate students with research projects.
Assistance with acquisition of other,
eg 3D chirp, datasets as required
Support of staff and students in the
geophysics group with their computing and technical problems.
September 1999 - March 2003
PhD Researcher, Geophysics Group,
Southampton Oceanography Centre
Processing, analysis and interpretaion
of several types of geophysical data.
Software development in C and Fortran
in the Solaris environment to assist in the processing and
interpretation of the datasets
Statistical analysis of results with
the chi-squared and F-tests
Project and time management - I was
responsible for my own time and project, ensuring that enough work was
completed on time for publication
Support of staff and students in the
geophysics group with their computing and technical problems
Received training including Communicating
Science to the Public, Report writing, Fortran-90 programming, shell
scripting and web page writing
Demonstrated to undergraduate
fieldtrips to Isle of Wight and Anglesey.
May 1999 - September 1999
Visiting Scientist, United States
Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Investigating the shallow seismicity of
Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
Installation, maintenance and System
Administration of the Volcano Hazards Group Solaris 7 machine
September 1997-September 1998
Administrative Assistant, Harrison
& Harrison Ltd (Organ Builders), Durham.
Responsible directly to the Managing
Director and Administrator
Managed 3 organ tuners and their tuning
round of 100 churches
Maintained company website,
harrison-organs.co.uk
Provided computing support to all
office staff
Managed the company's 140 year old
archives
Provided backup cover in the absence of
the Receptionist or Accountant
July 1995-September 1996
Student Engineer, Alenia Marconi
Programming in C and Motif under Unix
as part of large, distributed project
Following detailed design
specifications to implement designs
Developing and writing test
specifications and documentation
MSc, Advanced Course in Geophysics,
University of Durham
This course developed my understanding of many geophysical methods and
techniques, including
seismic reflection and refraction, gravity, magnetic and electrical
methods. My project was
completed with the United States Geological Survey, looking at shallow
seismology from
Kilauea volcano, Hawaii.
October 1994 - June 1997
BA, Natural Sciences, University of
Cambridge. 'Upgraded'
to MA in May 2001. Subjects studied included Computer Science, Maths,
Geology, Mineralogy and
Geophysics.
September 1987 - June 1994
Cardiff High School. 11 GCSE including
Maths and English.
4 A Levels including Maths (A) and Computing (A).
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