I have 25 years design and development experience for large and small companies ranging from Formula 1 racing to medical devices. Since 1995 I have operated as an independent contractor and consultant.
I am independantly minded and not afraid to suggest unusual ideas and solutions. However, I am also well used to fitting in with teams when required. I consider that I have good all round knowledge which helps to work creatively in a problem solving envioronment
Areas Chris Mayo is Knowledgeable in:
Electronics
Smart Battery packs and technology
Medical devices
Automotive systems
Embedded systems
Techniques Chris Mayo Uses:
First principle design
Brian storming
Analysis
Simulations
Protyping
Imagination
Chris Mayo's Problem Solving Skills:
- Assembly language
- Electronic Design
- Project Management
- Circuit Design
- Product Development
- Feasibility Studies
- Circuit Analysis
- Schematic Capture
- Printed Circuit Board Layout
- Analog Design
- Digital Design
- Specifications
- Technical Documantation
- Battery Pack Design
- Testing
- Project Planning
- Debugging
- Used to remote working and virtual teams
- Communication Skills
- Sensor Interface Design and Development
- System Design
- Requirement Capture
- FMEA and Reliability Studies
- Smart Battery Chargers and Technology
- Good knowledge of firmware development
- Excel VBA
- Venom SC code development
- Microprocessor system design
- Power supplies
- Controller design
- D to A and D to A convertion data acquisition and processing
Chris Mayo's Problem Solving Experience:
- 25 years of solo and team experience of product design and development.
Recent projects:-
Developed an improved solution for detection of air bubbles in Intravenous drug infusion therapy.
Specified designed and developed a battery solutions for a server system including a novel battery performance diagnostic algorithm.
Created a work around solution to a flaw in a smart battery monitoring integraded circuit manufactured by an major semiconductor company.
Other significant projects:-
Reverse engineered an obsolete integrated circuit in the form of a thick film hybrid.
System engineer on the development of a custom chip for an incircuit test system node forcing driver.
Designed and developed as project leader and hardware designer an automotive CAN bus network analyser with exceptionally low power standby mode and high operating temperature.