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Patents
1. Frequency shift key ( FSK) demodulator,
CN1214586-1999-04-21
2. Network, US2005128008-2005-06-16
3. Circuit arrangement, US2005134395-2005-06-23
 Zarlink
Semiconductor (1998-2004)
In February 1998 GEC
Plessey Semiconductors was taken over by Mitel
Semiconductor (Kanata, Canada), subsequently renamed
Zarlink
Semiconductor. Chris joined the Systems Group at
Swindon and moved there in May 1999. He was
subsequently incorporated into the Systems Group
within the User Access Division where he lead
systems design activities on all types of cellular
systems (AMPS, TDMA, WCDMA, CDMA2000). In his time
with Zarlink he travelled extensively in the US and
Far East in customer liaison roles.
Chris worked on low cost transceiver chips for the
American
TDMA/GAIT markets and 3G systems for Europe and
the Far East.
Zarlink stopped their design of cellular chips in
2004.
 GEC
Plessey Semiconductors (1995-1998)
In January 1995 Chris moved into the Wireless LAN
department under Terry Aliwell at Lincoln. He worked
on designing WLAN's, factory support for WLAN's,
support for Car Alarm production, systems support
for Pagers and design support for Code Division
Multiple Access systems and Bluetooth Wireless Local
Area Networks.
 GEC
Plessey Telecommunications (1990-1995)
In 1990 Chris moved from research into the world of
industry, and joined GEC Plessey Telecommunications
(GPT) in Beeston, just outside Nottingham, to work
on cordless telecommunications systems. Chris worked
on the standards setting body for the Physical Layer
of the Digital European Cordless Telecommunications
(DECT) system and the testing specifications for the
European second generation cordless telephone (CT2)
standard. He was also part of the design team that
developed the CT2 phone used in the Rabbit Telepoint
network and cordless office telephones.
In 1993 part of the CT2 development team moved to
Coventry. At this time Chris was working on the use
of CT2 technology in the emerging Wireless in the
Local Loop (WLL) market and travelled to America and
China in a technical support role. He helped develop
the low cost CT2 base stations for this application
as well as the subscriber terminal - learning a lot
about how telephone networks work in the process.
Chris did courses on telephone networks, ISDN and
digital networks whilst there.
During his time at GPT Chris obtained a Diploma in
"Manufacturing: Management and Technology" with the
Open University.
 Plessey
Research (1983-1990)
After leaving university Chris went to work for
Plessey Research at Roke Manor near Romsey in
Hampshire. Chris worked on a wide variety of
projects including wideband optical instrumentation
receivers and radio communications ranging from HF
communications system design through to propagation
measurements at 60GHz. He was (co-)author of a
number of papers on this subject in the
mid-eighties. It was during his time at Roke Manor
Chris became a Chartered Member of the Institution
of Electronics and Radio Engineers (IERE), now the
Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE).
 Schooling
(1967-1983)
Chris began his education at Chartridge Primary
School, a short distance from where he lived. He
passed the 11+ and went to Chesham High School in
1974. After spending six years there he went to
The City University in London and graduated with an
Honours degree in Physics with Electronics in 1983.
During his time at City he joined the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Communications Chapter, and has been a member ever
since.
Education
Higher Education
Postgraduate Diploma (OU): Manufacturing:
Management and Technology (Quality Techniques,
Implementation of New Technologies, Manufacturing
Materials and Design, Manufacturing Management,
Human- Computer Interaction, Enterprise and the
Environment)
BSc (City University): Applied Physics with
Electronics
A' Levels: Physics, Mathematics (Pure &
Applied), Chemistry
O' Levels: Mathematics, Physics, English
Language, Geometrical Drawing, Statistics, Economics
(Economic Principles), Chemistry, English Literature
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