Robert Graham

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I have been working with KG Protech to design the architecture for their automated teaching platform. This is an AWS cloud platform controlling a fleet of bespoke hardware devices using Internet of Things principles.

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I was the lead developer and system architect of the CoupleWise relationship counseling solution. This is an e-learning platform that enables couples to work together to resolve their differences, with the ultimate goal of strengthening their relationships. Prior to joining CoupleWise they had an ageing Rails 3 web site built around a MongoDB database. After careful evaluation I concluded that it would not be cost effective to upgrade their existing codebase and so redeveloped their entire platform from the ground up. This new platform utilizes HTML5 technologies enabling better experience by users on mobile devices. Full responsive design ensures the application is equally accessible on a small iPhone 4 as it is on a large desktop web browser. Using PhoneGap this application will soon be available in the Apple and Android app stores. Working remotely for a New York based company with a globally distributed team. Designed, developed and deployed full-stack application with Rails 5. Migrated database from MongoDB to Active Record running on PostgreSQL. CSS responsive design with device dependent theme switching. Deployed as virtual native app using PhoneGap. OAuth single-sign-on capabilities with social login. API facilitating integration with 3rd party applications and counseling services. Interactive content using JQuery Javascript library.

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In the summer of 2007 I setup a small online shop to retail family-made bespoke semi-precious gemstone jewellery. By the following year this had fledged into a full-time business operating on several e-commerce platforms through a variety of brand names. To date I have sold over 100,000 unique handmade necklaces and bracelets. Developed a bespoke CMS using Ruby on Rails. Implemented a procedure to systematically list auction items without relying on expensive 3rd party tools. Automatic address correction leading to significantly reduced lost parcels. Dynamic stock alerts and repricing. Effective competitor analysis using a dedicated suite of scraping tools. Developed an analytics toolkit to build on MongoDB to record listing impressions and page view activity on eBay. Utilizing self-implemented technologies I managed a high-volume retail throughput with minimal human resources.

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Since 2007 I have been working periodically as a software consultant for Second Magenta, a company internationally renowned for its expertise in the design optimisation heated windshields used in aircraft and high speed trains. I personally develop and support all of Second Magneta?s software tool stacks, which are mostly implemented in Java and Microsoft C#. I developed a Java Swing application to predict the thermal and optical properties of aeroplane windshields under various weather conditions. I developed a .NET Framework application to realtime monitor and analyze heated windshields using an IR thermal imaging camera. I developed a tool in Javascript to calculate the dynamic physical stress across sheets of glass. This was deployed as a native desktop application using the Electron framework.

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I won a funded 12-month scholarship placement on a prestigious entrepreneurship program [EPIS] to assess the technical and financial viability of a university PhD commercialisation opportunity. Utilizing asynchronous chip design methodologies, this technology addressed significant security issues in the smart card industry by protecting the encryption on cards such as those you would typically use for ATM bank transactions.

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Spinal Gateway started as a research project (IP Shells) at the University of Edinburgh and was spun out in 2004. The company's goal was to deliver ultra low power ASIC and reconfigurable IP to data-intensive mobile applications. I designed, developed and patented a prototype J2EE solution allowing microchip manufacturers to design and test virtual digital circuits using the resources of a remote server farm. The server farm hosted both the CAD tool suites and the IP Verilog/VHDL code libraries necessary to build and test advanced DSP applications. A bespoke Java Swing UI allowed SoC designers to drag and drop high-level circuit blocks and perform integration tests, but the source code remained securely protected on the server. This novel approach enabled vendors, such as mobile phone manufactures, to validate the functionality of the circuit modules, whilst protecting the source code of these modules until a purchasing decision was made. Spinal Gateway received venture capital investment from Braveheart Ventures and the original IP Shells project won the backing of a SMART Award and a £500,000 grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

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After graduating, I was offered a research position at IMNS in The University of Edinburgh. In this role I augmented an artificial intelligence (AI) application using heuristics and Genetic Algorithms to enhance automated testing of PCBs using C and Lisp. The resulting work was published in Proceedings Third NASA/DoD Workshop on Evolvable Hardware.