Dr Timothy W C Brown CEng
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am currently working as an academic at the Centre for Communication Systems |
PERSONAL
DETAILS
Date of Birth: |
Some date roughly 29 years ago. |
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Further details
available on request.
WORK
EXPERIENCE
2007-Present |
Working as a lecturer in RF,
Antennas and Propagation at the Centre for Communication Systems Research,
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2004-2006 |
Working as an assistant
research professor at the Antennas, Propagation and Radio Networking
Section, Department of Electronic Systems,
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2002-2004 |
Undertook sabbatical post as General Secretary of a Scottish charity, The National Postgraduate Committee (NPC) of the United Kingdom. Post involved working as the only employed full time postgraduate student officer in the country keeping the daily running of the charity as well as speaking to government and national higher education bodies on behalf of over 500,000 postgraduates. The sabbatical has provided invaluable experience in professional development. More information about the NPC is available at http://www.npc.org.uk. |
2000-2002 |
Teaching in laboratories, tutorials to 1st and 2nd year undergraduate students at the University of Surrey, UK, suitable to contribute towards higher education academy accreditation. Also undertook design contract work on antenna design and software development for mobile radio propagation measurement applications. |
1999 |
Undertook a month’s placement
with Nokia Mobile Phones, |
1997-1998 |
Undertook 1 year placement with
Nortel
Networks, |
EDUCATION AND
QUALIFICATIONS
2007-2009 |
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) completed as part of a training programme within a lectureship. Developed several skills in teaching practice including: · Electronic voting (or peer instruction) teaching methods. · Group interaction to develop student learning within small lecture classes and allow students to support each other with their complementary skills and abilities. · Development of laboratory teaching resources. · Deeper engagement into linking teaching with research. |
1995-2002 |
PhD in Mobile Communications at the Centre for Communication Systems Research (CCSR) within the Electrical Engineering department. Thesis is entitled Antenna Diversity for Mobile Terminals under the supervision of Dr Simon Saunders. This involved theoretical and practical work in the area of mobile terminal antennas to investigate how to optimise diversity performance under the given limitations. Main research outcomes from the thesis included: · New theoretical models for spatial, polarisation and angular diversity characteristics of dual branch mobile terminal antennas. · A designer’s guide to interpret the results from theoretical models to assist in optimising the diversity performance. · Case study measurements using the new method including a handset with a planar and meandered monopole antenna as well as an Intelligent Quadrafilar Helix Antenna (IQHA) · A
proposal for a testing rig to measure the full conformance of diversity
antennas Thesis can be downloaded from http://www.tim.brown76.name/thesis.html. Future applications of this work include diversity in different propagation environments, and multiple antenna applications for broadband communications. BEng honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Main subjects covered in the degree course include RF Systems, Microwave
Technology, Software Programming, |
1993-1995 |
A Levels in Maths, Physics and
Design and Technology. |
1989-1993 |
9 GCSE Subjects including
Mathematics, Physics, Technology and German. |
PROFESSIONAL
INSTITUTION MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the Institution of
Engineering and Technology (MIET), Institution of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers (IEEE), Universities and Colleges |
REVIEWING AND
TECHNICAL PROGRAMME RESPONSIBILITIES
Have served as a technical programme committee (TPC) chair in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. Have performed several reviews on conference and journal papers including the following:
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SKILLS AND
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Software skills in IT including Microsoft Office, LaTeX, Windows, UNIX, Linux and Internet. Programming Skills in MATLAB, C, C++, Visual Basic, Agilent VEE, LabVIEW and Pascal. Experience/skills in use of simulation packages including NEC, Agilent ADS, GERBER and CST Microwave Studio. Practical skills include Anechoic Chamber maintenance, antenna and propagation measurements, use of RF equipment including wideband MIMO channel sounder amplifiers, spectrum analysers, network analysers, radio test sets and test rigging. Also have PCB design, RF circuit design, antenna design and soldiering competence. Professional skills and experience in oral presentations, data presentation, report writing, project management, negotiation, team work, leadership, time management, basic accounting and marketing. Languages: Proficient spoken Danish with Conversational German and Japanese. Other qualifications: Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI) Associateship
of the Hobbies and interests: Hill walking, cooking, photography, languages, leisure driving and travelling. |
VOLUNTARY
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY OUTSIDE WORK
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Current responsibilities: Secretarial responsibilities for University of Surrey Staff and Postgraduate Christian Fellowship, www.spcfsurrey.org.uk, looking after speaker bookings and communications. Co chair of the UK Christian Academic Network, www.c-a-n.org.uk, undertaking reviews of journals and small scale research projects plus helping general organisation and oversight of activities. Serving on the IET Surrey Local Network Committee, in particular assisting in events where there is involvement of students. Past responsibilities in reverse chronological order: Executive of Guildford
Friends International, www.friendsinternationalguildford.org.uk,
responsible for organising large events with participation of up to 100
students on occasions. A founder and pioneer of Aalborg
International Friends, www.aalborginternationalfriends.dk.
An initiative run by churches in Coordinated a workgroup on researcher supervision and training within Eurodoc, www.eurodoc.net, the European council for young and early stage researchers. Served as a voluntary project officer of the National Postgraduate Committee UK, www.npc.org.uk, continuing some work from the sabbatical post in writing publications, advising the new executive. Worked as secretary of IET
Younger Members Committee, Served two years as president
of the Served two years on the
executive committee for the |