Full name : Patrick Dominic Burns
Address : TOPAZ
Bramley,
Basingstoke,
Hants,
RG26 5AQ
Telephone No : Basingstoke (01256) 881873
Date of Birth : 3rd April 1953 (age 43)
Place of Birth : Lisburn, N.I.
Nationality : British
Marital status : Married
Driving Licence: Current
Passport : Current
Lisburn Technical College: Sept 1964-June 1969
Cregagh Technical College: Sept 1969-June 1971
Mander College, Bedford : Sept 1972-May 1974
Farnborough Technical College: Sept 1974-June 1977
Reading Technical College: Sept 1979-June 1981
Portsmouth Technical College: Sept 1985-May 1987
G.C.E 'O' Levels
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English,
Engineering Drawing.
ONC
Engineering, Mathematics, Applied Mechanics, Electrical
Engineering A,Electrical Engineering B.
HNC
Electrical & Electronic Engineering , Electrical &
Electronic Principles II, Mathematics II, Electronics II.
HNC A3
Endorsements
Electronics III, Mathematics III, Computation & Control,
Computer Technology and Digital Techniques.
MSc in Control Technology Conferred July 1990
Design, development, flight test and certification of avionics and power
plant systems. This encompassed Project Management, Analogue/Digital design,
software to DO178B, with control systems and simulation development.
Particular
Projects included Full Authority Digital Engine Control for the Pegasus Engine
(used on the Harrier Jump Jet).
Activities related to the installation
and certification of the BAe 125-1000 and the BAe 146 RJx FADEC systems.
My career has led to experience in the following:-
1) SOFTWARE
Languages :
Fortran, Basic, ANSI-C,
Various Assembler (TI9900, TI9989, Hewlett Packard, 68000)
Equipment:
Sun Workstation, Honeywell DDPS16, PRIME, HP1000
Series, Vax, IBM PC, TI 9900, T19989 and Motorola 68000 Microprocessor systems.
Motorola in circuit Emulation with X Ray Support Software
Documentation:
Formal Configuration Procedures and JSP 188
2) HARDWARE
Analogue :
Circuit design to provide transducer simulations of
aircraft engine signals.
Digital:
Basic circuit design of
digital engine control units based on the following processors TI9900, TI9989,
Motorola 68000.
3) CONTROL SYSTEMS
Design :
Design and development of control analysis
suite of programs to enable theoretical assessment and control system
compensation in frequency domain. Digital control algorithms for gas turbine
control.
Feb 1989-Present
Cotech.
Managing Director
of Cotech
Jan 1979 -Feb 1989
Smiths Industries Aerospace & Defence Systems Winchester Road,
Basingstoke, Hants.
Jan 1987 -Feb 1989
Pegasus Project Manager, Project
Leader Control Systems and Digital Engine Control Unit test rigs.
Responsibilities included technical and financial responsibility for all
Pegasus Digital Engine Control Unit projects.
Duties included management of a team of 15 professional software and
hardware engineers involved in design activities relating to power plant control
systems.
May 1986 -Mar 1987
Project Leader, Control Systems and Engine Control System test rigs.
Responsibilities included
a) Design and development of all
control systems work for current projects.
b) Liaison with the New Business Team on systems for advanced work or
proposals.
c) Recommending activities for system research.
d) Design
and develop existing and advanced test rigs for power plant controllers.
April 1985 -April 1986
Project Engineer -
Controls Systems
Responsibilities included Design and Development of all control
systems work, including simulation development and studies.
Duties included management of a team of 2 control engineers in
producing off-line and real time simulations and control systems for Gas Turbine
Engines with associated documentation to MOD Standard JSP 188.
This involved customer liaison, planning and organisation of activities.
June 1979 -Mar 1985
Electronics Engineer
Responsible to Project Manager for the design and development of
control algorithms for the power plants.
Duties included liaison with Rolls Royce, Bristol, development of
control software packages and engine test bed runs for system evaluation. Also
development of digital control system and associated documentation.
Jan 1978 - Dec 1978
R.C.A. Limited,
Sunbury-on-Thames
Jan 1978 - Dec 1978
Shift Leader
Responsible for supervising a shift team of 2 at a satellite
telemetry and command station.
Duties included modification, maintenance and operational duties
concerned with telemetry and command station. This involved revising electronic
hardware and software, design work assessment and planning.
June 1971-Jan 1978
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Attained the rank of Corporal, Ground Radar Systems prior to leaving.
Sept 1969 -June 1971
Naval Aircraft Yard,
Sydenham, Belfast.
Aircraft Electrical Apprenticeship.
Squash, Badminton, Church Activities, Organising Social Events and Fund Raising.