Chris Scutcher

Computer Engineer specialising in Python, Linux, Telepresence and Machine Learning

Oxfordshire, UK, United Kingdom

Summary

My passion for electronics, computing and just about anything to do with technology, started at a young age. I took apart and reconstructed anything that beeped or whirred to see how it worked. Today, I remain insatiably curious about all aspects of technology.

A computer engineer with a wide range of experience with both digital electronics and software of all types. Enthusiastic and always excited to get involved with an interesting project.

My LinkedIn is usually my most up-to-date profile

Languages:

English

Favorite Python Packages:

I still love Twisted, but now asyncio is in the stdlib that's stolen my heart. It's perhaps controversial, or at least not fashionable, but I'm a big fan of the Zope Component Architecture and Pyramid especially for encouraging encapsulation in large complex applications.

Experience

Please see LinkedIn for my full profile.

Software Engineer (formely with Tandberg),

Cisco

2010-08 — Present

Team lead, architect and developer on a wide variety of projects for video conferencing (SIP, Spark) and remote collaboration on cloud, on-prem and embedded products. More recently also developing machine learning prototypes for device serviceability. Required to be extremely flexible, quickly adapting to new projects and technologies with heavy use of Python, Twisted, C++, Erlang and Git in Linux environments. Full stack development including architecture, test driven development and dev-ops. Working primarily remotely, in an international team using agile scrum methodologies, maximising the potential of remote collaboration to work efficiently across multiple time zones.

Engineer,

Critical Software Technologies Ltd

2008-07 — 2009-09

Project lead on SHARE project. The SHARE project aims to facilitate open source software code sharing and utilisation within the embedded system domain, creating a nurturing environment for applications and solutions to be developed on OSS middleware, paving the way for new business models and services. SHARE is an international project made up of a consortium of companies. Project lead on project to develop open source toolchain for development of certified DO-178B safety critical software. This work in part lead to developing a Django based tool which interacts with LDRA and other tools. I was also taking part in the validation and verification for C software running on embedded target using LDRA.

Engineer,

Electron Dynamics

2008-01 — 2008-07

Designed, hosted and maintained Drupal (PHP) based website and shopfront as well as general Linux systems admin.

Developer,

NXP

2007-06 — 2007-10

Development and implementation of innovative embedded GUI for IP-TV using DirectFB, C, C++ on a Linux platform.

Assistant IT manager, Structure Tone 2005-04 — 2006-04

As a temporary IT Co-ordinator and In house Developer. My duties entail working both with their Head Office and International Clients, planning, setting up and maintaining essential systems, which has allowed me to gain valuable experience of larger networks. This has also given me experience and an insight into how technology is put to use in a business environment outside a strictly engineering environment and its potential problems.

Skills

Ansible, Artificial Intelligence, Backend Development, Data Science, DevOps, Docker, Fullstack Development, Git, Jenkins, Linux, Machine Learning, Pandas, Pyramid, SciPy, Test-Driven Development, Twisted, Virtual Reality

Joined: April 2018