Arjun Piyush Patel

arjun.p.patel11@gmail.com

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Motivated, hardworking, and continuously eager to expand knowledge, with a profound aptitude and passion for mathematics and electronics instilled from a young age.
A composed demeanour, consistently able to remain calm under pressure in fast-paced and challenging work environments.
Enthusiastically rejoining the workforce after a fulfilling travel break, keen to leverage my skills and expertise to foster innovation and contribute to meaningful solutions.
A collaborative team player, as evidenced by successful contributions to university projects and previous roles, dedicated to achieving optimal outcomes through effective teamwork.
Proficient in various programming languages and software packages to support project implementation.

Experience

Software Engineer

Solid State Logic

Product Development: Act as a key contributor in a cross-functional team responsible for launching a major, innovative new product.
GUI Design: Spearhead the design and development of an intuitive, responsive graphical user interface across Mac, Windows, and Linux in Avalonia, ensuring seamless user interaction across platforms.
Full-Stack Integration: Participate in comprehensive software development tasks—from front-end components to back-end services—guaranteeing cohesive system integration and robust performance.
Collaborative Innovation: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to troubleshoot challenges, iterate on design solutions, and refine feature sets for optimal product quality.

April 2024 - Present

Career break

Took a deliberate career break to explore personal interests, engage in extensive travel, and prioritise my mental health. This period fostered adaptability, cultural awareness, and a resilient mindset, the experiences gained have enriched my perspective and contributed to my readiness to excel in new challenges. The tavel included a period of time doing charity work at a school in my fathers birth place of Uganda, a few months moving around New Zealand in a campervan, and an extended trip seeing the wildlife of Costa Rica.

August 2021 - April 2024

Application Engineer

Oxford Technical Solutions

Led a 6-member team in conceptualising, designing, and producing a bespoke peice of software, improving the ease and speed of car testing for a major Japanese automotive OEM. The contemporary design inspired the company to emulate and revamped existing user interfaces of other applications, demonstrating innovation and a forward-thinking design perspective.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to build and improve software in C# leveraging the WPF framework and .NET for a new avenue of business for the company. Developed a robust data processing application, complemented by a command-line application, to efficiently handle and process large datasets, showcasing strong technical proficiency and problem-solving skills.
Executed embedded code implementation for a novel 16-core IMU, resulting in the development of a cost-effective and compact new product.
Developed a prototype for the company's inaugural cross-platform application, supporting Android, iOS, and Windows in Xamarin.
Championed the introduction and implementation of CI/CD at the company, improving production and reducing development errors.
Managed the Git repositories for the entire company, implementing new workflows and conducting training sessions, resulting in enhanced collaboration between departments and improved code quality.
Contributed within a diverse set of software workflows, collaborating on projects ranging from a traditional waterfall process to agile development methodologies including scrum, kanban, and lean. Showcasing adaptability and proficiency in various software development approaches.

November 2018 - August 2021

Arkwright scholarship internship

Ultra Electronics Limited

Worked within the Command and Control Systems branch of Ultra Electronics during the summer supporting senior staff whilst learning about the business.

July 2017 - September 2017

Education

University of Southampton

First Class Honours in Electromechanical Engineering MEng

Successfully delivered multiple individual and team projects, culminating in the achievement of first-class honours.
Collaborated effectively within university teams on multiple innovative projects which successfully achieved project goals and met deadlines while individually meeting targets.

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Mark (%)	76.6	73.1	74.1	72.4

Iterative Learning Control for a Multi-Axis Robot

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A yearlong third-year individual project on the design, simulation and analysis of iterative learning control for a multi-axis gantry robot. The project looked at a gantry robot repeatedly undergoing a pick-and-place routine and studying different control methods.
Looking at the effects of added initial starting error of each routine and long-term drift of the control. The whole project was simulated on MATLAB using Simulink.

Biologically inspired Dual-Actuator Wave Robot

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The brief was to design and develop a novel robot based on biology, as a group we decided to make a robot which propels itself with a wave-like motion similar to an eel. My role was the mechanics of the tails, where the modelling was done in SolidWorks and fast prototyping techniques were used such as 3D printing and laser cutting. Additionally, as part of the module assessment, I created a short video of the completed project which is shown below.
Additionally, as part of the module assessment, I created a short video of the completed project which can be found here

Masters group design project of an intelligent rover

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My final year group project was to build an intelligent race car which could complete an unknown track in the fastest possible time. To compete in Grenoble, France the rover had to comply with a strict set of rules and guides outlined by the NXP cup specifications.
As well as leading the team, I undertook the task of writing the embedded control code (C and C++) which converted the visual data camera into the signals for steering and motors. We entered two different cars with slight differences in Grenoble but unfortunately placed outside the medals in the stiff competition.

September 2014 - July 2018

Dr Challoners Grammar School

A Levels: Electronics (A*), Physics (A), Mathematics (A), Further Mathematics (A) plus an AS Level: Art (B)
12 GCSEs: 7 A* including Mathematics, and all three sciences, 2 As, 3 Bs

September 2007 - July 2014

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools

Python
C & C++
C#
WPF inccluding Avalonia and Xamarin
Git including Gitlab CI/CD
MATLAB plus Simulink
SOLIDWORKS
Docker
LaTex
HTML
Inkscape
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro)

Interests

Apart from being an engineer, I enjoy good food and good company. In the winter, I am an avid skier and try to make sure I go every year. During the warmer months, I enjoy spending time outside especially water activities like kayaking or sailing. When indoors, I love to cook and I can be found on one of many video games or doing something creative like painting.