David Barr
Research & Development Manager at Phoenix Inspection Systems Ltd
Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Barr is a systems-focused R&D manager and engineer with nine years of industry experience and a PhD in array processing, who designs and delivers embedded hardware, firmware and software for robotics and NDT inspection systems. He leads R&D at Phoenix Inspection Systems building everything from gantry scanners and Mecanum-wheel inspection robots to motor controllers and acoustic pulse tools, and previously developed novel analogue vision arrays and large-scale biologically plausible simulators at the University of Manchester. Equally comfortable in VHDL, C/C++ and ARM/x86 toolchains, he has a track record of optimized algorithms and soft-core CPU work, plus hands-on FPGA/DSP/PCB design. Outside industrial R&D he runs the popular OneLoneCoder/“javidx9” channel and open-source projects (olcPixelGameEngine, NES emulator, command-line FPS and synth) that showcase his focus on low-level performance and playful technical education. Colleagues rely on him to turn ambitious academic concepts into robust fielded systems while still finding time to evangelize programming as an accessible, clock-cycle-conscious craft.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Computer Systems & Software Engineering, Array Processing Techniques applied to the Simulation of Biologically Plausible Networks, PhD Computer Systems & Software Engineering, Array Processing Techniques applied to the Simulation of Biologically Plausible Networks at The University of Manchester
Github Skills (23)
algorithms10
assembly10
c-language10
synthesizer10
image-processing10
synthesis10
console-application10
synthesize10
sound-synthesis10
graphics-programming10
assembler10
game-development10
cprogramming-language10
synth10
debugging9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
OneLoneCoder/olcPixelGameEngine
Sep 2018 - Dec 2022
The official distribution of olcPixelGameEngine, a tool used in javidx9's YouTube videos and projects
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:212 commits, 74 PRs, 267 pushes in 4 years 4 months
Contributions summary:David appears to be primarily responsible for maintaining and expanding the olcPixelGameEngine, with the primary focus on implementing and integrating new features, and addressing bugs. The contributions include adding new functionalities like text rendering and frame control, refactoring of the base code to include concepts like "decal structures" and "image loaders," and also creating examples. Moreover, the commits demonstrate a focus on improving code maintainability through restructuring and fixing identified errors.
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OneLoneCoder/Javidx9
Apr 2017 - Sep 2022
The official distribution of Javidx9's YouTube videos and projects
Role in this project:Game Developer
Game DeveloperContributions:98 commits, 2 PRs, 102 pushes in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:David implemented a playable Tetris clone within the repository. Their contribution focused on building the core game mechanics, including piece rotation, collision detection, scoring, and line clearing. They demonstrated their understanding of game logic, algorithms, and console-based graphics to create a fully functional game experience. The user also added an animated display of the bomb feature within the game.
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