CV for John Blackwell MSc CPhys
BAe Systems
- Engineer
- Design and analysis of optical tracking systems and solid state imagers
- Trials and testing of optical tracking systems
- Optical testing and equipment UV – Visible – Infrared
- Design and implementation of Infrared interferometer
- Infrared testing and analysis of very high performance infrared telescopes
- Optical technology specialist
- Training of specialist personnel in infrared techniques
Erlebach Engineering and Technology
- Imaging and illumination for a variety of industrial automated visual
inspection systems
- High resolution interfaces to microscope through to telescope and other
optical devices
- Illumination for feature extraction and recognition
- Optical consultancy
- Design of instrumentation to include such diverse applications as gloss
metering systems and CCTV based range finding.
Diverse Technologies and Systems Limited
- Senior Consultant and Operations Director
- Planning and control of large projects
- Ten years of consulting experience spanning a variety of optical systems
and instrumentation, both military and commercial.
- Design of illumination control elements including luminaries, cycle
lights and LCD backlights etc.
- Optical test equipment for integrated optical devices
- Medical diagnostic equipment
- Surgical illumination and safety systems
FujiFilm Electronic Engineering
- Chief Engineer for Optics and Opto-Mechanics
- Quality systems and problem solving techniques
- High resolution imaging for both laser scanning and optical imaging
- High resolution laser optics
- High stability mechanical scanning
- High resolution optical imaging
Wild Insight Limited
- Director and shareholder
- Underwater optics and instrumentation specialists
- Image recorder for marine biologists (to 1000m)
- Optical engineering, design and consultancy
- Endoscopic and borescope systems
- Illumination and signage systems
Ely Optics
- Founder
- Optical engineering and design specialists
- Ongoing optical systems design and engineering