Andrew Gould
Chair Of The Board Of Trustees at Colyton Grammar School Academy Trust
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Gould is a seasoned PR professional with 11 years of formal experience and a career stretching back to journalism and media roles that began in the late 1980s. He has led his own agency, The PR Works, and specialises in health and science, retail development and professional services while bringing a creative, technology-embracing approach to communications. A longstanding civic-minded leader, he serves as Deputy Chair Trustee at Children’s Hospice South West, is a patron of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, and sits on the Colyton Grammar School Academy Trust board. His background in editorial roles and media management gives him rare cross‑sector insight into both storytelling and stakeholder relations. Behind the scenes he also contributes to IoT-related open-source work, evidencing an interest in low-level hardware software integration alongside his public-facing expertise.
11 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
BA Hons, English with American Studies, BA Hons, English with American Studies at University of SouthamptonEnglish with American Studies, English with American Studies at University of WinchesterColyton Grammar SchoolBA Hons, English with American Studies, BA Hons, English with American Studies at University of Southern Maine
Github Skills (11)
i2c10
netcore10
embedded10
raspberry-pi10
csharp10
sys10
dotnet-core10
linux8
spi7
arm7
serial-communication7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dotnet/iot
Jul 2019 - Nov 2020
This repo includes .NET Core implementations for various IoT boards, chips, displays and PCBs.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 14 PRs, 274 comments in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributes to the .NET Core implementation for various IoT boards, chips, displays, and PCBs, as evidenced by the focus on drivers for specific hardware, including Raspberry Pi and Adafruit Seesaw devices. The user's work involves addressing hardware-specific issues, such as ARM64 and Raspberry Pi 4B initialization problems, and adding new hardware bindings for devices like the Adafruit Seesaw, Ssd1351, and INA219. Furthermore, the user's commits demonstrate a good understanding of GPIO drivers and interactions, reflecting a focus on creating and maintaining low-level hardware interfaces.
dotnetiot
Frankenslag/AdventOfCode
Dec 2021 - Dec 2025
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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