Chris Tipney
Laboratory Demonstrator
Greater Plymouth Area United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Tipney is an electronics and robotics engineer and laboratory demonstrator at the University of Plymouth with around eight years’ practical experience bridging embedded C/C++ development, simulator engineering, and hands-on teaching. He earned a First Class MSc (Hons) in Electronics and Robotics and recently completed a placement with Atlantis Marine Power, demonstrating a mix of academic excellence and industry-facing project work. Previously a simulator development engineer and instructor at Virtual Jet Centre, he brings strong avionics training experience and meticulous systems thinking from a long aviation background. Beyond academia he pursues complex mechanical and fabrication projects—car engine rebuilds, a continuous track-car project, and multiple 3D printer builds—reflecting a maker’s instinct and proficiency in prototyping. Colleagues value him for translating classroom theory into practical embedded systems labs and for sustaining diverse, real-world engineering projects in parallel.
8 years of coding experience
O Levels, O Levels at Royal Grammar School, High WycombePhysics, Maths and Further Maths, Physics, Maths and Further Maths at Tiverton Grammar SchoolMsc (Hons), Electronics and Robotics, First, Msc (Hons), Electronics and Robotics, First at University of PlymouthCommercial Pilots Licence, Commercial Pilots Licence at College of Air Training, Hamble
Github Skills (30)
hardware-designs9
electrical-engineering9
arduino-ide9
arduino8
embedded7
esp326
iot6
ide6
debugging6
mbed6
platformio5
arm5
esp82665
firmware5
debug5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
motley197/LaserStuff
May 2023 - Oct 2023
Contributions:60 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
motley197/xmas2023
Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
Contributions:43 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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