Summary
Dave Williams is a hands-on electronics and certification leader with over three decades of cross-disciplinary experience in R&D, hardware design, RF engineering and product compliance, now leading hardware teams at BAE Systems while running his long-standing consultancy DitroniX. He combines practical lab bench skills (SMT, PCB layout, test and calibration) with program-level responsibilities—earned value management, JIRA work-package control and lab safety—bridging engineering and project delivery. Dave has driven global market approvals for complex products including AR headsets and industrial drives, navigating EMC, FCC, ISED and RED certification from pre-compliance through full testing. A STEM Ambassador and mentor, he brings a lifelong DIY curiosity to professional work and a track record of helping teams translate prototypes into certified, manufacturable products. An often-overlooked strength is his continuity across decades of tooling and platforms, from embedded firmware and SQL tooling to modern compliance systems, enabling pragmatic solutions grounded in long-term field experience.
9 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Electronics and Communications Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Canterbury Technical College