Summary
Kevin Cross is a Software Engineering Lead with 8+ years in leadership roles and over two decades of hands-on systems and embedded software experience, specialising in C#-based instrumentation and 3D surface metrology. He currently runs day-to-day engineering at a university spin-out, having rebuilt an entire product suite in modern C# and steered hardware-software integration for precision metrology instruments. His background spans academic research (PhD in 3D surface metrology) and applied engineering across marine, military, and medical-inspection domains, giving him a rare blend of theoretical depth and product-focused delivery. Kevin is comfortable moving between low-level systems, real-time hardware control and high-level application development, and he has led small research and development teams as well as company-wide quality initiatives. Known for turning complex measurement challenges into robust, auditable software, he combines rigorous engineering discipline with pragmatic leadership. Based in the Greater Southampton area, he thrives at the intersection of research, productisation and precision instrumentation.
8 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering, Merit, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering, Merit at University of Southampton