Liam Mcsherry
Principal Engineer at University of Oxford, Department of Physics
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolLiam Mcsherry is a Principal Engineer based in Oxford with 12 years of cross-discipline experience spanning electronics, software, and FPGA/ASIC development for RF, real-time control, and electronic warfare systems. Currently contributing to space instrumentation for infrared remote sensing at the University of Oxford, he blends hands-on FPGA design and system integration with practical software and infrastructure skills honed across industry and research roles. He has led real-time control FPGA efforts for trapped-ion quantum computing and supported sensor and communications engineering at Roke, demonstrating an ability to pivot between cutting-edge research and operational product delivery. A Scottish engineer who also enjoys baking and cooking, Liam brings a methodical, experimental mindset to complex hardware-software problems and a track record of shipping reliable systems in multidisciplinary teams.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Higher National Diploma, Electrical Engineering, Higher National Diploma, Electrical Engineering at Edinburgh CollegeBachelor of Engineering - BEng (Hons), Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BEng (Hons), Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University
English
Github Skills (103)
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
zSnap/zSnap
Jul 2015 - Jan 2017
Contributions:1 release, 59 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 7 months
McSherry/PD-PHY
Dec 2019 - Jun 2020
Contributions:97 commits, 2 pushes, 1 tag in 6 months
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