Neil Allison
Electronics & Software Engineer at Avon Technical Solutions Ltd
Canterbury, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolNeil Allison is an experienced electronics and software engineer with over a decade designing and delivering high-reliability products across GNSS, power electronics and embedded systems. He has led NPI projects from concept to manufacture—working on Trimble digital antennas, telecom rectifiers, PV inverters and custom ATEs—combining hands-on PCB, power-supply and firmware design with project and component engineering. Comfortable in both consultancy and in-house roles, he brings practical DFM, UL compliance and test-systems expertise that has supported multi-million-dollar production lines. International exposure in China and diverse life experiences—from farming to gliding—inform a pragmatic, persistent approach to problem solving and cross-cultural collaboration. Neil seeks roles or consulting opportunities where ambitious, multidisciplinary teams tackle audacious product challenges and delight customers.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
B.E. (Hons), Electrical and Electronic Engineering, B.E. (Hons), Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of CanterburyCentral Southland College
Chinese
Github Skills (13)
aviation9
windows-mobile8
gps-tracking8
gliding8
android7
linux7
ios3
python3
ember2
database2
dokuwiki2
php1
side-bar1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
nallison/Battery-Charger
Mar 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:57 commits in 1 month
nallison/XCSoar
Sep 2017 - Jun 2026
the open-source glide computer
Contributions:2 PRs, 283 pushes, 3 branches in 8 years 10 months
c-plus-plusmap-matchingglide
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