Rupert Rawnsley
Chief Science Officer at Avantis Education
Hereford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRupert Rawnsley is a veteran technology leader and Chief Science Officer with decades of experience delivering commercially successful software and hardware products in telecommunications and education. He has led full-stack architecture and OEM integrations for award-winning VR and educational tablet solutions at Avantis, and previously helped pioneer 4G network rollouts and automatic cell-planning software as a founding R&D director at Keima. Comfortable moving between deep research (PhD in Automatic Cell Planning) and hands-on engineering, he favours small, fast teams, flexible specs, and cutting-edge technology to turn complex problems into deployable systems. His open-source front-end contributions include UX and mobile input fixes for the popular Hubs WebVR project, reflecting a continued interest in immersive interfaces. International deployments and multi-million pound product deliveries underline his commercial acumen alongside technical depth. Based in Hereford, he blends academic rigour with pragmatic product leadership across telecoms and edtech.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
MEng, Information Engineering, MEng, Information Engineering at University of SouthamptonPhD, Automatic Cell Planning, PhD, Automatic Cell Planning at Department of Computer Science, University of Wales, Cardiff
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (20)
javascript10
react10
android-intent9
android9
aframe9
google-cloud-messaging9
html8
css8
threejs7
webxr7
webvr7
android-emulator6
media6
google-chrome6
http6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
Hubs-Foundation/hubs
Apr 2021 - Jun 2022
Duck-themed multi-user virtual spaces in WebVR. Built with A-Frame.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 28 commits, 35 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Rupert primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and improving the overall user experience of the virtual spaces. Their contributions included fixing keyboard input handling on mobile devices, implementing Google Fonts preconnect links for improved performance, and adapting the UI for various display scenarios. The user also addressed issues related to event handling and component instantiation, ensuring a more robust and user-friendly application. Further, the user worked on integrating localization and fixing rendering errors in the UI.
aframewebvrwebrtcthreejswebxr
rawnsley/HubsCloudUtil
Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:13 commits, 1 PR, 7 pushes in 8 months
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