Summary
Sam Sharp is an R&D software manager and LabVIEW Champion with 12 years' experience designing and delivering test and control systems for spectroscopy, fuel cells, aerospace, and medical devices. He combines deep hands-on LabVIEW expertise (RT/FPGA, cRIO, DAQmx, CAN, TestStand) with embedded electronics, PCB design and web development, enabling end-to-end solutions from hardware to production test. At Agilent he leads LabVIEW development and CI/unit testing initiatives, and as founder/MD of MediaMongrels and director of GDevCon he fosters the LabVIEW community and practical knowledge sharing. His background in mechatronics (MEng, first class) and an MSc in servo systems underpins a pragmatic systems-thinking approach to complex instrumentation problems. Notably, he pairs commercial R&D leadership with entrepreneurial ventures and community events, demonstrating both delivery focus and ecosystem stewardship.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
MSc by Research, Pan and Tilt Servo Systems, MSc by Research, Pan and Tilt Servo Systems at Kingston University
MEng, Mechatronics, First, MEng, Mechatronics, First at The University of Sheffield
Spanish, French