Tim Hunt
Lecturer at Home
Waikato, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Hunt is an engineer-turned-lecturer and technology professional with nearly three decades of technical and academic experience, including a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Surrey. He has led technology adoption and application support at Hamilton City Council, taught a broad IT curriculum as a principal lecturer at Waikato Institute of Technology, and consults on practical IT and modelling solutions. Tim combines hands-on systems and support experience with research-led teaching, making him adept at translating complex technical concepts into usable solutions and training programs. Recently he balanced community engagement—running a city council campaign focused on climate policy—with a period as a house husband, reflecting a pragmatic, community-oriented approach to problem solving. Known for digging to the crux of issues, he prioritises proven, measurable interventions over rhetoric. Based in Waikato, New Zealand, he brings a rare blend of semiconductor research roots, long-term IT practice, and civic-minded action.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bankhead AcademyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Surrey
Github Skills (7)
android-application10
android10
weka7
cut3
java3
automation2
api1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
TheCacophonyProject/audio_manager
Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
Contributions:153 pushes, 7 branches in 1 year
TheCacophonyProject/bird-monitor
Feb 2017 - Jun 2019
Android application to regularly record birdsong for analysis
Contributions:14 releases, 408 commits, 42 PRs in 2 years 4 months
bird-monitorandroidandroid-applicationrecordbirdsong
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