Jamie Higginbotham
Name: Jamie Higginbotham
Degree Course: MEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering
Age: 23
Nationality: British
Hometown: Stockport
Email: jamie.higginbotham@student.umist.ac.uk
Background information
I am currently in the final year of my MEng Electronic Engineering course. My 3rd Year Project was to design and fabricate a chip that converts 3 binary inputs into a decimal number on a 7-segment display. This involved designing the associated logic using a number of logic gates and laying the circuit out on Silicon. I designed 4 mask sets: diffusion, gate oxide, contact holes and metal using AutoCAD. I then worked in the UMIST clean room to fabricate the chips using various techniques such as photolithography. My hobbies include music, football and playing the drums.
Academic Fields of Interest
- Design and Fabrication of Microelectronic Components
- Semiconductor Devices
- VLSI Design
- Digital System Design
Education
| 1998-2004 | University of Manchester Institute of Science and Tecnology (UMIST), MEng Electronic Engineering (Hons) | ||||||||
| 1993-2000 | Poynton County High School Sixth Form | ||||||||
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| 1991- 1996 | Poynton County High School | ||||||||
| GCSEs: 9 at grades A-C including English and Maths |
Work Experience
2003
Summer Placement with Philips Semiconductors, Hazel Grove.
- Competitor Cross-reference tool: Produced competitor cross-reference tool to be used by sales team and customers. Tool was made available on the Philips corporate website. Compiled a database by analysing MOSFET datasheets and comparing various key parameters.
- Lab work: Tested various devices and collated the results to be used on datasheets. Measurements included input/output capacitance and gate charge.
2001 - 2002
One Year Placement with Siemens Automation and Drives, Manchester (full time) - Certificate of Industrial Experience achieved. I worked in various departments as follows:
- Engineering: I worked closely with Electrical Engineers to provide technical drawings using AutoCAD and technical help for customers.
- Technical Service: I attended numerous site visits with commissioning Engineers to sites such as Sulzer Pumps in France, Kingsnorth Power Station in Kent and Drax Power Station in Leeds. I gained valuable practical experience and witnessed how the engineers dealt with unexpected problems. I was able to get involved in the projects and was given tasks and specific goals to achieve.
- Project Management: Working with the Project Managers I gained an understanding of the life cycle of a project and how problems are dealt with. I also gained communications skills dealing with customers.
- Technical Sales: Liaising with customers and producing detailed quotes
2000
Summer vacation work. Parfetts, Cash and Carry Store, Stockport (full-time)
1996 - 2000
Grocery assistant, Somerfield, Poynton (part-time)