1. Pete Waite
Barnstone, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG13 9JF
Mobile 07813583938 • Home 01949860950 • waitepb@gmail.com
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/pete-waite
Personal statement
A conscientious and professional developer/designer with 37 years’ experience in various disciplines,
including 17 years in software design and development. Most recently focussed on visual design, user
interaction design and definition for a new range of Voice Over IP (VOIP) desk phones; initially
collaborating with, and subsequently seamlessly replacing, a design team at frog Design.
Passionate about engaging with and contributing towards multiple aspects of design, whether it be in
print, plastics or programming; bringing a wealth of experience and a common sense approach to
creating new designs or finding and fixing existing problems.
Key Skills
Able to draw on extensive software development experience working in C/C++ and using agile
methodologies
Proficient with creative tools such as Photoshop and quick to learn to use others; always keen to
find new/better ways to get things done
Highly creative, able to think around problems and propose solutions that provide the best
possible outcome for all stakeholders; with a heavy emphasis on customer/user focus
Perceptive; able to engage with a problem space from different perspectives and derive effective
solutions that fix root causes instead of just addressing the symptoms
Comfortable working across traditional discipline boundaries, helping to enhance collaboration
and minimise costly misunderstandings
Effective communication and presentation skills; promoting understanding at all levels.
Employment History
Unify (formerly Siemens, GEC/Plessey) October 1981 – June 2016
UI/UX Lead & Visual Designer, Nottingham August 2013 – June 2016
Expert point of contact while collaborating with frog Design (Munich) on the
user interface (UI) for a new family of IP desk phones; able to engage
directly with various design specialists ensuring closer collaboration
Seamlessly continued and enhanced the visual design and user interaction
design work (in-house for Unify) when the contract with frog Design ended
Produced high quality graphical assets removing the need to extend the
contract with frog Design and ensuring design house quality and “on-brand”
display assets at product launch.
UI/UX Developer & Definition Expert, Nottingham July 2003 – August 2013
Designed and developed the UI/UX for the OpenStage family of phones
Redesigned UI/UX for a separate soft-key-driven variant for the US market
Produced definition documents and sales support media for multiple phone
features.
Senior Software Engineer, Nottingham June 2001 – July 2003
Contracted to work with Siemens Automotive, Regensburg,
responsible for communications software used for in-car networks.
2. Senior Software Engineer, Nottingham April 1991 – June 2001
Consistently developed and delivered communications signalling
software on time and to required quality.
Single-handedly developed software to add “cordless handover”
(roaming between CT2 radio zones) to the iSDX100 PABX.
Software Team Leader, Coventry September 1988 – April 1991
Responsible (hands-on) for a team of four, developing a PC-
controlled Verification Test System to automatically regression-test
PABX features overnight; reducing testing time and costs.
Physical Design Team Leader/Team Member,Coventry October 1981 – September 1988
Physical Design Team Lyric/SL-1 – responsible for multiple
interfaces between software/hardware/mechanical design teams and
in-house production facilities, including PCB manufacturing and all
aspects of production support.
Education and Qualifications
Coventry University (was Lanchester Polytechnic) 1985 to 1989 (Part-time)
Degree: BEng Combined Engineering (2nd Class Honours)
Coventry Technical College 1978 to 1981
HND: Telecommunications
East Devon College of Further Education 1976 to 1978
A-levels: Engineering Drawing
Tiverton Grammar School 1971 to 1976
O-Levels: Maths, Physics, English (Lang.), English (Lit.),
Art, Technical Drawing, Geography
Hobbies & Interests
My long-term passion is music, in many forms, but primarily Progressive Rock; with an emphasis
on current bands/artists in the genre. I also enjoy creating music; playing and recording a few
instruments including drums and guitar.
I enjoy a number of other creative pursuits including carving and watercolour painting and I was
proud to produce some quite unique diorama centrepieces for my daughter’s wedding this year.
I like to relax by reading or playing video games that involve puzzle/problem solving.