1. Peter Halsall
Personal Details
Name: - Peter Halsall
Address: - 67 Longfield Road, Horsham, W. Sussex, RH12 1LE.
Phone Numbers: - 01403-588649 (home), 07767-203622 (mobile)
E-Mail: - peterhalsall@theiet.org
Professional Status: - CEng, MIET.
Profile
I am a highly motivated Professional Electronics Engineer, with Hardware, Software,
machine code and Product Test development experience.
These principles can be applied across product development and trials.
I worked within multi-disciplinary teams and with stake holders, at all levels, to achieve
business objectives.
I have helped achieve process improvement by Applying Lean manufacturing Principles.
Including Just in Time, Process flow, continuous improvement, Root cause Analysis and
Rapid Problem Solving
I aimto continue to develop my career through internal and external customer contact,
enabling a better understanding of applications and technical capabilities, in both directions.
Work Experience to date:
Jul 1993 to 2nd Sep
2016
Test Methods Engineer Trend Control Systems Ltd
(Honeywell)
 Continued on a year on year basis to improve Final Functional Test, reducing the Warranty
rate from about 10% (1993) to around 0.2% (target 2016 1600 PPM).
 Improved design and equipment used for automated Final Functional Test [FFT] (mechanical
concept, wiring & Programs [LabVIEW, MS Visual C++]), by improving the modularity of both
fixturing and test programs.
 Mentored other Test Methods Engineers, and Apprentices to improve their capability and
effectiveness in the department.
 Supported Production, to ensure that equipment failures, breakages or staffing challenges,
had minimal effect on the final customer.
 Reduced customer escapes by understanding challenges found by Product services and
imreased test coverage.
 Influenced R&D on New Product Introduction to improve product Built In Test (BIT) reducing
FFT Test times, without loss of robustness. (Equivalent test times: - 2001: 151s; 2016: 91s)
 Prevented/reduced delay caused through component obsolescence by supporting the R&D
sustainment team effort to maintain product availability & test capability.
Apr 1992 to Feb 1993 Personal Financial Planner Acuma Ltd (American Express)
Fill in role between Electronics related work.
 The role improved my Time planning, motivation, and listening skills (Voice of the customer).
Jan 1990 to Dec 1991 Senior Design Engineer Cotag International Ltd
Principal responsibility was Hardware design (Analogue and Digital/ Microprocessor based).
 Responded speedily to Post Design challenges improving product stability in both the
production and Test departments, while keeping design rework to a minimum.

2. Peter Halsall
 Designed test software for use with Active ID tags automated test on a continuous line,
including use of an on product printing.
Aug 1988 to Dec 1989 Field Applications Engineer Jermyn Distribution (Now Arrow)
Worked with the Franchise managers for Texas Instruments & Motorola to demonstrate examples
of Microprocessor (77C82), DSP (320C25, 68000) and Graphics (34010) products and initial
development kits.
 Visited customer engineering teams to understand their requirements, and returned to
present demos using the product in line them.
 Presentation skills were improved in this role.
Jun 1986 to Jul 1988 Principal Engineer Rediffusion Radio Systems Ltd
Worked on various defence projects to do with Frequency Agile HF communications, error
detecting and correcting codes and HF mixers with large dynamic range.
Jun 1977 to Jul 1986 Senior Engineer Marconi Space & Defence Systems
Ltd
Worked as resident contractor with ARE improving RF antenna design and HF Radar modeling.
Worked with Team on a Secure Digital Field Telephone exchange.
Working with Cincinnati Electronics (GE) USA on design and build of Frequency Agile VHF radio
communications.
Designed & developed Automated Functional Test equipment for Frequency Agile VHF radio
modules, including the full handover to the production site.
Education & Skills
LabVIEW Intermediate National Instruments 2010
Six Sigma Core Green Belt Honeywell 2009
Bespoke Access
WDR Training &
Consultancy
2008
Microsoft Access Advanced 2007
Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2003
Microsoft Project Using at Trend 2005
MSc Microelectronics and Computer
Science
University of Surrey 1987
BSc Electronic Engineering Science (2:2) University College of
North Wales
1981
A Levels 4 Trinity School of John
Whitgift
University of London
Board
1977
O Levels 9 1976
Computer /Machine languages used currently and previously
● NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows CVI
● C++ (Various versions including Borland, & MS Visual C++)
● Fortran (77 and IV)
● TI 34010, 320C25, 77C82; MOT 68000, 6800; 6502
Hobbies and other Interests
Current hobbies include: Swimming, music and Amateur Dramatics.