Software Developer
Smedley Group Advanced Technology, Upper Heyford
Oct 2023 – Present 2 yrs 8 mo
Global electric karting events company with operations in the UK and US. I'm part of a small engineering team reporting to the Head of Advanced Technology. Small enough that every project means owning the problem end-to-end: understanding the domain, building the system, deploying it, and keeping it running.
Selected work
Driver Performance System
Eliminated hours of manual analysis per event.
Replaced a manual, spreadsheet-driven process for analysing race performance. Built with the senior software architect. The system generates driver KPIs from raw timing data so coaches can act on them between sessions, not days later.
Live Telemetry Platform
Real-time visibility into kart health · onboarded and mentored junior developer.
Real-time system that streams kart telemetry during live events. Built with a cross-disciplinary team: senior software architect, mechanical engineer, simulation/modelling engineer, and PM. Engineers see vehicle health and performance as it happens instead of waiting for post-session data.
Event Management Dashboard
Event setup reduced from hours to under 5 minutes.
Internal tool for configuring karting events across global locations. Replaced a fragmented manual process that took hours with a single consistent workflow that takes under five minutes.
Kart Programming Tool
ECU programming accessible to non-technical staff.
Wrapped complex CANOpen protocols in a tool that lets mechanics program kart ECUs without needing to understand the protocol underneath.