Profile
Rik Allen
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My CV
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Education:
Merstham First School, Furzefield Middle School, Reigate Grammar School, Southampton University
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Qualifications:
First class honours in Electronics, 3 A at A level (Maths, more maths, physics), and two “S-Levels”
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Work History:
Philips Research from pre-university for 11 years, Imagination Technilogies for 10 years, Alters/Intel for 4
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Current Job:
Architecture and algorithm research for machine vision and video encode/decode “intellectual property”
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About Me:
Pretending still to be young despite all evidence to the contrary.
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I’m a geek, father of two and recovering triathlete. I was once European unicycle bunnyhop champion, and was pursued round the streets of europe by police jealous of my juggling skills.
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My Typical Day:
8:30 to 5:30 with a break at the Gym. Lots of coffee.
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I’m usually keen to get into the office in good time in the morning because I want to try the ideas I’ve had overnight to solve yesterdays problems. I spend a lot of time reading scientific papers, haggling over white boards with colleagues,and trying to get the computers to do what I think they should. Being part of an International company, there are often video calls to other time zones at either end of the day to fit in.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Curious, stubborn, bald.
What did you want to be after you left school?
An electronics engineer – I was sponsored at University by an electronics company.
What don't you like about your current job?
Some aspects of the travel, politics.
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