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Gavin Foster BEng PhD CEng MIEE |
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Technical Director - Orbit Research Ltd
After graduating, Gavin became a senior engineer at Ogden Electronics Ltd, working on FM/CW radar using signal processing techniques such as Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT), windowing and post-FFT processing analysis. He joined Ferranti International, Communication Systems Division in 1988, where he was responsible for current and future projects. As head of the Satellite Communication Systems division, Gavin had overall responsibility for a number of technical studies and satellite communication system engineering projects, directing some 15 communication engineers and software engineers. In January 1994 Gavin became one of the founder members of Orbit Research Ltd, taking the position of Technical Director. He has been directly responsible for all of the development work carried out at Orbit Research Ltd and has undertaken a significant, hands-on role in all aspects of all projects. Gavin's areas of expertise include satellite communication system engineering, electronic design engineering, software development, embedded microprocessor development, signal processing, networking, STEBus, system design and development, TCP/IP, DVB-RCS, IP-Sec, NAT servers. Among the many projects and product developments Gavin has completed, are included: ND Satcom, Germany - One year contract designing and developing DVB-RCS two way Satellite Broadband Multimedia system; Anite Government Systems - technical project manager satellite systems; EMP Trexcom - debug major multiple networked tracking antenna system running over TCP/IP; Telenor, Norway - developed remote control and monitoring system to control a network of up to 40 satellite earth stations via TCP/IP; Eutelsat, France - developed remote control interface for remotely mounted earth station system. Gavin has also developed the range of company products inclusing our EAFC product and Carrier Monitoring System.
Directors : Ian Jones, Gavin Foster
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Gavin Foster is a graduate of Bradford University, gaining a BEng in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studues and PhD in Information Systems Engineering. He completed his PhD in 1987.