About

Hello! My name is Iain Benson and this is my personal site detailing my work history and random stuff that interests me. I graduated in 1996 from Glasgow University with a 1st class degree in Physics. I’ve worked as a programmer, with over 20 years of professional experience. My roles have ranged from programming radar modes for the Eurofighter Typhoon, to working in the City developing software for fund managers.

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  • 2022 - Today

    Back in Scotland. Taking pics of random mountains.

  • 2009 - 2021

    Contractor. Working remotely from my underwater Spanish volcano. Involved in Dev and Test.

  • 2006 - 2009

    Analyst Programmer, Linedata Services. Fund Management, C, Oracle, Python.

  • 2001 - 2006

    Systems Engineer, BAE Systems. Dev of radar modes for Eurofighter Typhoon using C and GEDAE.

  • 1998 - 2001

    Scientist, DERA. Naval tactics. Investigating existence of transient signal in noise using Matlab.

  • 1996 - 1997

    Msc Opto-electronics at the University of Strathclyde.

  • 1992 - 1996

    1st Class BSc(hons) in Physics at the University of Glasgow.

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