Calum Knott

I'm currently employed by Didactic Services, a FESTO Partner, as a Training & Support Manager.
I'm currently the WorldSkillsUK Mechatronics Training Manager
I'm also a Visiting Lecturer at Middlesex University
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Knott
- Curriculum Vitae -

Contact Me
  +44 7539 782244
  [email protected]
  linkedin.com/calumk
  London / Hertford
Summary
Mechatronics & Robotics Engineer
Full-Stack Software Developer
Lecturer / Trainer
Geek

I am an engineer based in Hertford, Hertfordshire.


I spend my time working on a variety of techincal projects, from Mechatronic & Robotic Systems, to Web Development, Apps, 3D Development, and normally everything else in-between!


I also advocate and promote technical education within the UK


Employment
Didactic Services LTD
2023


Training & Support Manager
Direct repsonsability for managing a team of support engineers across the UK
  • Development of Custom Mechatronic Systems
  • International Training Provider : Germany, Croatia, Sweden, Norway...
  • Industry 4.0 software Development
  • Simulation software development
  • PLC Programming
2018

2023
Senior Applications Engineer
Providing Support and International training on a range of Industrial and Educational Automation Systems.
  • International Training Provider : Russia, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, ...
  • FESTO Didctic CP Lab / CP Factory / MPS
  • Industry 4.0 (MES) Systems
  • PLC Programming: Siemens TIA Portal, Codesys
  • Robotics Simulation
  • Pneumatics, Hydraulics
WorldSkills UK
2016


Expert / Manager - Mechatronics
The role of Expert/ Manager is to facilitate, deliver and manage the training of the WorldSkills UK Mechatronics Team Development of tasks and projects, involving
  • Electro Pneumatic Systems
  • SCADA Systems
  • AGV's / Robotic Systems
  • Vision Systems, Stepper/Servo Drives
Middlesex University
2018


Visiting Lecturer
Guest Lecturers, and assistance with legacy projects
2016

2018
Associate Lecturer
The role is aimed at enhancing the student learning and teaching experience in Design Engineering (Robotics, Mechatronics, CAD, Physical Computing) provision in the School of Science and Technology.
As an Associate Lecturer I worked within an established academic team, contributing to teaching, learning and assessment.
I also have a focus on teaching practical skills in Industrial Automation and Robotics systems.
  • Electronics (PCB Design)
  • Programming - NodeJS, Python, PHP, Arduino, C etc...
  • ROS - Robotic Operating System
  • PLC Programming: Siemens TIA Portal, Codesys
  • Pneumatics, Hydraulics
2014

2016
Graduate Academic Assistant
Providing support and Assistance to Academics, and Students

Education
Pilz TUV Nörd
    2025: CECE - Certified Expert in CE Marking

FESTO
    2019 : Industry 4.0 bespoke training - Germany

Middlesex University
    2018 : PGCert HE Teaching Qualification
    2014 : BEng Mechatronics - First Class Hons

WorldSkills UK
    2013 - 2014 : Competitor - EuroSkills Lille

Bodens Performing Arts School
    2013 : Guildhall Grade 8 Musical Theatre
    2012 : Guildhall Grade 8 Speech & Acting
Skills / Software
Software Development : Node/Bun/JS, Python, C, SQL, Electron...

Mechatronics : Siemens PLC/HMI, CoDeSys PLC/HMI, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Electrical Drives, Stepper/Servo Drives.

Electronics : Arduino/Atmel, Eagle/Altium/KiCad/EasyEDA PCB, LabView

CAD Design : Autodesk Inventor / SolidWorks, Sheet/CNC Fabrication, DFM

3D Design : Animation & Realtime Visualisation/Control - Blender, Godot Engine

Web : Full Stack JS, Vue, Vite, Bun, Websockets, Cloudflare Workers, Docker etc...

Robotics : ROS, UR5, CR3, Mitsubushi, Robotino AGV

For more examples of previous work and projects, please see http://calumk.com