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HiDef are partnering in the Ecological Effects of Floating Offshore Wind programme (ECOFlow)

HiDef are excited to be partnering in one of two successful projects in the Ecological Effects of Floating Offshore Wind programme (ECOFlow). This NERC: Natural Environment Research Council and The Crown Estate funded research programme, is supporting the ambitious FRONTLINE project led by Lyell Centre researchers at Heriot-Watt University. The 4-year project will investigate the… Continue Reading

HiDef to attend Offshore Energy 2024 in Amsterdam

HiDef’s Gary Close and Dilwyn Jones will be attending the Offshore Energy 2024 next week – 26th and 27th November in Amsterdam. Make sure to come say hi at Pavilion 2305 where we will be joining Ecowende to discuss current and future projects! Continue Reading

HiDef to attend Society of Marine Mammalogy!

🌊 HiDef is thrilled to announce that Jess Harvey and Maria Gaedeke will be attending the upcoming Society of Marine Mammalogy conference in Perth, joined by Caroline Höschle, a marine mammal expert from BioConsult SH, our sister company in Germany. Together, we’re looking forward to connecting with marine conservation professionals worldwide, sharing insights, and showcasing… Continue Reading

HiDef are partnering in the Ecological Effects of Floating Offshore Wind programme (ECOFlow)

HiDef to attend Offshore Energy 2024 in Amsterdam

HiDef to attend Society of Marine Mammalogy!

Category Archives: Our People – Technology

Steven Gyles – Lead Engineer

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Tom • 0 Comments

Steven recently joined HiDef as Lead Engineer in April 2023.

Steven comes from a telecoms background having worked for Openreach as part of the service delivery department, Steven progressed through engineering into a team leader role where he developed/coached engineers and was responsible for safety. Steven continued his progression and moved into an area management position where he further developed his leadership skills managing a team of 45 engineers which will help him work with confidence when leading the engineering team here at HiDef.

Ryan Young – Engineering Project Support

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Tom • 0 Comments

Ryan joined HiDef in November 2022 as Engineering Project Support. He has a background in I.T and has experience in multiple industries such as Manufacturing, Property Infrastructure and IT Services. He is qualified in both Project Management and I.T. Continue Reading

Kieran Halcrow – Engineering Technician

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Tom • 0 Comments

Kieran joined the HiDef team as an Engineering technician in September 2022, Having previously served for 6 years in the Royal Navy as a Marine Engineering Technician. He has experience working on both mechanical and electrical systems and is always eager to learn new skills for the role which can be utilised to work on… Continue Reading

Colin Day – Engineering Technician

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Tom • 0 Comments

Colin joined the team as an Engineering technician in September 2022, having recently left his role as a Telecommunications Engineer with Openreach for 8 years. Previous to that, he served 15 years with the Royal Navy as an Aircraft Engineering Technician on Seaking aircraft. He is competent at working on both mechanical and electrical systems… Continue Reading

Jonty Styles – Research and Development Engineer

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Tom • 0 Comments

Jonty is a Research and Development Engineer at HiDef, working across varied projects in the continuing expansion and advancement of HiDef’s capabilities. He gained his MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Liverpool in 2022, developing his technical skills across differing engineering fields with a particular focus on electromechanical systems and energy production. Jonty… Continue Reading

Will Houghton – Research and Development Engineer

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Tom • 0 Comments

Will has a varied background in engineering disciplines gained from his MEng in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Leeds in 2018. He works closely alongside a variety of departments within the business for the ongoing development of integral procedures and researching new technologies to continually improve the services that HiDef can offer.… Continue Reading

Stephen Mazurek – R&D Project Manager

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Tom • 0 Comments

Steve joined HiDef in April 2022 as an R&D Project Manager. He has a background in digital transformation and innovation projects gained from 2 decades in Financial Services. Steve is finalizing an MBA this summer from Birmingham City University and has a BA in Business Management (University Worcester 2002). Continue Reading

Calum Burgess – Software Developer

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Tom • 0 Comments

After secondary school in 2016 Calum moved to Cumbria and studied Computing at college, after this he ultimately decided to pursue a career in computing so progressed his education at Lancaster University studying Computer Science. In the summer of 2021 Calum did a work placement with Copeland council where he learnt about cyber security and… Continue Reading

Jonathan Wainwright – Software Developer

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Simon • 0 Comments

Jonathan is responsible for software development for a number of projects at HiDef aiming to increase productivity. Jonathan has worked in a variety of roles within IT and software development over the years turning a school hobby into a career. He started out introducing the first desktop PCs into the CEGB before working on IBM… Continue Reading

Cameron Caine – Engineering Apprentice

Posted on August 8, 2020 by FIWebteam • 0 Comments

Cameron joined HiDef as a Reviewer and quickly gained a solid understanding of the HiDef process. He has worked on the review processes and on calculating bird flight height with the identification team. In March 2021, Cameron started in a new role as an apprentice within the Company’s Engineering function and is looking forward to… Continue Reading

Ben Massey – Engineering Technician

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Tom • 0 Comments

Ben joined HiDef in August 2022. He has a background in engineering, gained from completing his MEng in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Liverpool in 2022. His Masters Year Capstone project was to design, build and test a UAV to count cormorant birds on Puffin Island. Ben enjoyed working on the camera and gimbal… Continue Reading

Simon Peckham – Engineering Technician

Posted on August 7, 2020 by FIWebteam • 0 Comments

Simon joined the HiDef’s team as our IT Technician and is responsible for managing the day to day upkeep of our IT systems as well as taking the lead role on upgrading our infrastructure systems. He is a qualified Microsoft Certified system engineer and comes with a wealth of experience in analysing business needs and… Continue Reading

Joe Patterson – Engineering Technician

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Tom • 0 Comments

Joe joined the team as an Engineering technician, Having previously served in the Royal Navy as an Aircraft Engineering technician on Merlin aircraft he is very competent when it comes to flight safety and working with advanced systems. After spending a couple of years living in Australia he returned to the UK to continue working… Continue Reading

Mike Cameron – Hardware Engineer

Posted on August 5, 2020 by FIWebteam • 0 Comments

Hardware Engineer Continue Reading

Adam Whitehouse – Engineering Manager

Posted on August 4, 2020 by FIWebteam • 0 Comments

Adam initially joined HiDef in 2014 as engineering support, he left the company due to re-structuring in 2016 but returned to the Engineering Department in July 2019. His role is to liaise with the aircraft operators and suppliers and lead the service side of the business to ensure camera rig serviceability to enable successful aerial… Continue Reading

Louis MacMillan – Apprentice IT Technician

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Tom • 0 Comments

Coming close to the end of Louis’ Computing Diploma HiDef offered him an IT Apprenticeship. As of September 2022, Louis will have started his apprenticeship course which will allow him to obtain several regionally recognized certifications. This will allow him to strive for knowledge in Networking and Cybersecurity. In HiDef Louis continues to not only… Continue Reading

Tom Fail – Infrastructure Technician

Posted on August 3, 2020 by FIWebteam • 0 Comments

Tom started as a reviewer with us in 2013, showing keen interest with how the footage is collected, processed and would regularly help with data management and camera focusing, this demonstrated a willingness to develop which impressed the Management Team, so much so that in 2019 Tom was offered an apprenticeship which he accepted, he… Continue Reading

Andy MacBain – Head of ICT

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Tom • 0 Comments

Andy joined HiDef as Head of ICT. Andy brings with him over 35 years of IT Technical Support and Business Analysis experience acquired while working in global roles in major computer corporations. Andy’s role at HiDef is to proactively manage the IT and Communications infrastructure to ensure it supports HiDef’s business requirements today and into… Continue Reading