Dr. Mark D. Preston: IT Consultancy
Selected projects are outlined below:
Anite PS
Development,Windows,VB
Public sector finance
Part of the team re-architecting the local government business rates, benefits and council tax software.
Assetware
Development,Windows,Delphi
Calculation engine
Wrote an event based calculation engine for a company that provides a comprehensive asset management solutions.
Cairn Research
Development,Windows,Java
Micro-Manager development
Add a new experimental interface to Micro-Manager, an open source microscope extension to ImageJ.
Development,Windows,VB
Prior Pro-Scan 2
Write a software RS232/Serial interface to a 4-dimensional microscope stage.
Fintricity
Development,Linux,Java
Integrated financial management prototype
Aided the development of a prototype interface to manage secure CRM and monetary transactions between large financial institutions.
Iris Software
Research,Embedded,C++
Wifi Grid Technology Investigation
Investigated the potential hardware and firmware options for a wireless mesh networking product. Examined various hardware options using OpenWRT and ROBIN software.
Panasonic
Development,Embedded,C++
Mobile phone development
Writing streamlined multimedia codecs for the Panasonic mobile phone range; including image, video and audio.
Photometrics UK
Development,Windows,VC++
Micro-Manager Device Drivers
Writing and improving camera device drivers in the open source Micro-Manager system for Photometrics UK.
Development,Windows,VB
Stereology
Improve and add features to the previously developed Stereology plugin for Image Pro Plus.
Prismea Communications
Consultancy
On-going partnership
Technical consultancy, website development, computer support, etc.
Process IT
Development,Web,PHP
Homepage
Complete web-site development for a modern, dynamic company that provides innovative business focussed solutions.
Development,Web,PHP,MySQL
On-line Till
Development,Web,PHP,CSS
Websites
SoftBrands
Development,Windows,Assembly
Legacy systems support
Maintained the legacy 8086, keystroke'n'terminal hospitality software.
Sony
Development,Embedded,C++
Digital TV development
Designing and writing the Song TV user interface and JPEG codecs. Including tuning, MHEG interface and EPG.

My work is still used in Sony TV's today and it makes me proud to think that it is one of the better UIs in the market.

University of Bath
Research,Mathematics,Fluid Dynamics
Navier-Stokes Project
Working with Prof. Edward Fraenkel FRS, I am undertaking the numerical analysis and computer models that provide confirmation for the underlying analysis of a problem in fluid dynamics.
University of York
Research,Mathematics,Ecology
Theoretical Ecology Project
Development,Web,Ruby-on-Rails,MySQL
On-line Mathematics Conference