CURRICULUM VITAE OF DR CHRIS BARNES SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANT AND EDUCATOR

Nationality: British

My Website:

http://www.drchrisbarnes.co.uk

LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-chris-barnes-52696345

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

BSc. (Hons) ‘The Science of Materials’

MSc; Electronic Eng. (with special reference to Electronic Materials and Devices)

PhD; Electronic charge transfer at the metal dielectric interface with particular reference to Biological Materials. (Bangor University).

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

QTS (WALES) DFES Registered 2006

SENIOR TEACHER GTC 2006

SENIOR TEACHER GTCW ( Now education workforce for Wales) 2006

MCIEA (Chartered Inst. Of Educational Assessors) 2002

CPD:

Safeguarding Essentials (Key Support) 2020

Online safety (Key Support) 2020

Prevent (Education and Training Foundation) 2018

‘The principles of Selling’, Management Support, Caernarfon 1994

‘How to deal with difficult people’, Management Support, Caernarfon 1994

‘Short Health and Safety Inspection Course’, Gwynedd Council, Caernarfon 1994

‘Microprocessors Course’ Bangor University 1992

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: MOST RECENT FIRST:

R&D Manager, Gro-wave Bangor, Gwynedd Wales, 2021-present

Lead Teacher Physics, InterHigh School, Wey (Inspired) Education, 2017-2021

Head of Chemistry, Hillgrove School, 2015-2017

Moderator at AQA (ICT), 2016

Moderator OCR (Science), 2016

Examiner Edexcel Chemistry, 2016

Examiner OCR, 2016

IB Examiner Chemistry, 2012-2016

Head of Computer Science, ICT and Chemistry, Hillgrove School, 2012-2015

Deputy Head of Science and Electronics, Nelson Thornes Distance Learning, 2003-2012

Head of Chemistry and I.T. Departments, Hillgrove Independent School, 2002-2007

Examiner WJEC Computing, 2001-2003

Examiner &Moderator Electronics AQA Manchester, 2001-2015

Health and Safety Inspector Schools Employment Placements, Gwynedd Council 1994

Manager Oriel Systems, 1991-2002

Electronics Supervisor, Gwynedd Information Technology Centre,Cibyn,Caernarfon, 1985-1986

Research Fellow, Dept. of Electronic Engineering, University of Wales 1982-1991.

Lecturer, Gwynedd Technical College 1979 –1986

Research Assistant, British Steel 1977

Election Poll Clerk, 1974

INVITED POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Moderator at AQA (ICT)

Moderator OCR (Science)

Referee, EPSRC Metrology for Life Sciences Program

EMC Consultant to RSGB

Referee for Journal ‘Sensors &Actuators’

Referee for SERC Medical Sensors Committee

Morse code Examiner RSGB

Examiner C&G of London Inst. (working with blind and disabled candidates)

DIRECTORSHIPS:

Director, Môn Technical Instruments Ltd (1995)

Director, Scinostics Ltd (1993)

CONSULTANCIES:

Consulted by Flavourfresh Salads, Southport UK, Confidential consultation (2018-9)

Consulted by Hager (Electrical and Lighting) UK, Confidential consultation (2015)

Consulted by Ansell Lighting, Confidential consultation (2015)

Consulted by BBC (2005)

Consulted by Falt Elekronik AB (1999-2000)

Consulted by The University of Lancaster (1998)

Consulted by Nycomed Pharma /Nycomed Amersham (1998)

Consulted by Mici Elektronik AB (1997)

Consulted by BNFL Springfields (1995 -2000)

Consulted by Scinostics Ltd (1995 - 2000)

Consulted by Haemowave AB (1995)

Consulted by Laird of Anglesey (now Faun Municipal) (1993)

Consulted by Welsh Water (1991)

PUBLICATIONS:

I have some 40-peer reviewed international publications, and some 200 self -published internet publications please see:

http://www.drchrisbarnes.co.uk

PATENTS:

GB 2597481 : Self -powered, self-sustaining apparatus to accelerate the growth of a plant or rooting of a cutting, Granted 24th May 2023.

GB 257772: Electronic system to bring about changes in the physiology of a single plant or a plurality of plants, Granted 9^th June 2021.

GB 2547271: A Contact Free Blood Assessment Device and Method, Granted 22^nd July 2020.

LANGUAGE SILLS :

English: Fluent, first language. JMB UTE with spoken English.

French: Conversationally quite fluent, reading well, writing fair.

Welsh: Some conversational, some reading, writing only a little.

Swedish, German, Spanish/Italian: A smattering.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

All variations of MS Windows and Office.

HTML and FTP.

Various specialist maths and radio and engineering software.

DOS, Q-basic, Small Basic, Some Harvard Assembler, A little VB, A little JAVA

Also, have some experience in most other commonly used school programming training GUI environments, such as Scratch.

Educational VLE systems : Canvas/ Adobe Connect/Adobe Classroom/LMS/ ISAMS

OTHER SKILLS, HOBBIES, AND INTERESTS:

1. Amateur Radio.

2. Property Renovation /D.I.Y/ Gardening + landscaping.

3. Hill walking.

4. Bengal and Savannah Cats

5. Writing poetry.

6. Social- media, Blogs and Self –Publication.

Last Updated January 2025