Mark Nolan PhD
About Mark Nolan PhD
Mark Nolan, PhD, is a Senior Development Engineer with expertise in Java, C, and Python, currently leading development and systems architecture at Shimmer. He has a background in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, and has held various roles in academia and industry.
Work at Shimmer
Mark Nolan serves as a Senior Development Engineer at Shimmer, where he has been employed since 2014. His role involves leading development and systems architecture for various projects, utilizing programming languages such as Java, C, and Python. He manages a diverse team of developers and engineers located across three continents. Mark plays a significant role in delivering both hardware and software products from concept to release, ensuring alignment with project goals and client requirements.
Education and Expertise
Mark Nolan has a robust educational background in engineering. He earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Dublin Institute of Technology, completing his studies from 2007 to 2013. Prior to that, he obtained a BEng. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from the same institution, studying from 2005 to 2007. He also holds a BEng. in Tech. Control Systems and Electrical Engineering, achieved from 2002 to 2005. His expertise includes AWS, PC applications, and bare-metal firmware, and he advocates for test-driven development and automated testing methodologies.
Background
Mark Nolan's professional journey includes a previous role as a Senior Management Development and Embedded Systems Consultant at Clear Angle Technologies, where he worked for seven months in 2011 and 2012. Additionally, he served as a Part-Time Assistant Lecturer at Dublin Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2012. His academic foundation was laid at Clonkeen College CBS, where he studied from 1996 to 2002.
Achievements
Mark Nolan has contributed significantly to the development and delivery of hardware and software products in his current role at Shimmer. He operates within an ISO13485:2016 Medical Device Quality Management environment and works in an Agile (Scrum) setting. His leadership in project scoping for custom development and provision of pre/post sales technical support highlights his commitment to quality and client satisfaction.