James McKeown

Technical Officer in Smart Systems

James is the Technical Officer working on the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMMIC) project. James is primarily focused on providing support to external companies with respect to machine connectivity and IOT related projects. James is a Manchester Metropolitan Alumni with an MSc in Engineering Smart Systems and a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Background
Industrial Automation, Embedded System and Electronic Engineering, Industry 4.0.

Specialism
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Machine Connectivity.

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