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Information About Simon:

Personal Description:

I have an academic background and over 17 years' experience in industry. My first degree was in Physics with subsidiary Maths, as part of the Natural Sciences Tripos at Cambridge University. I worked for a year as a laboratory physicist on image intensifiers for the US Space Telescope, and subsequently did research in astronomy at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, leading to a D.Phil. from Sussex University.

After a brief period in industry, I moved abroad to work as a computer software contractor at the European Space Agency's (ESA's) operations centre in Germany. For the following 10 years, I was a professional software engineer working in both the UK and in Germany on various satellite-related projects, for ESA, for the German Space Agency, for the British MoD and for the European Meteorological Satellite organisation.

I then worked for 2 years as a computational physicist at BAe, engaged in the design of two scientific research satellites for ESA. I was a member of a team designing the on-board "AOCS": systems that sense and control the satellites' orientations in space.

Following this, I changed career direction and went to work for 4 years in the City of London for a series of investment banks.

Since returning to Bath, I have worked as a volunteer at an environmental charity and done some software development for a private client and for a company near Wells.

There may be more details on my website: simoncaldwell.eu.

Teaching Experience:

During my research degree I taught classroom 'A'-level physics and 'A'-level maths for a time, at a private school.

I have been a physics tutor since Spring 2006.

Tutoring Approach:

In teaching I aim to combine an old-fashioned structured approach with the best of modern clarity and imagery.

Qualifications:

• B.A. (Hons) Physics with Maths
• D.Phil. Astronomy

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring:	From their home / Online
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes
Additional Languages Spoken:	German