Rapita Systems
Andrew D. has a diverse work experience. Andrew started their career as a Gamesmaker at London 2012. Andrew then worked as a Software Engineer at Resource Group, focusing on safety critical software integration and low level testing. Andrew also worked as a Student Ambassador and Demonstrator at the Department of Computer Science, University of York, where they ran hands-on demonstrations for prospective students and led tours of the university. Andrew had multiple roles at University Radio York, including Broadcast Engineer, Training Coordinator, and Assistant Station Manager, where they were responsible for maintaining broadcast equipment, servers, and web applications, as well as coordinating operational teams and directing the long-term vision of the station. Currently, Andrew is employed at Rapita Systems, where they started as a Software Engineer and is now a Software Engineering Team Lead, working on tools for measuring and verifying the timing performance and test effectiveness of critical real-time embedded systems. Andrew also manages and maintains the company's IT systems.
Andrew D. graduated with a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Computer Science with Embedded Systems Engineering (with a year in industry) from the University of York in 2016. Prior to that, they attended St Bede's Sixth Form from 2009 to 2011, but there is no information provided about the degree or field of study during that time. In 2014, Andrew obtained a level 3 certification in Testing from the SFIA Foundation.
Rapita Systems
Rapita Systems is a leading supplier of software verification tools and services, providing quality solutions to the global high-integrity aerospace and automotive electronics industries. We help our customers to increase software quality, deliver evidence to meet safety and certification objectives and reduce project costs. The Rapita Verification Suite (RVS) makes software testing more efficient and reliable. It integrates with existing development environments and offers flexible, low overhead strategies to collect verification data including unit test, structural coverage and worst-case execution time data from the most complex targets including multicore processors. RVS was designed with safety in mind and is qualifiable for use in environments such as DO-178C/ED-12C and ISO 26262. Supporting its position as a key provider of verification solutions, Rapita Systems provides expert multicore timing and V&V services aimed at safety or mission-critical environments, supporting a range of activities including unit integration, system and acceptance testing, timing analysis and optimization (for both single- and multi-core systems), compiler validation and assurance services. Rapita's multii-core solution, MACH178, provides an end-to-end solution for providing certification evidence to satisfy DO-178C and A(M)C 20-193 objectives. In 2022 Danlaw Group acquired Maspatechnologies SL in Spain, expanding the specialized multicore verification expertise within the Rapita Systems group. Rapita is a wholly owned subsidiary of Danlaw Inc (www.danlawinc.com) and Rapita Systems Inc. can handle US controlled defense information in compliance with ITAR regulation.