Anna O'Dowd

Design Engineer at Vector Photonics

Anna O'Dowd's work experience includes working as a Design Engineer at Vector Photonics since February 2022. In this role, they design a new class of semiconductor laser called the PCSEL and develops modelling software for simulating various aspects of the laser.

Prior to that, Anna worked at Enable from September 2019 to December 2020. Anna started as an Implementation Analyst, where they served as a client-facing product expert for a highly configurable rebate management software. Anna also had a 6-week secondment to the San Francisco office, leading international projects.

Later, Anna was promoted to the role of Implementation Lead at Enable, starting in September 2020. In this role, they led UK-based and international projects, project managed and configured software, and received training in SQL and HTML.

Anna also worked as a Headstart Residential Ambassador at Lancaster University in July 2018.

Anna O'Dowd's education history begins in 2009 when they enrolled at Skipton Girls' High School. However, no specific degree or field of study information is provided for this period. After completing their high school education, they attended Lancaster University from 2016 to 2019, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Physics with a focus on Particle Physics and Cosmology. Moving forward to 2021, Anna attended the University of Glasgow for their Master of Science (MSc) degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

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  • Design Engineer

    February, 2022 - present