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Andrew McGettrick MEng, PhD

Technical Assistant

Higher Education

Andrew graduated with an MEng (with distinction) in Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Business Studies from the University of Strathclyde in 2004, and completed a PhD entitled Novel Techniques for Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy and their application in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Diagnostics at that university in 2007. He was awarded a number of prizes during his academic study, including the Vodaphone commendation award at the Science Engineering and Technology Awards 2006 at the House of Commons. He has also authored and co-authored several journal and conference papers relating to his PhD research.

Career to date

Andrew joined Withers & Rogers in October 2007, working in the Bristol office primarily with Jim Ribeiro.

Personal Skills

From his PhD research, Andrew has a detailed knowledge of industrial instrumentation systems and fuel cell technologies. He also has a good working knowledge of semiconductor lasers, optoelectronics, analogue electronics and control systems. Having studied a number of business-related modules during his degree, he also has an awareness of the priorities of the commercial sector.

Sector Experience

In the short time he has been with the firm Andrew has already gained a very wide exposure to new technologies. In the main, he has been working in the fields of aerospace, database design and mobile communications.

On a personal note…

Andrew is a keen squash player and has recently joined a club in Bath. He enjoys travelling and, during his undergraduate degree, spent a summer working in a restaurant in Vancouver, Canada.

Andrew also keeps a hopeful, but not completely expectant, interest in the fortunes of the Scottish football and rugby teams.