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- title: Basics
  type: map
  contents:
    - name: Full Name
      value: Mitchell (Mitch) A. Cox
    - name: Email
      value: mitchell.cox@wits.ac.za
    - name: Phone
      value: +27 (0) 74 173 2692
    - name: Website
      value: https://linkedin.com/in/mitchellarijcox
    - name: Location
      value: School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa

- title: Education
  type: time_table
  contents:
    - title: PhD
      institution: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
      year: 2016 - 2020
      description:
        - Improving the Resilience of Free-Space Optical Links using Structured Modes of Light
        - Supervisors: Prof. Andrew Forbes, Prof. Ling Cheng
    - title: MSc (Physics)
      institution: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
      year: 2013 - 2015
      description:
        - Energy Reconstruction on the LHC ATLAS TileCal Upgraded Front End: Feasibility study for a sROD Co-Processing Unit
        - Supervisors: Prof. Bruce Mellado, Prof. Ivan Hofsajer
    - title: BSc (Eng) Electrical Engineering
      institution: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
      year: 2008 - 2011
      description:
        - Specialized in Information Engineering
        - Graduated with Distinction

- title: Professional Experience
  type: time_table
  contents:
    - title: Senior Lecturer
      institution: University of the Witwatersrand
      year: 2021 - Present
      description:
        - Conducted courses in photonics and optical communication systems.
        - Developed updated curriculum for 3rd year physics electronics lab course.
    - title: Senior Software Developer / Architect
      institution: Kutaka (Pty) Ltd.
      year: 2014 - 2015
      description:
        - Designed architecture for a mobile scheduling application.
        - Successfully launched Koeboe, a mobile scheduling application.
    - title: Junior Engineer in Systems and Process Control
      institution: Hatch Africa
      year: 2012 - 2013
      description:
        - Pre-operational testing and commissioning of a nickel mine and smelter in New Caledonia.
        - Gained experience with ABB 800xA DCS, Schneider Electric protection relays, and Altivar VSDs.