Experience

PST Process Sensing Technologies

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • 2016 - Present

  Process Sensing Technologies (PST) is a portfolio company of AEA Investors and provides a comprehensive suite of instruments, analyzers, and software for precision measurement and monitoring in a variety of critical industries. Solutions are aimed at improving customers’ profitability, while helping them stay compliant with often-stringent industry regulations. PST was formed in 2016 as a Battery Ventures platform through the acquisition of Michell Instruments, and further scaled with nine additional acquisitions from 2017 to 2023. The company is headquartered in Ely, UK with facilities in Europe, USA, and Canada together with a global sales presence. PST has approximately 850 employees globally. Show less



Qognify, part of Hexagon

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chairman

  • 2015 - 2016

  Battery Ventures portfolio company. Qognify's solutions focus on the physical-security and mission-critical operations markets. The company helps clients capture, analyze and leverage big data to anticipate, manage and mitigate security and safety risks, as well as to maintain business continuity and optimize operations Battery Ventures portfolio company. Qognify's solutions focus on the physical-security and mission-critical operations markets. The company helps clients capture, analyze and leverage big data to anticipate, manage and mitigate security and safety risks, as well as to maintain business continuity and optimize operations



Industrial Safety Technologies

• Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• CEO

  • 2011 - 2015

  Industrial Safety Technologies (IST) was a Battery Ventures owned platform company. Business was a combination of five complementary companies into the IST platform. Each had a long history of brand recognition and significant market share in their respective application and geographies. Specifically, with IST • Grew sales from $20 million in 2011 to more than $140 million in 2015 including a significant element of organic growth in each of the businesses • Sold products including fixed-gas and flame detectors; portable gas detectors; flame detectors; gas-leak measuring instruments; open-path infrared and laser-gas detectors • Ran seven manufacturing facilities strategically located around the world • Attributed more than 25% of company revenue to recurring aftermarket service, spares and consumables In 2015, IST was acquired by Scott Safety, then a division of Tyco International Show less



Battery Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive in Residence

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

  Worked alongside the Battery Ventures Industrial Technology team to build a global platform in the industrial safety market. Worked alongside the Battery Ventures Industrial Technology team to build a global platform in the industrial safety market.



TT Electronics plc

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Divisional Director

  • Jun 2008 - Nov 2009

  Manage North American and Asia businesses within TT Components Division Manage North American and Asia businesses within TT Components Division



Tyco

• Ireland
• Security and Investigations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President & General Manager

  • Jan 2003 - Apr 2008

  Business leader for Scott, a $400M division of Tyco

• Managing Director

  • May 2001 - Jan 2003

  Managing Director at $100M European division of Tyco.



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • 1987 - 1995