Experience

HRS

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Director

  • May 2023 - Present



Confidential

• United Kingdom

• M&A Consultancy & Fractional CTO

  • Nov 2022 - Apr 2023

  Filling in the gaps by offering ad-hoc due diligence and consultancy services to clients. 1: Covering technical advice, commercial and process reviews and general advice during M&A due diligence for a confidential client planning on entering the EU and UK fire and security industry via acquisition. Providing technical input and helping them to assess a potential acquisition for suitability and fit. 2: Working as a Fractional CTO with the CEO of Jobmove to rebuild their development team. Jobmove outsource their development to a small team of Ukranian developers. Following the invasion of Feb 2022 the developers joined the Ukranian defence effort, and development was put on hold. I've been working with the CEO to temporarily back-fill his team with the correct skill sets and to define work packages to be sub-contracted out. Show less



Monika UK & Europe

• United Kingdom
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development & Support Director

  • Jul 2022 - Sep 2022

  Monika provide IoT based environmental monitoring solutions for the food and medical supply chains to ensure correct storage conditions. A 3 month engagement to review internal processes and implement a plan to address technical debt, development team structure and Software build and release process. Monika provide IoT based environmental monitoring solutions for the food and medical supply chains to ensure correct storage conditions. A 3 month engagement to review internal processes and implement a plan to address technical debt, development team structure and Software build and release process.



Wearable Technologies Ltd

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO

  • Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

  Wearable Technologies developed a range of wearable connected worker solutions. Lead the business transformation project following acquisition in Feb 2021. Restructured the business to provide more integration with the new parent company, while rebuilding the R&D team from scratch. Addressing technical debt and process issues to develop a new IoT solution, using AWS and re-engineered the hardware using common architecture of existing group products where possible., Built the multi-disciplinary team covering Software, Firmware, Hardware, mechanical and QA. Show less



Honeywell

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

• Engineering Director

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2021



Pace Sensors Limited

• Toronto, Canada Area

• President

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2020

  Pace Sensors, a subsidiary of FireAngel Safety Technology is a leading manufacturer of electrochemical carbon monoxide sensors. Responsible for overall strategy, business development and technical oversight of the operation. Pace Sensors, a subsidiary of FireAngel Safety Technology is a leading manufacturer of electrochemical carbon monoxide sensors. Responsible for overall strategy, business development and technical oversight of the operation.



FireAngel Safety Technology

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

• Technical Director

  • Dec 2015 - Oct 2020

  FireAngel Safety Technology is one of the leading safety technology companies in Europe. I am responsible for R&D across our range of domestic safety technologies, taking products and services from initial specification through to release. Major projects include the IoT FireAngel Connect connected home offering, which combines device connection to our cloud platform with Big Data analysis and adaptive machine learning to predict properties at risk of fire using our patent pending FireAngel Predict technology. Working with a talented and dedicated team to develop the next generation of connected safety products in a rewarding environment, creating products that save lives. Introducing Agile development methodologies to a traditional development environment. Rebuilding the team to optimise skill sets and ensure balance across all disciplines. Show less



Simoco Wireless Solutions

• United Kingdom
• Communications Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Engineering Director

  • Jan 2013 - Nov 2015

  Simoco Group is a manufacturer and distributor of PMR products. Designing, building and customising radio, data and voice solutions created to meet the individual needs of business and mission critical users. I was responsible for the worldwide development teams within the Simoco Group of companies in the UK and Australia and worldwide manufacture of our range of innovative analogue and digital PMR products and applications. Since joining the company in 2013, I brought the Simoco Xd range of DMR Tier II and Tier III products to market, overcoming technical challenges and meeting challenging cost targets in the process. I facilitated the design of the Simoco Pulse range of DMR modems and RTU's, which opened up a new market in the utilities sector for the company. Working with a small but dedicated team of developers in Derby, UK and Melbourne, Australia, we have delivered an innovative product range that provides a feature rich and flexible implementation of the ETSI DMR standards at a highly competitive price point. Show less



Cranfield Consultants Ltd.

• Telecommunications

• CTO

  • Apr 2011 - Dec 2012

  Following the purchase of Open Stack by Cranfield Consultants Ltd., I became involved in a broader range of projects, expanding into GPS based marine navigation aids and LTE development in addition to continuing the development of Open Stack Ltd. Following the purchase of Open Stack by Cranfield Consultants Ltd., I became involved in a broader range of projects, expanding into GPS based marine navigation aids and LTE development in addition to continuing the development of Open Stack Ltd.



Open Stack Ltd

• Telecommunications

• Founder and Managing Director

  • Apr 2009 - Dec 2012

  Founded Open Stack Ltd. initially as a telecommunications consultancy business to develop and support new telecomms products for our clients. We diversified into a wider range of consultancy and development of products in such fields as marine electronics and navigation aids. With a small number of highly skilled engineers, we developed products very quickly and efficiently. Areas of expertise include UMTS, TETRA, GSM/GPRS protocols, user interface design and Android platform development. We provided services on many levels; from standard on or off site technical consultancy to full product development. Show less



SRT Marine Systems plc

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jan 2009 - May 2009

  Licencing the IPR of a complete TETRA radio and reference design product. SRT PMR Technology Ltd. went into administration on 31st December 2008. I worked with the parent company to package up and licence the IPR of the company to multiple organisations wishing to enter the TETRA market without the huge costs and risks involved in developing their own solution from scratch. Licencing the IPR of a complete TETRA radio and reference design product. SRT PMR Technology Ltd. went into administration on 31st December 2008. I worked with the parent company to package up and licence the IPR of the company to multiple organisations wishing to enter the TETRA market without the huge costs and risks involved in developing their own solution from scratch.



SRT PMR Ltd

• Director of Development

  • May 2007 - Dec 2008

  Responsible for delivery of complex TETRA professional mobile radio (PMR) technology solutions, including pre sales discussions and negotiations and requirements capture. My responsibilities included operating as a technical advisor to the board of directors of the SRT plc. Our client base was global and covered emergency services, military security services and commercial users, predominantly in the Far East, but increasingly in the rest of the world. I was responsible for a department consisting of 40+ hardware and software developers, integration and test engineers based in offices worldwide. My main duties involved understanding clients needs in relation to PMR activities and creating technology that could be developed internally and subsequently rolled out to clients on a worldwide basis. I turned around a major development project that was in a downward spiral with no likelihood of ever delivering to customers. I completely restructured the project and set up a small team of experienced engineers in the to oversee the less experienced staff who had previously been carrying out support tasks to integrate and debug the deliveries to take over the development. In addition to controlling the project schedule, these policies also reduced the ongoing development costs, as we were able to carry out the work with a significantly lower number of more highly skilled, focussed and motivated employees. Show less



Ultima Racing Ltd

• Owner

  • Apr 2001 - Feb 2008

  Built and ran an Ultima Mk 4 Sport in the Tom Rowe endurance race series. Responsible for specification, design, build and maintenance of the cars. Ran all commercial aspects of the team, including sale of drives in the car and fund raising. Built and ran an Ultima Mk 4 Sport in the Tom Rowe endurance race series. Responsible for specification, design, build and maintenance of the cars. Ran all commercial aspects of the team, including sale of drives in the car and fund raising.



SRT Marine Systems plc

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Software Development

  • Nov 2006 - May 2007

  Responsible for all of the software development teams working on the SRT TETRA project in multiple sites around the world.

• MMI Team Leader

  • Jun 2006 - Oct 2006

  Returning to SRT to continue what I started, by running the MMI development team.



Nokia

• Finland
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Mar 2006 - Jun 2006

  Developing the JAVA platform. Developing the JAVA platform.



SRT Marine Systems plc

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MMI Delivery Engineer

  • Dec 2005 - Mar 2006

  Working with customers in the Far East to develop products based on the SRT TETRA Radio reference design. I designed and implemented the framework of an easily customisable MMI that can be adapted to various implementations with the minimum of customer effort. Working with customers in the Far East to develop products based on the SRT TETRA Radio reference design. I designed and implemented the framework of an easily customisable MMI that can be adapted to various implementations with the minimum of customer effort.



Samsung Electronics

• South Korea
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Jul 2003 - Nov 2005

  Originally brought in to develop a new AT command interface module from scratch to create an interface into Samsung’s own dual mode protocol stack. This is intended to work with various proprietary and third party user interfaces such as Series 60, MS Smartphone etc. for future projects. I later moved into a newly formed team responsible for integrating the non access stratum of the dual mode protocol stack with the UMTS access stratum. This has involved debugging throughout the entire protocol stack, predominantly in Layers 2 and 3. Taking ownership of problems discovered during IOT testing and managing their resolution and release. Show less



sendo

• Software Engineer

  • Apr 2002 - Jul 2003

  Developing new features for the existing range of GSM and GPRS handsets. These features included Class 3 SIM Toolkit and various areas of the MMI. In addition to this, I was involved in the integration of the Microsoft Smartphone 2002 operating system (Stinger) and then later Symbian Series 60 into their new Smartphone handsets. Developing new features for the existing range of GSM and GPRS handsets. These features included Class 3 SIM Toolkit and various areas of the MMI. In addition to this, I was involved in the integration of the Microsoft Smartphone 2002 operating system (Stinger) and then later Symbian Series 60 into their new Smartphone handsets.



Universal Technology Limited

• United Kingdom
• Computer Networking Products
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Managing Director

  • Feb 1996 - Dec 2002

  Building on my consultancy work in mobile telecoms development, I diversified into the sphere of network installations and built a £2 million turnover business in under 2 years. Building on my consultancy work in mobile telecoms development, I diversified into the sphere of network installations and built a £2 million turnover business in under 2 years.



Foresight Consulting, Inc.

• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Group Manager

  • May 2000 - Nov 2001

  Working within the Internet Development Group, I was responsible for running all aspects of software development within the group, working on multiple projects. I coordinated with individual project managers and teams, ensuring that sufficient resources were made available to each project, as well as providing technical input. I was involved in putting together bids for new contracts and coordinating with clients as projects proceeded. I developed the companies strategy toward the then emerging area of WAP, investigating possible commercial opportunities which would minimise its limitations and make best use of its unique advantages. In addition, I set up and implemented new procedures for design, configuration management, testing, requirements analysis and bug tracking. Show less



Kenwood Electronics

• Software Engineer

  • Oct 1999 - May 2000

  Developing SIM Toolkit for a new GSM mobile phone. Developing SIM Toolkit for a new GSM mobile phone.



NEC Corporation

• Japan
• Information Technology & Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineer

  • May 1998 - Oct 1999

  Developing SIM Toolkit for 2 new GSM mobile phones. Additionally I was involved in updating the implementation of SMS and CB from the previous handsets software. Developing SIM Toolkit for 2 new GSM mobile phones. Additionally I was involved in updating the implementation of SMS and CB from the previous handsets software.



kenwood electronics

• software engineer

  • Aug 1997 - May 1998

  Developing the MMI for a new GSM mobile phone. Developing the MMI for a new GSM mobile phone.



Panasonic North America

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

• software engineer

  • Feb 1996 - Aug 1997

  Developing the MMI for a new GSM mobile phone. Developing the MMI for a new GSM mobile phone.



BAe SEMA

• Software Engineer

  • Jul 1995 - Feb 1996

  Developing a modelling facility for Ptarmigan, the British Army communication system. Developing a modelling facility for Ptarmigan, the British Army communication system.



Drumgrange Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Sep 1992 - Jul 1995

  Developing two training systems and an intercept sonar system for UK MOD. Developing two training systems and an intercept sonar system for UK MOD.



Digital Systems and Design Ltd.

• Software Engineer

  • Sep 1990 - Sep 1992

  Developing a naval tactical training system. Developing a naval tactical training system.