Experience

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  Apollo Fire Detectors

  • United Kingdom
  • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Head of Projects

    • 2018 - Present

    Head of Projects leading the project management team developing Fire Detection & Control Systems• Managing multi-disciplinary teams in the UK and India to develop Fire Detection, Control Interface, Audio/Video Notifiers and Call Points for the European, US and Chinese markets.• Responsible for development management processes and a key contributor to other business improvement activities

  • Technical Project Manager

    • 2017 - 2018

    Technical Project Manager leading development projects for Fire Detection & Control Systems• Running multi-disciplinary teams in the UK and India to develop Manual Call Points and Control Interfaces for the European, US and Chinese markets.

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  Seagate Technology

  • Havant, Hampshire

  • Senior Program/Project Manager

    • 2011 - 2016
    • Havant, Hampshire

    Senior Project Manager development projects for leading edge data storage and server systems including:• Running multi-disciplined development teams covering System, Software, Electrical and Mechanical in UK, US and Far East• Managing outsourced developments in Far East• Supporting production ramp-up of new high value, leading edge product lines• Interfacing to Tier 1 customers for new product introductionAchievements including:• Leading a project to create a new architecture for a PCIe SSD Dual Port drive storage system & accelerating development of initial prototypes to support earliest possible customer sampling• Design-in of a high performance Intel CPU based Application Platform (Server) to Microsoft to support their Azure Data Storage service• Successfully productionising and rolling out of Xyratex’s Industry Leading Ultra High Density (84 3.5” Hard Disk Drive) Storage System

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  Captec

  • Fareham, Hampshire

  • Programme Manager

    • 2010 - 2011
    • Fareham, Hampshire

    Programme Manager running various development and delivery projects for high reliability, robust computer systems for industrial and defence customers including:• Sealed Touch Panel Computers for industrial environment process control and monitoring systems• Ruggedised rack mount computer system for shipboard communication system control

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  Trident Microsystems

  • Southampton, Hampshire

  • Senior Project Manager

    • 2010 - 2010
    • Southampton, Hampshire

    Continuation of Senior Project Management and Site Management team roles following merger of NXP Semiconductors BU Home division and Trident Microsystems

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  NXP Semiconductors

  • Southampton, United Kingdom

  • Senior Project Manager

    • 1997 - 2010
    • Southampton, United Kingdom

    Senior Project Manager leading various multi-site, multi-disciplinary projects:• Developing leading edge TV, STB, DVD and Audio consumer electronics products• Including System on Chip (SoC), Application Board, SW and System developments• Managing team sizes up to 100 and project budgets up to $20M• Involving teams in UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, India, Japan and US• Ramp up of product manufacturing with volume production in excess of 20M unitsManagement Team Member for Site R&D & Manufacturing Group (up to 150 employees)Achievements including:• Successfully delivering first CMOS 45nm Digital TV SoC into volume production, as recognised by winning project of NMI (National Microelectronics Institute) Outstanding Innovation Award 2009, overcoming significant technical and production issues to deliver to cost & schedule.• Successfully delivering a ‘high profile’ innovative MPEG Encoder for the first commercially released DVD Video Recorder, after taking over the late project and bringing back on schedule.• Winning a design-in with SONY US for a JPEG/MPEG Decoder/Display Application Board for US High Definition TVs, beating competition from internal SONY Japan solution.• Set-up & Management of Development Outsourcing to Indian Engineering Service Contractors, enabling company to increase product release schedule by paralleling up development projects• Management of development group restructuring following company mergers, ensuring that necessary development/production capability maintained whilst achieving restructuring targets.

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  GEC-Marconi Inflight Systems

  • Portsmouth, United Kingdom

  • Project Manager

    • 1991 - 1997
    • Portsmouth, United Kingdom

    Project Manager for contracts up to $10M value to develop, manufacture and supply InFlight Entertainment (IFE) Systems for Far Eastern AirlinesSystems Manager for new generation InFlight Entertainment Systems, including• Requirements Capture and Specification, including EMC and Product Safety• System Design Authority - chairing of reviews internally, with customers and sub-contractors System Architect / Team Leader for development of a Video/Audio FM Cable Distribution System consisting 12 different Modulator, RF Distribution, Receiver, Control & Display units.Achievements include:• Successfully managing IFE System contracts with Thai Airlines and Japan Air Systems through total lifecycle (bidding, requirements capture, development, system verification, approval and production) whilst achieving profit targets and meeting Boeing 777 aircraft delivery schedules.• Successful negotiation and set-up of on-going maintenance contracts once systems in service • Development and prototyping of an innovative FM Video/Audio distribution based IFE system in co-operation with United Airlines, meeting customer functionality and MMI needs whilst complying with stringent aircraft regulations.

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  Plessey Company plc

  • Havant, United Kingdom

  • RF Systems Engineer

    • 1984 - 1991
    • Havant, United Kingdom

    Systems Engineer in pan-European NATO Identification System (Secondary Surveillance Radar) Avionics study, with responsibility for:• IFF Transponder Sub-system design (link budgets etc.), planning and bid preparation. • Technical liaison with collaborative partners in Germany, France and ItalyRF Design Engineer for various internal and MOD funded Avionics study projects in New Systems Group, including L-Band Radar Altimeter, GPS and IFF/SSR.