Experience

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  The Telematics Partnership

  • Korschenbroich, Germany and London, United Kingdom

  • Director

    • Apr 2002 - Present
    • Korschenbroich, Germany and London, United Kingdom

    Advisory services: 'second opinion' projects for executive and operational management; electronic toll collection systems (ETCS); competitor analysis; consortium development; market entry; due diligence, policy and regulatory affairs, EETS, PKW-Maut and LKW-Maut issues. In collaboration ...

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  FTI Consulting EMEA

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Affiliate

    • 2011 - Dec 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Economics, finance and regulatory consultancy focused on quantum issues, disputes and, via subsidiary Compass Lexecon, regulatory issues (e.g. SMP, state aid tests etc.) arising primarily in the transport and broadcasting industries.

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  YourRail Ltd

  • Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  • Director

    • Jan 2006 - Jan 2014
    • Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    YourRail was a pioneer in European mobile rail ticketing systems (“mobTIS”) and technologies for train operating companies and it also supplied associated consultancy services.

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  LECG

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Affiliate Director

    • May 2001 - 2011
    • London, United Kingdom

    In affiliation with LECG, advised the Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the United Kingdom and the Cayman Islands Government on the legal and regulatory reforms necessary to liberalise its Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) market.

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  Solo Practitioner

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Management Consultant

    • 2001 - 2004
    • London, United Kingdom

    Advised California-based Polaris Wireless (location-based services) on European market entry. Worked at the partner level of Andersen alongside banks and law firms to value and support the sale of a large Canadian infrastructure asset. Advised the Malaysian-based vehicle location system company...

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  D.S. Wolf Group International, LLC

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Managing Director (Consultancy)

    • Oct 1999 - May 2001
    • London, United Kingdom

    Managed consultancy business alongside Executive Search to financial institutions and law firms. Clients were UK-based technology companies and law firms.

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  A.T. Kearney

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Principal

    • Sep 1995 - Sep 1999
    • London, United Kingdom

    Telecommunications business consulting across the European Union. Member of team conducting a large-scale lenders technical advisory (LTA) project for a Mandated Lead Arranger (MLA) of debt financing. Also played a lead role in development of A.T. Kearney's systems dynamics product.

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  PA Consulting Group

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Director

    • Aug 1987 - Jul 1995
    • London, United Kingdom

    Managed PA's communications policy and regulatory consultancy internationally. Was a high profile 'thought leader' quoted in quality press and on TV and radio plus written articles and conference chairing. Projects were conducted for BT, Pacific Telesis/AirTouch, Deutsche Telekom, F...

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  International Institute of Communications

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Deputy Director

    • 1984 - 1987
    • London, United Kingdom

    The IIC is a worldwide membership organisation focused on communications policy and research. I was seconded to it from the Government of Canada. Key projects were the Study of Telecommunications Structures (STS), the use of communications technology in developing countries and the creation of ...

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  Government of Canada

  • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  • Director, Policy Development, Department of Communications

    • 1974 - 1984
    • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Managed a small staff and external researchers that conducted policy analyses and prepared documents for executive decision-making concerning social policy and programmes, Canadian broadcasting, telecommunications, R&D, international relationships and ministerial 'fire-fighting' issu...

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  National Film Board of Canada

  • Montreal, Québec, Canada

  • Consultant to Challenge for Change/Société Nouvelle

    • 1974 - 1974
    • Montreal, Québec, Canada

    NFB pioneered the use of video on film for social change. That tradition extended to early portable video tape equipment used by community groups using cable television for distribution. I advised on the use of radio broadcasting as well as television based on my experience at Wired World and a...

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  Wired World, Inc.

  • Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

  • Director

    • 1971 - 1974
    • Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

    Founding director of Canada's first, independently-owned, urban community radio station - FM 98.5 CKWR. Also worked on early community television programmes on local cable channel and provided technology to volunteers to help them produce some of the content. This was replicated more succes...

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  CBC

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Freelance Radio Broadcaster

    • 1969 - 1972
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Contributed to CBC Radio's Assignment (national), Metro Morning (local in Toronto on CBL AM740), Bringing Back The Future (national FM network) and This Country in The Morning (national). Also broadcast on private commercial radio in Ontario (notably CHYM-FM in Kitchener) and student radio ...