Experience

IBC - International Broadcasting Convention

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair IBC Technical Papers committee

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  A privilege and an honour to be invited to chair the Technical Papers committee at IBC. For over 50 years IBC Technical Papers has brought together technical experts to share and debate the details under-pinning innovation in the broadcast, media and entertainment industry. A privilege and an honour to be invited to chair the Technical Papers committee at IBC. For over 50 years IBC Technical Papers has brought together technical experts to share and debate the details under-pinning innovation in the broadcast, media and entertainment industry.



ARRIS

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP Intellectual Property & Technology

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  Transition and handover of Pace's intellectual property assets and matters into Arris. Transition and handover of Pace's intellectual property assets and matters into Arris.



Pace

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 500 - 600 Employee

• VP Intellectual Property & Technology

  • Apr 2012 - Jan 2016

  Responsible for IP strategy, capturing and protecting inventions, portfolio management (c.650 patent assets), alleged infringement analysis, licensing negotiations, patent box, IP risk assessment and financial provisioning (c.$40m), M&A IP due-diligence, working with in-house and outside counsel : reporting to Corporate General Counsel

• Head of Investor Relations and Chief Technologist

  • Feb 2010 - Apr 2012

  Technology spokesperson extended to investor relations, including investor roadshows, financial results presentations - working closely with house brokers, financial PR agency and the Executive team : reporting to the Chief Financial Officer

• Chief Technologist - Intellectual Property

  • 2005 - Feb 2010

  Technologist and evangelist for the Connected Home - home mediaserver, DLNA and enabling networking technologies. M&A due-diligence contributor. IP portfolio management. Reporting to the Director of Technology.

• Various Engineering & Technology roles

  • Oct 1995 - 2005

  Principal Design Engineer, Head of Technology, VP Engineering, Product Diversity Manager...Designed Set-top-boxes for volume manufacture, pioneered and championed our PVR technology in the late 90's, early evangelist for the Connected Home / Home Hub, Residential Gateway / eMTA, VoIP...



Satellites International Ltd

• Berkshire

• Head of Data Handling Systems

  • 1990 - Oct 1995

  Hardware, software, fpga design for on-board (satellite) computer systems Hardware, software, fpga design for on-board (satellite) computer systems