Philip Derbyshire
Head of Customer Integration | GM Europe at Alitheon- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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OpenHack: IoT Gateway Operations
Microsoft OpenHackJun, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
MicrosoftAug, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
MicrosoftJul, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
MicrosoftJul, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
IBM Certified Solution Architect - Cloud Platform Solution V2
IBM Professional CertificationMar, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
IBM Certified Solution Advisor - Cloud Computing Architecture V5
IBMMar, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty
MicrosoftJan, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
CompTIA Security+
CompTIANov, 2015- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Alitheon
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Customer Integration | GM Europe
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Mar 2022 - Present
Alitheon, a Bellevue, WA-based company, provides the missing link between the physical and digital worlds with solutions for the authentication, identification and traceability of parts, products, and people, with its fail-proof, simple to use FeaturePrint™ system.As Head of Customer Integrations I am responsible for our overall product offering and the onboarding and integration of our customers onto the FeaturePrint solution.As General Manager for Europe I am responsible for our day-to-day European operations, customer relationships and team.
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Solutions Architect
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Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
Alitheon offers the unique FeaturePrint capability to securely identify and authenticate almost any item based on a single registered image of the surface. This optical fingerprinting approach can be applied to a huge range of industries and challenges.My role is to offer solution expertise and technical support to existing and potential European customers to unlock the value of optical feature recognition for their products and processes.As Regional Lead for Europe I am also responsible for local business and partner development, as well as acting as the main point of contact for our European customers.
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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IoT and Manufacturing Technical Architect at the Microsoft Technology Center
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Sep 2018 - Aug 2021
A highly technical pre-sales role in support of Microsoft's enterprise customers across all industries and levels of maturity. I design, deliver and follow up on architectural design sessions, hands-on workshops, executive strategy sessions and design thinking led envisioning sessions. As a trusted advisor, I am able to tailor my approach to any audience with a strong pragmatic focus on mutually desired outcomes. Within the MTC, I take responsibility for pro-actively driving business development initiatives for us locally and am increasingly active at the global level. In recognition of my impact, I was nominated by our worldwide lead to be the EMEA MTC Industry Champion for Manufacturing - an additional responsibility to develop and enable best practice in manufacturing for all EMEA MTCs. This includes identifying and delivering partner showcases for many MTCs, providing industry updates and creating reusable assets to increase industry fluency. As a global IoT Technical Champion I am supported to work at the cutting edge of Microsoft's IoT product portfolio with a network across all parts of Microsoft.
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IBM
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Internet of Things Lead Solutions Architect for Industrial Products
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2018
International assignment at the IBM Watson IoT Center, the IBM global headquarters for IoT based in Munich. As the lead technical architect for industrial products, I worked as part of the core Industry Lab team to develop and maintain cutting edge IoT showcases. My role involved working directly with clients and partners on technical proof of concepts, spending concentrated time with senior technical and executive client visitors to present and explain the concepts and solutions we had built. I also supported the wider IBM organisation through the design and delivery of bespoke showcases to bring together multiple new technologies for international events such as IBM THINK and the Hannover Messe.I was elected to a position in the Technical Expert Council (TEC) group within the DACH region as a recognition of my technical leadership and the work I did to further internal technical capabilities.
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Internet of Things Solutions Architect
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Jan 2016 - May 2017
Global role working with current and prospective clients to design and realise effective Internet of Things solutions. Regularly supported account teams to understand and put forward IoT solutions to their clients as part of pre-sales and sales processes. I provided subject matter expertise and technical support to account and delivery teams on the Watson IoT Platform and the IBM Bluemix cloud platform. Provided colleagues and clients with a point of view on the applications of IoT within industries.Designed and developed proof of concept solutions across a range of applications from Smart Buildings, Connected Factories and Connected Home. Worked within delivery projects as a lead solutions architect with responsibility for the full IoT solution.Regular contributor to the European Digital Operation Senior Leadership Team and was directly responsible developing and delivering all European technical training for IoT - positively impacting over 200 colleagues.
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Senior Technical Consultant
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Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
Senior Technical Consultant / Solution Architect with IBM Global Business Services in the Application Development & Innovation service line.My main responsibility was as the Technical Lead and Architect at a major petrochemical company. This role spanned two separate projects and teams. Both projects encompassed the collection and analysis of telematics data, delivering reports and alerts to commercial fleet operators.I was responsible for producing complex technical designs, providing IBM and client management with technical consultancy, supporting the offshore technical teams in delivery, troubleshooting technical issues and facilitating dialogue between geographically separated delivery teams. I was the technical lead for the readiness evaluation and subsequent migration of both solutions to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. I performed C# and SQL development as required for independently designing and developing complex integration of uncertain data.
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Technical Consultant
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Mar 2013 - Jul 2015
Technical Consultant with IBM Global Business Services in the Application Development & Innovation service line.
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Oakdene Hollins Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Sustainability Technical Consultant
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Oct 2011 - Mar 2013
As a Sustainability Technical Consultant I was expected to rapidly apply myself to projects across a wide variety of topics in the field of sustainability. I received formal training in life cycle assessments, a highly technical approach to establishing the environmental impacts of a product or service over its full life cycle. In addition, I had significant experience in providing consulting services to clients, tendering for private and public sector work, computer modelling and project monitoring.
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Cranfield University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Engineer
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Sep 2007 - Sep 2011
This was a four year doctoral programme jointly sponsored by the EPSRC and Gloucestershire NHS Trust; it was an industry focused research programme that included completing the first year of a two year MBA from Cranfield School of Management. My research project was focused towards developing a biosensor for lactate in sweat to enable the early detection of pressure ischemia. I gained experience in the fields of electrochemistry, medical and sports physiology and biosensors. This was a four year doctoral programme jointly sponsored by the EPSRC and Gloucestershire NHS Trust; it was an industry focused research programme that included completing the first year of a two year MBA from Cranfield School of Management. My research project was focused towards developing a biosensor for lactate in sweat to enable the early detection of pressure ischemia. I gained experience in the fields of electrochemistry, medical and sports physiology and biosensors.
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Halifax
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Customer Savings Consultant
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Apr 2005 - Dec 2006
Part-time job, held whilst studying for my degree; providing inbound telephone banking services and savings advice to customers nationwide. Took on formal support role advise colleagues and support customers by resolving complaints and complex inquiries. This required detailed knowledge of the products and systems. Part-time job, held whilst studying for my degree; providing inbound telephone banking services and savings advice to customers nationwide. Took on formal support role advise colleagues and support customers by resolving complaints and complex inquiries. This required detailed knowledge of the products and systems.
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University of Leeds
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Laboratory Assistant
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Sep 2006 - Oct 2006
Four weeks paid laboratory work independantly establishing protocols for an academic practical module to be taken by future undergraduates of the BSc Nanotechnology degree. Four weeks paid laboratory work independantly establishing protocols for an academic practical module to be taken by future undergraduates of the BSc Nanotechnology degree.
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Education
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2007 - 2011
Cranfield University
Engineering Doctorate (EngD), Biosensors, Sports Science, Electrochemistry -
2008 - 2008
Cranfield School of Management
MBA Pt.1, Business -
2004 - 2007
University of Leeds
BSc Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Electronic Engineering -
1999 - 2004
Maidstone Grammar School
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