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Basingstoke

As a Founder at Root21 I believed we needed to build a hi-tech business accelerator and incubator that was radically different, that provided the intensity needed to create success. Root21 is the embodiment of that belief; we challenge, we change things, we embrace advanced technologies and relentlessly strive to create companies that rapidly grow and succeed. Working extensively with start-ups and SMEs Root21 provides the kind of support that delivers results and has enabled our… Show more As a Founder at Root21 I believed we needed to build a hi-tech business accelerator and incubator that was radically different, that provided the intensity needed to create success. Root21 is the embodiment of that belief; we challenge, we change things, we embrace advanced technologies and relentlessly strive to create companies that rapidly grow and succeed. Working extensively with start-ups and SMEs Root21 provides the kind of support that delivers results and has enabled our companies to raise more than £25M in investment so far. Root21 gets them to see things differently and has trained more than 800 companies to use our unique approach to entrepreneurial thinking Show less

Southampton, United Kingdom

The Southampton Science Park, Catalyst programme is a 7-month accelerator for start-ups. Working with 18 start-ups, over multiple programmes, providing intensive mentoring to help shape their business and proposition enabling between them to raise a total of £9.7M in investment and employ more than 30 people

Newbury, United Kingdom

Candescence is a consulting company specialising in business innovation, entrepreneurship and go to market strategies that help companies create outstanding commercial impactI founded Candescence recognizing that deficiencies in approach, expertise or resources are often to blame; Candescence is a commercial partner that provides these capabilities. We help build great companies with products that get to market fast and drive revenue growthProjects… Show more Candescence is a consulting company specialising in business innovation, entrepreneurship and go to market strategies that help companies create outstanding commercial impactI founded Candescence recognizing that deficiencies in approach, expertise or resources are often to blame; Candescence is a commercial partner that provides these capabilities. We help build great companies with products that get to market fast and drive revenue growthProjects -------------Advisory board The SelfCare People covering product roadmap, life cycle management and strategy for integrated medical devicesLed product management of a SaaS based, FMCG supply chain product that delivered several million dollars of revenue growth for a supply chain qualification company. Driving product requirements and roadmap with a global FMCG client and managing implementation by an off-shore development teamIncreased revenue generation capability for a company providing SaaS based psychometric products. Creating a solutions business model that enabled revenue per user growth through cross/up-selling of its product and training servicesDirected a commercial partnership that enabled a manufacturer of gas detection instruments to grow revenue by re-badging its products for sale by a global gas supply company. Managing the partner interface and coordinating internal resources to successfully deliver the partner’s requirements on time and budgetLaunched a new “in street” gas detection product and enabled its expansion into European markets for a manufacturer of gas detection instruments. Developing a full sales enablement package, service manual and customer training video and delivering the sales support programConducted commercial due diligence of a multi-million dollar USB 3.0 investment by two venture capital investors Show less

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Established and built the SETsquared hi-tech incubator in Basingstoke from scratch to 40 start-up companies. Creating an extensive mentoring and support programme with a services ecosystem to enable the start-up businesses to develop and grow. Over 4 years these companies between them raised in excess of £10M in investment and employ more than 20 peopleDesigned, developed and delivered the SETsquared Entrepreneurs Programme, a two-day training programme that has been run for SETsquared,… Show more Established and built the SETsquared hi-tech incubator in Basingstoke from scratch to 40 start-up companies. Creating an extensive mentoring and support programme with a services ecosystem to enable the start-up businesses to develop and grow. Over 4 years these companies between them raised in excess of £10M in investment and employ more than 20 peopleDesigned, developed and delivered the SETsquared Entrepreneurs Programme, a two-day training programme that has been run for SETsquared, UK Space Agency and the Academic Health Science Networks. The programme was nominated for the 2018, Times Higher Education Awards Show less

Guildford, United Kingdom

Promotion of 5G technology and the 5GIC’s Test-bed in Basingstoke to identify SMEs developing products that required early access to 5G networks including: organising a 5G launch event for 150 delegates with local TV news coverage, IoT Hack Weekends and Talk 5G, a 5G networking event

Oxford, United Kingdom

Oxford Semiconductor derives revenues from the design and marketing of innovative semiconductor bridging solutions for the storage and connectivity marketsDirected Oxford Semiconductor’s worldwide Connectivity product line with revenue of $18M, had responsibility for global revenue, budget and P&L. Covering the full life cycle of 28 PCI Express, PC Card, USB and ARM® based network controller products plus associated softwareDeveloped strategy, business case and roadmap targeting… Show more Oxford Semiconductor derives revenues from the design and marketing of innovative semiconductor bridging solutions for the storage and connectivity marketsDirected Oxford Semiconductor’s worldwide Connectivity product line with revenue of $18M, had responsibility for global revenue, budget and P&L. Covering the full life cycle of 28 PCI Express, PC Card, USB and ARM® based network controller products plus associated softwareDeveloped strategy, business case and roadmap targeting applications in the wireless modem, industrial control, point of sale, M2M and embedded systems markets. Leadership of business and go-to-market execution by a global cross functional team, drove launch, marketing and promotional programsAchievements:Overhauled a multi-million dollar product line to maximize sales, catalyzing a global sales team to grow revenue from $5M to $18M, at 60% GM, over 4 yearsDrove multiple new product programs to completion delivering 11 new devices, several million dollars in incremental revenue and entry into the PCI Express marketFormulated strategy and led execution of an ARM based, Network Connectivity Controller, expanding addressable market 5x. Building a partnership with ARM and Windriver that established a development ecosystemRevamped the go-to-market offering creating a low touch, channel friendly package culminating in adoption by a global catalogue distributorLed all launch programs and spokesperson for press, events and conferencesDeployed extensive business planning and go-to-market processes, successfully delivering new products Show less

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Sony Semiconductor designs and manufactures semiconductors for the digital TV, Set Top Box and cellular mobile communications marketsHeaded Sony Semiconductor’s customer applications team, managing the European technical support operation. Led new product specification and planning for multiple new products with multi-million dollar revenues

Kingsclere, United Kingdom

Metawave develops and manufactures professional Broadcast TV and Post Production equipment, including high-end digital video/audio Routing Matrices and Interface productsA member of the executive team, contributed to strategy and business management with overall leadership of technical operations. Owned the company’s technical image within the industry, personally promoting its products, capabilities and know-how to customers and PressSet the company’s technical direction… Show more Metawave develops and manufactures professional Broadcast TV and Post Production equipment, including high-end digital video/audio Routing Matrices and Interface productsA member of the executive team, contributed to strategy and business management with overall leadership of technical operations. Owned the company’s technical image within the industry, personally promoting its products, capabilities and know-how to customers and PressSet the company’s technical direction, product strategy and roadmap and provided day-to-day management of a 10 strong product design team. Installed empowered culture and rapid product development techniques that inspired successful delivery against aggressive timescales. Provided oversight and control of design processes, product planning, delivery and engineering budgets, contracts and resources Show less

Slough, United Kingdom

Leitch designs and manufactures equipment and interface products for the professional Broadcast TV marketHeaded architecture and definition for advanced software defined HDTV video and image processing

Newbury, United Kingdom

Discreet Logic designs professional video and audio software for the Silicon Graphics workstation, selling its products into the Post Production market. It manufactures digital disk recorders for workstation rendering and real time play outDesign lead for the next generation scalable, high speed, high bandwidth digital disk recorder

Newbury, United Kingdom

Alpha Image designs and manufactures digital Routing Matrices and Vision Mixers for the professional Broadcast TV and Post Production marketsDesign and architecture for advanced image processing and vision mixer products

Reading, United Kingdom

Abekas Video Systems designs and manufacturers Digital Video Effects, Vision Mixer and Disk Recorder equipment for the professional Broadcast TV and Post Production marketsDesign leadership for multiple successful products with multi-million dollar revenues. Architected and designed products ranging from Digital Video Effects and Vision Mixers to Interface products

Bsc (Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Electronics

Cim Professional Diploma In Marketing, Marketing

City & Guilds Full Technological Certificate, Electronics