Invention is nothing without Innovation. AI has been one of the most significant inventions in the past 30 years and yet only now are we starting to see the benefits by finding innovative ways to benefit from it. A passionate speaker on the subject of AI, this role has seen him speak in the USA, Germany, Ireland and England to name a few, helping businesses understand the implication of this technology. Responsible for the business development, Andy has used his skills and experiences to develop key relationships in many industries and with many partners. Filament is a Software and Consultancy business with a sole aim of providing support to those businesses wishing to adopt AI. If you would like to find out more about how AI and Machine Learning can add value to your business, then please send me a message here or email andy@filament.ai. You can view more information on all of our products and services at https://filament.ai

Manager and responsible for the creation of new south coast offices for this relatively new startup.Responsible for technical implementations relating to AI and ML based client projects.Provide recommendations and sample solutions for new technologies that could benefit client solutions.Drive new business through discussions with clients to understand business problems and create unique and differentiating solutions.

Recognised for sustained contribution to IBM's intellectual property through inventions and mentoring others.Created a total of 19 different patent submissions, 12 of which have been granted with the rest in process.Actively helping develop others by running 5 different patent groups as well as having 4 different individual patent mentees.Performed 19 individual patent reviews to establish novelty and uniqueness.Very familiar with the patent drafting and creation process.

Manager for a unique startup-like business within IBM that has the sole purpose of using emerging technology to assist clients achieve their goals.Client facing and responsible for understanding, developing and winning work with client.Involved in all stages of the negotiation from Design Thinking workshops in order to understand the user, through to Statement of Work creation.Track record of winning significant contracts and developing relationships with clients that have on frequent occasions led to repeat business.Work with clients across all sectors from Retail through to Automotive.Career management responsibility for 16 people'Hands on' approach to working with the team, and frequently seen involved in the technical details to ensure satisfactory results.

Recognised as having sustained mentoring and community activities over a period of years.Contributed to IBMs patent portfolio with 13 patent reviews, 14 patents filed and 10 invention publications.Actively part of the UK Labs 'Invention Development Team' ( IDT ) including the creation of new processes for managing and tracking disclosures through the invention process.Created three patent groups and in doing so helped others get involved with patenting and guided them through the patent process.Worked with individuals to help their writing style to clearly identify the novelty in their idea.

Client facing emerging technology evangelist focusing on Cognitive and other emerging technologies.Directly invovled with clients to develop new applications using mobile and web based technology such as Angular, jQuery and various APIs.Involved with projects relating to IoT, Modelling Frameworks, Cognitive APIs, Machine Learning and Mobile.Primarily responsible for delivering first mobile IoT app for a large fast moving consumer goods company.Developed relationships with various startups to help develop their value proposition and allow us to include their technology in our proposals.Frequently delivered to high profile customers, allowing for significant follow on work, most significantly with Jaguar Land Rover and Unilever.Provide project management for delivery of projects, from concept through to production implementation.Comfortable presenting to C-level executives around ideas and proposals for technology solutions.Present new ideas and solutions to clients, developing business and reputation for IBM.

One of three responsible for generating $1.3m worth of services based contracts as the PTC moves towards new lines of business.Developed a series of client partnerships with development teams, GBS consultants, external organisations and most recently the new London Analytics Solution Centre.Build trust in relationships through demonstration of commitment and delivery experience.Contribute to implementation, development & testing discussions using technical background of IBM middleware as well as recent acquisitions.Partnering with Analytics Solution Centre to demonstrate and develop IBMs capabilities in the Smarter Planet arena.Develop a pipeline of opportunities from concept through to implementation.