Neutral Wireless Ltd is a mobile and wireless communications company specialising in the design, build and installation of innovative and affordable private 5G radio access networks. Our mission is to provide our clients with end-to-end wireless network solutions that are innovative, secure-by-design (sovereign), value for money, and deliver operational and business benefits across a wide-range of market verticals and use cases.Our team of experienced engineers operate at the forefront of DSP enabled mobile and wireless communications and lead on the evolution of real software defined radio (SDR). Senior staff and associates in Neutral Wireless have held prominent positions across the telecoms industry, including UK, US and Japanese Tier 1 companies, government organisations, UK and US universities, and supported or led a number of international collaborative partnerships in the UK, EU and Africa.Neutral Wireless strives always to deliver engineering excellence through its services in consultancy, design and implementation of deployable 5G radio access networks, FPGA custom designs, product development of the next generation RFSoC enabled SDR solutions, and world-class training courses and upskilling.Neutral Wireless maintains a strong relationship with its cofounding partner, The University of Strathclyde, and continues to work in close collaboration with the Strathclyde SDR research laboratory and team (www.strathSDR.org).Neutral Wireless Ltd is a privately held company that is headquartered in Glasgow, UK.

Managing Director and Co-Founder of Tri-Venn International.Tri-Venn is a technology, business and commercial advisory consultancy practice specialising in defence and security services for Government Agencies and Leading Defence and Security companies in the Middle East. Tri-Venn’s services are focused on making transformational improvements to organisations through the intelligent application of technology solutions, business practices and commercial procedures.

Executive Director - delivery of a major government intelligence services transformation programme.

Restrata, an Olive Group company, is a major Security System Integration and Consultancy business headquartered in Dubai. Restrata’s focus is to provide state-of-the-art security solutions for:• Oil & Gas Infrastructure• Safe City initiatives• Border Surveillance / Security• Port and Maritime Security• Pipeline MonitoringAs VP - Engineering, Technology & Strategy, responsible for:• Setting the vision and direction of the business through the development and ownership of a coherent technical and business strategy.• Providing leadership and a professional identity for the technical and engineering capability.• Promoting the Restrata brand to shareholders and the external marketplace. • Leading major business development propositions focusing on the design, build and delivery of Persistent – Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Security Systems for international and government clients in the Middle East and North Africa. • Chairing Technology Strategy Board: selecting and managing technology partnerships with key international sensor system manufacturers (OptaSense, FLIR/ICX, Blighter, HRS, Vanguard Defense Industries, Ipsotek).

Supplementary role as Country Director for Oman, responsible for the successful implementation of Restrata’s commercial /legal entity in Muscat to facilitate business trading in the region. Foster senior stakeholder relationships with Royal Oman Police, Petroleum Development Oman, Marine Port Authorities and Government Ministers.Recognized as subject matter expert in surface movement radar, advanced EO/IR surveillance, fibre-optic linear asset protection, multi-sensor integration, command & control, visualisation and actionable intelligence.

Intuitive business and technical leadership• Leading profitable high-innovation business units (£14m+ turnover, 135 STEM degree qualified staff).• Motivating staff, and engaging with senior executives and customers alike – delivering clear vision and strategy, promoting values built on open communications, honesty and trust to earn respect and commitment. • Creating and empowering effective multidisciplinary team-working to ensure successful project delivery. Passionate and skilful communicator• Delivering compelling written reports as well as confident verbal and visual presentations to staff, internal executives, external government bodies (UK & US), and senior commercial stakeholders – recognised by Security Officials and MOD as a trusted advisor, influencing policy on issues such as multi-sensor integration for critical national infrastructure security and in-theatre military base protection.Successful delivery of complex programmes • Accountable for resourcing and successfully delivering major high-innovation programmes to time, cost and specification – running over 50 projects concurrently for customers in governments and commercial industries (ranging from £10k to >£3.5m).

Mounted a successful expedition to climb all 283 Munros in one continuous round (Scottish mountains >3000 ft). During the 11-month trip, walked 2,794km, climbed 174,250m (equivalent to over 50 ascents of Everest from Nepalese Base-camp), and raised over £1500 for Cancer Research UK. Expedition required careful project planning, preparation and team-working throughout. It also necessitated an adventurous spirit, a calculated approach to risk, and personal tenacity under extreme conditions to keep to a tight schedule and to finish on time (& budget). The entire expedition was fully documented in a comprehensive blog – see http://scotlandinview.com

FP&PS: revenues c. £90m, c. 450 staffTransformed newly created division’s aspiration to rapidly penetrate physical security market into a defined and successful strategic campaign plan: delivering financial growth via new products and business models.• Created and implemented the campaign plan that majored on the formal productisation and commercialisation of QinetiQ’s Palisade® Sensor Management System for military and critical national infrastructure security. Format was adopted as the standard for all other divisional campaign plans.• Led team that successfully installed the first wide-area multi-sensor security system into military test range, along with tailored support and maintenance provision. Led negotiations to provide further installations at two other test ranges.• Led team that won £multi-million contract to provide IT security infrastructure to support UK’s participation at a high-profile multi-national ISR co-operation event in the USA.Acknowledged authority on objective market analysis, technology maturity assessment and business risk – delivered a second strategic business and global marketing campaign for another major ‘at-risk’ capability area.

ICS: revenues c. £150m, c. 1000 staff• Instigated and led the transition of a complex R&D project on Military Base Protection into an early-stage wide area surveillance and perimeter security prototype sensor management system (called Palisade®). Led and invested in high-profile technology demonstration to UK Security Officials and senior managers from UK utilities, airports and energy production companies.• Developed close and trusting relationships with stakeholders and end-user communities in the UK security services and UK MOD leading to £m+ contract extensions.• Led the cross-company team of senior executives tasked to formulate the strategy and business response to MOD’s new initiative on Centres’ for Defence Technologies – securing a critical source of future R&D funding.

CSIP: revenues c. £14.5m, c135 staffFormed new Business Centre (CSIP) from the merger of five autonomous Business Groups. Improved growth and financial performance through major efficiency cost savings and better intergroup team-working, out-turning increased profit against a backdrop of declining MOD spend on R&D.• Full leadership responsibility and accountability for all aspects of Business Group P&L performance, programme delivery, sales & business development, business & technical strategy, staff performance & development, and HS&E.• Mentored, developed and empowered a senior leadership team of fourteen staff resulting in improved motivation and effectiveness – evidenced by the highest Hay climate score in the division.• Safeguarded the group’s future viability by transforming business from pure R&D to include sub-system product development.• Instilled rigor into the sales process: demonstrating attention to detail, pace, analysis of risk, and early engagement with budget-holders and end-users.• Awarded £multi-million Base Protection contract – outmanoeuvred industry competition to win single-source.

Promoted to lead group’s sonar business. • Defined strategic direction for research programmes, building strong and enduring relationships with senior MOD customers leading to several follow-on contracts being awarded.Initiated model for new technical BD role, which was subsequently adopted across the division.• Responsible for preventing a key MOD £multi-million research programme on sonar signal processing from being terminated due to customer’s impending funding cuts.• Won group’s first major contract from US Government Defence Agency. • Won group’s first commercial contract in the oil and gas sector.• Invited, as recognised technical authority on sonar signal processing, to lecture on MSc and IET courses, and solicited by Scottish Universities as principal industrial contact in a Faraday Partnership.

Conducted and published DSP algorithm research for radar and sonar platforms.