Corporate and marketing strategy advisory role

Advisory & management

Industrial innovation intermediaries for specific technology applications, having five main activities:1. Door Opening: assisting emerging technologies to break through to new markets by opening important doors at critical moments, for example for start-ups and turnarounds2. Technology Scouting: facilitating larger companies in sourcing technologies in order to maintain competitivity and expedite R&D programs, in some cases acting as a classic "technology scout"3. Market making: a… Show more Industrial innovation intermediaries for specific technology applications, having five main activities:1. Door Opening: assisting emerging technologies to break through to new markets by opening important doors at critical moments, for example for start-ups and turnarounds2. Technology Scouting: facilitating larger companies in sourcing technologies in order to maintain competitivity and expedite R&D programs, in some cases acting as a classic "technology scout"3. Market making: a third market activity is often created by combining the above two primary activities4. Serial start-up investor - have just invested in my 8th, the previous 7 have all resulted in successful exits.5. Change management: whether being engaged as an external consultant involved in an internal corporate issue, M&A or a straight turnaround, playing the most valuable complementary role. Over the last 25+ years, IRconsult has been active globally on behalf of more than 80 clients in 13 countries, involving over 150 distinct projects. Positioned between R&D and industry, we are classic door openers who identify, engage and leverage with target specifiers and decision makers in technology transfer situations. Typical cases include:- Technology sourcing for large acquisitive firms. - Market breakthoughs for emerging technologies and start-ups - Re-positioning of existing technologies for new applications - Managing the "productizing" process from concept through development of technology platforms to recurring revenue-generating products - Creating strategic partnerships between basic and applied research organisations to commercially exploit basic intellectual property results- Corporate strategyFor more information, see www.irconsult.ch Show less

International group, newly created by the acquisition of 3 successful companies active in the field of Industrial Automation and Robotics. The Swiss-based IAR Group has the following operating entities: Automation Specialist Services LLC in USA, Bachmann Engineering AG in Switzerland and Zeugma S.A. in Portugal.

Chemicals and coatings industry consulting

Helped an automation company specialising in engineering excellence enter European markets and formulate a growth strategy

Global market entry startegies, door opening, new applications and business development for novel white engineered pigments.

- Strategic business development- Creation on new market opportunities for Ireland's leading high precision metal fabricator for bio/pharma manufacturing infrastructure applications- Opened new markets with new and existing products, especially in the DACH region- Instigator of company's first R&D programs - Adding value to product offerings

Solar Islands Photovoltaic structures

Member of board (previously assisted spin-off from Sulzer Electronics), developed early stage US marketing and distribution activities.

Marketing and business development member of management board which prepared for spin-off CSEM's Circuit and System design activity, i.e., what is now the current Semtech subsidiary in Neuchâtel.Responsible for many creative initiatves and marketing "firsts" at CSEM, including business acquisition breakthroughs into North American markets and establishment of CSEM's early marketing systems and procedures.Co-editor of "Low Power Design, a collection of CSEM papers".

Member of re-start-up management team which led a turnaround following re-financing.Launched new video wall and data projection systems gloabally with landmark breakthrough sales into Irish, UK, Israeli and Spanish markets.

Subsidiary of Swatch Group.- Development of initial non-watch semiconductor businesses in Northern Europe and North America.- Promotion of Tape Automated Bonding and Wafer Bumping process technologies for non-watch chip packaging applications.- Direct report to CEO in specialized new business developement projects.

Various executive and management roles (product management, customer service, business development establishing the Xidex Magnetics brand in Europe following acquisition of computer media distribution channels, gaining market share and OEM partners. Merged acquired brands into european distribution portfolio and oversaw several product launches.

Member of team responsible for:- marketing Ireland as a location for Foreign Direct Investment by US, European and Japanese electronics companies- researching marketing intelligence for economic arguments in favour of Ireland as a manufacturing location- analyzing import substitution possibilities for irish start-up companies- winner of Irish Institute of Research and Standards award for most innovative R&D proposal, 1981.

Auditing and accounting, personal taxation advice.(then known as Pannel Kerr Forster International - chartered accountants and auditors)