David Todd Email & Phone Number

Milan, Lombardy, IT

Implementing the vision of the CEO

Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, GB

Chief Operating Officer for Nanolyse Technologies, an exciting start-up in the smart materials sector, with global reach developing & implementing revolutionary ways to produce magnetic particles.

Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire, GB

• Leading operational resourcing plus programme & new work governance, account management, processes, and culture around new business across 50% of the company. Working hand in hand with Financial, Commercial, and People.
• Member of two Cluster (business area) senior leadership teams
• Leading resourcing and capacity planning for 250+ from new graduate to Partner across two Clusters including conflict resolution and resource optimisation
• Leading on whole-company work planning and prioritisation
• Governance of live work including delivery risk management and programme performance reviews
• Improving Resourcing function through recruitment, introduction of KPIs, strategy, policies and processes, and culture setting

Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire, GB

• Led on resourcing for Cluster, working alongside Financial, Commercial, and People aspects of operations. Member of Cluster senior leadership team.
• Led resourcing for 100+ consultants, at levels from new graduate to Business Manager including conflict resolution and resource optimisation
• Professionalised the Resourcing function through culture setting and improving policies and processes
• Step down in responsibility from previous role to broaden skillset into business operations
• Won company “Outstanding Performance” award and promoted after eight months

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, GB

• Managed 14 large-scale scientific facilities, leading a team of 10+ reports. Overseeing projects lasting 1-10+ months. Role involved setting and delivering group budget (>£1m turnover), workforce planning &.
• Developed the Laboratory staff into a multi-skilled workforce able to cover for a varied workload between departments through training & culture change – reducing reliance on agency staff
• Consistently beat budget, despite paying for upgrades to facilities & equipment, achieved through efficiencies and income diversification
• Diversified income streams to include R&D and training alongside consultancy to insulate against market changes
• Increased revenue through better pricing due to cost efficiencies and changes in business practises allowing more competitive proposals leading to higher win %
• Created a targeted five-year strategic plan for modernisation and successfully delivered the first two years

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, GB

- Developing opportunities within the externally funded research sector;- Commercialisation of company-owned IP into new product and service revenue streams;- Marketing of research portfolio.

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, GB

- Management of flagship physical modelling facility (Fast Flow Facility);- Management of a portfolio of bids and technically complex projects, including product testing, containing individual items valued up to £1.5m, involving teams of 20+ staff from bid writing through to planning, project management, delivery and close. - Managing physical and.

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, GB

- Lead the finalisation and opening of a new £1.4m flagship physical modelling facility;- Spearheaded the business case for start-up of the facility with £100k+ of equipment purchase that set the direction for a 5-year plan and complemented the current facilities; - Project Manager for all projects within the facility;- Numerical modeller (TELEMAC.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cohesive Sediment Dynamics And Flocculation

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Oceanography