David Forrester Email & Phone Number

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Responsible for the management of the Sheffield site for Siemens Digital Industries, a major growth centre for the Siemens NX team. Always looking for bright and interesting staff to join our team of software engineers, game developers, and 3D artists.Also responsible for managing the Sony relationship as Siemens and Sony bring Immersive Engineering to the world - revolutionising the way that designers and engineers will work in the near future.Manage the Dealbook process for… Show more Responsible for the management of the Sheffield site for Siemens Digital Industries, a major growth centre for the Siemens NX team. Always looking for bright and interesting staff to join our team of software engineers, game developers, and 3D artists.Also responsible for managing the Sony relationship as Siemens and Sony bring Immersive Engineering to the world - revolutionising the way that designers and engineers will work in the near future.Manage the Dealbook process for the Product Engineering segment within Siemens Digital Industries - looking for businesses that compliment our existing world-class product offerings by way of potential acquisition or partnership. Show less

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Joined the Board of Sheffield Digital due to Lightwork Design Limited being Founder Members. Help the Board with an employer's perspective and using my financial background to assist on the commercial side.

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Sit on the Board of the University of Sheffield Computer Science Department - helping to add an employer's perspective to their teaching and research.

Lightwork Design is the world’s leading supplier of rendering solutions for advanced 3D Computer Graphics software developers.Established in 1989, Lightwork Design has continually developed Lightworks to provide customers with innovative and market-focused solutions for the creation of powerful and easy to use rendering applications.The success of Lightworks is built on our expertise in rendering, combined with our unique understanding of what designers really need. Lightworks… Show more Lightwork Design is the world’s leading supplier of rendering solutions for advanced 3D Computer Graphics software developers.Established in 1989, Lightwork Design has continually developed Lightworks to provide customers with innovative and market-focused solutions for the creation of powerful and easy to use rendering applications.The success of Lightworks is built on our expertise in rendering, combined with our unique understanding of what designers really need. Lightworks is the de facto standard for integrated rendering in advanced 3D graphics applications, and is embedded in over 80 software applications and used by more than 2 million users worldwide.The Lightwork Design business was acquired by Siemens PLM in September 2018, a process that I lead throughout. Show less

VSI Limited is the holding company that was set up to effect the management buy-out of the Lightworks and MachineWorks businesses from their original founders. Having lead the buy-out, my role is now group Managing Director of VSI together with the operational responsibilities of managing the Lightworks business.

Wace Screen was the screen printing division of one of the main UK printing groups. Based in Wakefield and Bristol, the division specialised in the screen printing of fabric patterns and cardboard point of sale materials.