David Davidson Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh, Scotland, GB

UK

Principal Consultant for PTC's Windchill suite including* Guiding customers, via workshops, in how to map their requirements to Windchill capabilities balancing minimizing customisation with ease of adoption * Technical Architect for deployments - Proficient in all aspects of Windchill configuration and deployment - Including on premise projects and SAAS.

* Defined and implemented worldwide process for the examination of technical consultants, leading to 188 partner consultants being examined in 2014.* Managed the development of numerous curriculum of technical training courses.* Wrote practical exams on Windchill software to certify technical consultants.* Wrote technical training in backup and recovery of.

* Managed development and publication of Technical IP to act as job aids for Windchill partner consultants. These varied from how to do Java based customisations, to Implementation Best Practices.* Mentored European partners through business development opportunities in Windchill PLM. * Led the PLM services business development for numerous Windchill.

* Technical Manager for multi-million pound PLM implementation project at Airbus in Toulouse. * Liaised between customer and PTC’s R&D to align customer requirements with Windchill product capabilities.

* Created new department charged with developing resources to make Global Services Group (400 consultants) more efficient.* Managed the creation of a library of reusable Java components using Agile techniques of continuous integration and unit testing.* Managed group of 9 software developers spread geographically from Seattle to Coventry.* Managed the.

* Responsible for line management of 8 services consultants.* Managed utilisation and career development of consultants to guide their professional development.* Collaborated with sales organisation on business development activities.* Responsible for development of services proposals.

* Customised and implemented PTC’s Windchill software for multiple projects in Europe, including SKF and Xeikon printers.* Inclusive of Specifying customer requirements. Modelling customer extensions in Rational Rose. Customising extensions in Java (Visual Café) and HTML.