Ottobock HealthCare is a global manufacturer of orthopaedic and rehabilitation products with over 6000 employees worldwide and annual revenues of around 1 billion euros.Responsible for creating a digital transformation strategy and building capacities to deliver it. Identified new digital product and service opportunities representing multi-million € of new business. Planned organisational changes and investments needed to deliver the product roadmap.

Responsible for several corporate projects to improve business processes. Appointed as program manager leading R&D managers to successfully redesign/harmonise regulated product development processes( ISO 13485/ IEC 62304/ FDA CFR 21). Built a team responsible for improved user-centred product requirements and portfolio management. Remained head of engineering department responsible for budget of over €1.5 million with 12 direct reports in the UK and Germany. Introduced agile software… Show more Responsible for several corporate projects to improve business processes. Appointed as program manager leading R&D managers to successfully redesign/harmonise regulated product development processes( ISO 13485/ IEC 62304/ FDA CFR 21). Built a team responsible for improved user-centred product requirements and portfolio management. Remained head of engineering department responsible for budget of over €1.5 million with 12 direct reports in the UK and Germany. Introduced agile software development across sites. Outsourced mobile app and other development to control costs and manage timelines. Show less

Department provided B2B sales channels for custom-made products. Services offered in European, North American and Asian markets with a turnover of €23 million, many of which still run today. Success of these services brought about significant automation in a conservative industry niche. Built a team which developed and rolled out software and manufacturing systems. Worked with local management to develop business cases for services. Organised global network of support staff.

Hired by Ottobock to develop CADCAM systems to enhance its prosthetics, orthotics and wheelchair businesses which soon led to new business in the US, Germany and Scandinavia with a turnover exceeding $3 million.

Duomatic Ltd was a small software system consultancy offering technical software development. Successfully delivered solutions for logging mechanical test data, processing sensor data and remote shape sensing.

ABT Ltd was a startup licensed to sell a CADCAM system I developed during my PhD work. Took research software to a commercial level. Worked for several months in the USA offering technical sales support and consulting with customers on individual requirements.