A chartered engineer with over 40 years experience in the design & development of electronic products. Now working as the Director responsible for business development at Datalink. My interest in electronics design started as a hobby more than 40 years ago before growing into a career following my PhD. At Datalink Electronics I work on strategic management and recruitment, training and development of our design group to enable them to develop cutting edge designs which lead to electronics manufacture. I’m involved in sales meetings, strategic projects and always on the lookout for new strategic alliances.Datalink Electronics can assist you with high-technology product development and contract manufacture of electronic products and sub-assemblies. We specialise in the following sectors:• Oil and gas• Scientific instrumentation • Medical devices • Healthcare • Industrial controls • Environmental and utilities• Transport and infrastructure In my current role at Datalink Electronics I can help you with high technology product development using the latest electronics design and electronics manufacturing techniques. As specialists in manufacture as well as design we can advise on the best methods for manufacturing and testing an assembly to achieve excellent quality at affordable costs.Oil and Gas:Using my experience from the oil and gas industry, I can help you to develop intrinsically safe electronics and ATEX compliant designs. We can assist with the design and development of custom instrumentation in hazardous areas. During the development of such products we work hand-in-hand with Notified Bodies and Test Houses to ensure compliance with ATEX, and electro-magnet compliance (EMC) standards in Europe and internationally.