Steve Wells Email & Phone Number

Oxford, Oxfordshire, GB

Low-dose, low-cost, mobile 3D X-ray devices

Oxford, Oxfordshire, GB

Oxford, Oxfordshire, GB

Development of novel flat panel X-ray sources that will be dramatically better than traditional 2D planar X-ray devices by offering 3D imaging at the patient's bedside instead of them having to be moved to an expensive CT scanner giving a high radiation dose. The X-ray sources can be used for dental imaging, orthopaedic imaging, veterinary imaging, chest.

Munich, DE

• Directed a portfolio of 8 concurrent software R&D projects (~£7M / year staff budget), delivering cutting edge applications for visualizing and analysing medical images to study cancer, heart & brain disease. This has.
• Oversaw a process transition from V-Model to Agile & Lean development. This has greatly improved the ability of the group to deliver the highest-value scope on time in a more sustainable and transparent way.
• Grew a strong offshore group of 110 staff in Bangalore by organizing training and establishing new roles so they can take full responsibility for delivering certain software products, thereby improving communication.
• Stimulated the local team of 55 staff that I managed many continuous improvement initiatives such as “FedEx Day” innovation events, staff recognition awards, opinion surveys, medical quizzes, and staff development.
• Promoted information exchange throughout a distributed organization, overseeing the creation and upkeep of an actively-used SharePoint intranet site.
• Established a Usability function to strengthen an area that has traditionally been weak for Siemens by stimulating increased customer knowledge through usability labs, usage logging and site visits. Net promoter score.

Munich, DE

• Led the transition from ad-hoc project management to building a strong and successful function. The core practices of estimation, scheduling, and risk management were established.
• Championed the use of Project Server and SharePoint, initially at Oxford and then globally. Multi-project management became effective with the improved visibility of resource allocation and project status.
• Coached several software engineers to become effective project managers.
• Managed several projects using local, offshore and supplier engineers, before leading the function. Most projects lasted about a year providing experience of many whole project lifecycles.

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, GB

• Contracts covering
• Statistical & enzyme modelling software (Pfizer)
• Pharmaceutical database (AstraZeneca)
• Agrochemicals management application (Syngenta)
• Vending machine logic (Mars)
• Commodity valuation software (Innogy)

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, GB

High-temperature superconductor research

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Natural Sciences

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience

Master'S Degree, Medical Physics