I am a very experienced management professional with a career spanning roles in semiconductors, software and hardware in the Graphics, Communications and Consumer Electronics industries. I have a broad range of technical knowledge and a pragmatic and patient character which enable me to work with and coordinate multi-skilled Engineering and Operations teams across many sites. I have a proven ability to build teams and products from the spark of an idea to a commercial success.Specialties and key strengths: • Leadership & line management of both large and small engineering teams involved in semiconductor, software & hardware design & manufacturing engineering/operations.• Successful exiting of businesses with high valuations• Establishing and growing outsourced supply chain partnerships to deliver complex semiconductor and systems products meeting cost, quality and delivery targets• Catalyst for organisational change and improvement programs designed to deliver benefits across the whole business• Getting the best out of both my own team and executive peers in driving departmental and overall company strategy• Deep understanding of product cost drivers along with strong negotiation style to consistently deliver on financial plans• Owning all aspects of product life cycle management including cost, margin, supply planning, shipments, and leading customer quality programs• Track record of building teams, processes and projects from the ground up• Driving product developments from architecture through to volume production• Breakdown and planning of complex projects into a set of manageable activities and the coordination of multi-site, multi-national and multi-disciplined project teams• Budget ownership and control in addition to designing and implementing the annual operating plan aligning both finances and resources to the overall company direction • Good understanding of technology and how/where to apply it• Key contributor to and generator of new product ideas• Strong communicator in large and small forums and both written and verbal• Proven leader of continuous improvement programs and quality management systems