At ConvergePD Limited we help companies develop life-safety products. We are trusted to devise, resource, manage and undertake entire projects, or parts thereof, and to deliver world-class products from concept to post-market. Our range of expertise includes fire detectors, ventilators and breathing equipment, Apps and Bluetooth-equipped products.

Do you recognise it's time to bring in outside expertise to accelerate the changes you know need to happen? See www.hiddensolutions.co.uk or read below.As Co-founder of Hidden Solutions, I am responsible for understanding your unique challenge(s) and create the environment of trust and safety that empowers your team to collaborate, reach individual and collective potential and ultimately uncover previously hidden solutions.>>> For a no obligation chat, message me here… Show more Do you recognise it's time to bring in outside expertise to accelerate the changes you know need to happen? See www.hiddensolutions.co.uk or read below.As Co-founder of Hidden Solutions, I am responsible for understanding your unique challenge(s) and create the environment of trust and safety that empowers your team to collaborate, reach individual and collective potential and ultimately uncover previously hidden solutions.>>> For a no obligation chat, message me here on LinkedIn, call +44 (0) 7717 764944 or email jon@hiddensolutions.co.uk Specialities: Idea Generation, Life Safety Product Development, Culture Change, Project Management Show less

A key board member setting and communicating vision, mission and strategy throughout the company.Instrumental in step change in profit and sales over eight years.Built strong international customer partnerships through technical support and training whilst developing new business through collaboration on OEM products.Built and maintained the Technical and Research team of skilled engineers and scientists to deliver a pipeline of new products and to provide sustaining… Show more A key board member setting and communicating vision, mission and strategy throughout the company.Instrumental in step change in profit and sales over eight years.Built strong international customer partnerships through technical support and training whilst developing new business through collaboration on OEM products.Built and maintained the Technical and Research team of skilled engineers and scientists to deliver a pipeline of new products and to provide sustaining services.Developed rugged products for arduous environments, meeting all customer, business and regulatory requirements.Identified and developed efficient processes and tools to support the business such as risk management, creative thinking, product management and project management.Embedded and developed skills and competencies inspirationally within each team member.Integrated a major flame detector business.A UK Expert on International Fire Detector standards committees, Member of Fire Industry Association Detector Working Group and Special Committee for Installation Codes of Practice.Specialities: Infra-Red Beam Smoke Detectors, Flame Detectors, Vibration Switches. Show less

Coordinated the Senior Management team to run the 'Pneupac' breathing ventilator design and manufacturing site, achieving significant revenue growth.Turned an underachieving R&D Department into an effective team delivering globally successful ranges of pneumatic Medical Devices using clinical and customer input, leadership, effective tools and processes and personal development of the team.

Designed critical sub-assemblies for high-technology optical colour sorting machines using a range of design tools such as DFMA, VA/VE and FMEA).Developed a novel piezoelectric air valve to significantly reduce manufacturing cost and improve performance, reliability and manufacturing yield.Designed and implemented a precision assembly system for a bichromatic camera in vibration-isolated, clean environment.

Designed new anaesthesia workstation ‘Frontline Plus’.

Developed unique external ventilator ‘Hayek oscillator’, in particular calculation of tight-tolerance fits and design of noise reduction.Imposed order upon assembly shop by raising supplier quality, implementing inspection procedures, creating stock control and rearranging assembly of the facilities.

Sponsored student followed by Graduate Development then continued employment.Designed a complex, precision-aligned Infra-Red technology demonstrator, managed the procurement and manufacture of mechanical and optical items and assembled the system.Achieved numerous electro-mechanical designs to military standards for land, shipborne and space environments.