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Guildford, United Kingdom

Project Management of spacecraft systems and equipment development on a number of large and high profile spacecraft projects.

Bracknell

Programmes have included fixed connectivity new product development and DSL End of Life circuit migrations.

Slough, United Kingdom

Assignments included managing the official London 2012 Olympics mobile device and SIM card programme, health care mobile device programmes and various take to market projects including mobile broadband, smartphones and laptops.

Bracknell

Fixed connectivity new product development.

Senior Programme Manager with full life cycle responsibility for 3G / 3.5G mobile phone reference designs and chipset developments. Established programme requirements and business cases and led gateway reviews with the Programme Approvals Committee. Built project portfolios and led international cross-functional Product Development Teams (core engineering, marketing, production engineering, customer services) to create profitable solutions in line with the strategic aims of the business. Led the procurement of strategic IP and negotiated design services contracts. Acted as the key interface with international customers and managed the transition from development to production. Managed programme R&D expenditure >$25M / year.

Responsible for Systems Engineering (SE) practices and the line management of over 80 Systems Architecture and I&V engineers. Also responsible for managing the Department budget, recruitment, pay/benefit reviews, Department communication, competence development and performance management. Also acted as UK Resource Manager for Internet Mobility Networks (IMN) and member of the IMN UK Management Team. Responsible for IMN UK level resource planning of Product Programmes. Key interface between programmes and line organisation on resource management issues.

Programme Manager and technical lead for a high profile fixed price £6M Technology Demonstration Programme concerned with the development of an airborne minefield detection system for humanitarian and military use. Responsible for all aspects of the programme including building the team, providing technical and managerial leadership, implementing the formal Systems Engineering (SE) approach, schedule planning & execution, sub-contract management, financial control, risk management, international collaboration and customer relations.