Marcus Saunders Email & Phone Number

Slough, Gb

Windsor, United Kingdom

Research, design and development; specialising in systems integration, controls, control philosophy and strategy for TPG Design & Technology inverter driven variable high speed (70 krpm), permanent magnet motor, gas compression turbo and micro turbine renewable energy power generation machines (G59, G83, TUV CEI 0-16 & 0-21), low grade heat organic ranking cycle energy recovery machines and military sub-sea crew survival systems in partnership with TPG Maritime.

Slough, United Kingdom

Responsible for prototype development, construction and deployment activities operating alongside the Design Engineering and Electronics & Power Systems Engineering Managers functioning as a group of three senior technology managers.

Brunel Science Park

Innovation, Research and Development of high efficiency, variable speed, air and gas turbo compressor technologies intended for deployment in limited space and hostile environments including in-pipe surface and downhole gas wells, land and off shore. Pioneering single moving part designs featuring contactless gas bearings and fully integrated, miniaturised and ruggedized, high voltage, high efficiency, motors with associating controls and inverter drive systems.

Manufacturer of microprocessor based embedded machine controls and systems.• Manage product portfolio for both CMC embedded and EnergAir management system products.• Developed coherent conceptual specification for future embedded controller product range.• Assisted Sales Manager in winning $2M design, development and supply contract for global industry sector number 2 player.• Maintained majority of responsibilities of Product Development Manager (detailed in previous position).

• Manage product portfolio for both CMC embedded machine controller and EnergAir management system products.• Project management of all hardware and software development engineering activities.• Innovate conceptual design and detailed specification of embedded controller products.• Continued Research & Development of management system product portfolio.• Product and project legislative and functional test, verification to CE machines directive and UL 508 including in-house Environmental and EMC testing.• Technical liaison and specialist support for global distribution and key accounts.• Authorship and illustration for technical manuals and sales & marketing material.• Researched and developed PC based dynamic system behaviour and performance modelling tool, adopted by global number 2 compressed air and gas OEM.• Developed dynamic system simulation tools for engineering product testing and evaluation.• Co-developed and introduced PC based, graphic orientated, automated production build, test and database tool; also equipped with graphical step-by-step production training mode.• A key contributing player in growing the business from circa €4M to €8.5M and achieving number 1 global player status for compressed air & gas machine embedded controllers and management system products.• Contributor to British Compressed Air Society, UK Department of Energy and Climate Change and Carbon Trust incentives for increasing compressed air and gas generation system efficiency.

Research, development and supplier of integrated management systems focused on energy efficiency of compressed air and gas generation systems.• Initial theoretical and conceptual innovation and detailed specification for management system products (manufactured by key share holder - CMCnv, Belgium)• Installation, commissioning, fault finding and customer technical support.• Developed and introduced PC based SCADA product for management systems.• Developed and introduced field bus connectivity and wireless radio link communication products.• A founding member and key contributing player in growing the business from start-up to £1.5M• A key player in merging the business with CMCnv, Belgium.

Global manufacturer of industrial vacuum and compressed air & gas rotating machines and equipment; now part of the Gardner Denver group.• Researched and developed detailed specification for new range of embedded controllers suitable for all group company applications and known future product developments.• Researched and compiled detailed report on potential of manufacturing new embedded controller range by inter-group companies (Invensys Group; formally Siebe and BTR).• Researched and compiled conceptual business plan for developing a business deriving revenue from energy cost reductions achieved from efficiency enhancing management system products.• Product managed incremental portfolio development of variable speed, high efficiency, SRD drive products.; High Wycombe• Manufacturer of industrial compressed air and gas rotating machines and equipment.

Manufacturer of industrial compressed air and gas rotating machines and equipment.*SRD = High Power, High Efficiency, DC Variable Speed Switched Reluctance Drive Product• Researched and developed sales, marketing and support material for SRD product launch.• Organised and staged SRD product launch event; National Motorcycle Museum, 160 international guests, co-presented with Maggie Philbin (BBC Tomorrow's World presenter).• Presented SRD product at Hanover exhibition, Germany; won best new industrial product award.• Innovated, developed and introduced a range of system management products with energy efficiency focus to support introduction of high efficiency SRD product.

• Researched and developed automotive style one box 'service kits' for all existing products.• Introduced distributor and key client's prototype appraisal scheme.• Introduced service bulletins on CD scheme, reducing time to issue and associated costs of printing and postage. Compiled proposal for service bulletins on Internet (implemented some years later).

• Manage field service bulletin scheme. Co-author and illustrate control system biased bulletins.• Headed 'Opportunity for Improvement' scheme, implementing a formal process for identifying and reporting field issues and working closely with engineering to provide and implement resolutions.• Worked closely with controls supplier software team, implementing issue resolutions and new functionality.• Worked closely with controls supplier and engineering to develop new microprocessor based controls on volume products. Developed and implemented support and training material.

• Support introduction of new microprocessor based controls on high speed centrifugal and multi-stage oil free products.• Provide specialist field support globally, identify issues, problem solve, and report findings and results to engineering. Work closely with engineering to provide innovative and timely problem resolutions.• Developed and co-authored graphically illustrated technical user and service support manuals for companies new control products.• Developed and implemented technical controls and control systems training scheme.• Managed service training activities, personally presenting all electrical control biased training.

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, Uk

Leading manufacturer of advanced medical and pharmaceutical analytical instrumentation.• Inspection and test of all incoming optical and electrical assemblies requiring high precision and attention to detail.• Development and implementation of automated component test equipment.• Managed in-house EMC test facility.• Implemented new 'faraday cage' EMC test room and enhanced field radiated test facilities.• Innovated, developed and manufactured a general purpose microprocessor controller and implemented in several automated test equipments.

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

• One year 'off-the-job' at EITB training centre; metalworking, fabricating, welding, engineering drawing and electronic/electrical application and design.• Three years on-the-job training with block/day release; production, PCB manufacture, research & development, engineering, quality and reliability, standards engineering.

Btec Hnc, Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Brunel University, High Wycombe College Campus • City and Guilds: Electrical Engineering – Credit • First Aid and Defibrillator- Certified.

'O' Levels; Maths, English, Physics, Chemistry, Metalwork