Experienced Engineering Manager working with multi-discipline teams to develop rugged and portable instrumentation and sensing devices. I have broad knowledge of all aspects of the full product lifecycle and am comfortable working with electronics, software and mechanical development. Familiar with traditional waterfall and Agile approaches to development, I manage a portfolio of products and projects with a multi-million pound budget. Other aspects of my role include coordination of a large intellectual property portfolio, developing external design supply contracts and full line management responsibility for over 30 engineers.Previously, as a Project Manager, I worked in both UK Government roles and private industry. Initially, working on embedded systems, I gained many years experience managing projects combining numerous disciplines including electronics, embedded and application software, mechanical design and optics.Projects have included technologies such as RFID, wireless communication (GSM, Bluetooth, Zigbee etc.), solid-state accelerometers and other sensors.Specialties: Project management, medical device development and manufacture, wireless communications, intellectual property