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Basel, Ch

Pleasanton, Ca, Us

- Recruitment and line management of a Research, Development and Engineering (RD&E) team consisting of engineers and scientists located in the UK- Ownership and management of departmental and project budgets - New product development (NPD) and introduction (NPI) via a corporate Product Life Cycle (PLC) management process- Project Management of NPD & NPI projects utilising project planning tools such as goal directed project management and MS Project- Support of manufacturing and customer service functions via sustaining engineering and Engineering Change Management (ECM)- Management of national and international regulatory compliance for new and legacy products- Programme management of the introduction of a strategically important Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and ECM tool (Oracle:- Agile PLM)

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Gb

- Managed and had ownership of the business technology development programme and technology project portfolio- Carried out strategic product and technology roadmapping with particular emphasis on research and technology development- Monitored potentially disruptive technologies and intellectual property (IP) in core technology areas and initiated appropriate action to respond to relevant changes- Monitored the business technology development and NPI programmes on a monthly basis and gave guidance to assure compliance with company policies and procedures. Prepared a quarterly summary of these activities for review at Board level- Contributed to the business intellectual property portfolio by reviewing and recording ideas along with approving the filing of patent applications

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Gb

- Recruited and line managed a large team of development engineers and scientists located in the UK, Finland and China- Managed departmental and project budgets- Carried out profit capacity planning (PCP) and product development prioritisation- Project Management including product development projects outsourced to subcontracts and third party partners in low cost countries- Utilised project planning tools such as goal directed project management and MS Project. Initiated a software project using the Agile/Scrum framework- Contributed to cross functional strategic business improvement planning- Supported global manufacturing and customer service functions via engineering change management and transfer of instrument production to “low cost” countries- Managed national and international regulatory compliance for new and legacy products- Participated in product management activities including market requirements and voice of the customer (VoC) analysis, preparation of business cases and product road mapping- Participated in due diligence activities by carrying out strategic evaluations of the technologies and intellectual property (IP) within potential target acquisition companies and product lines- Programme managed a strategically important and confidential technology development

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Gb

- Managed 12 direct reports to deliver technology and new product development projects- Project managed new product introductions and programme managed a portfolio of technology development projects

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Gb

- Relocated to California to programme manage the development and introduction to production of a new and, at the time, unique multi-application handheld analytical instrument utilising XRF- Negotiated terms with and managed a development team, including subcontractors, based in the USA, UK, Germany and China

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Gb

- Project managed tactical analytical instrument software projects for key OEM customers

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Gb

- Led “in production line” analytical instruments projects delivering £1m of incremental revenue - Maintained customer contact during product demonstration, the sales process and at installation

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Gb

- Implemented new technologies into analytical instruments

Guildford, Surrey, Gb

- Researched novel semiconducting silicides synthesised by ion beam implantation- Studied silicides using ion beams, surface science techniques and synchrotron radiation

Leicester, Gb

- Researched the atomic structure of metal-semiconductor interfaces- Studied materials in an ultra high vacuum environment using surface science and synchrotron radiation techniques

Education record

Education record

Education record

Education record