Raphael Grech, Phd Email & Phone Number

Paignton, Gb

Paignton, Devon, United Kingdom

I marry Technology with Business and provide Strategic leadership, guidance, and business development for new emerging PNT (Position Navigation and Timing) Technologies. Additionally, I drive collaborative research activities with over 40 universities worldwide.I have 23 years of industrial experience and a strong academic background. My main areas of expertise include Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Engineering, Advanced Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. I possess an Engineering Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, an MPhil in Mobile Robot Control, and a PhD in Multi-Robot Vision and Perception. I am also in my final year towards a Senior Leader Apprenticeship and MBA. I am a UK Chartered Engineer, an IET Member, a Senior IEEE Member, and a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at Cardiff University.https://www.spirent.com/home/spirent-academia-programhttps://www.spirent.com/blogs/building-the-future-of-resilient-pnt-technologies-with-the-spirent-academia

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

As a Technology Specialist and Chief Technologist, reporting to the CAV Director, I provide strategic and technical direction, expertise and leadership to SMTC UK “CAV” (Connected and Autonomous Vehicle) department. I Support the director in ensuring that the company identifies, develops, integrates and delivers cutting edge projects derived from new technology innovations within agreed quality, cost and delivery time-scales. I also work on liaising with the Global Business to ensure seamless global working and strategic thinking on the future of the automotive landscape.SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre (SMTC UK) is part of the global Technical Centre of SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicles, the self-owned brand company of SAIC, the largest automotive company in China, and 41st largest company in the World according to the 2017 Global Fortune 500 list.Established in 2005, SMTC UK is based in south-west Birmingham. Ideally placed at the heart of the UK automotive industry, SMTC UK’s location provides excellent road, rail and air links across the UK, Europe and beyond.SMTC UK specialises in advanced design, advanced power train and vehicle engineering, research and innovation.

Ansty Park, Coventry, Cv7 9Ju, United Kingdom

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) develops and proves innovative manufacturing processes and technologies in an agile, low risk environment, in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions.As a Technology Specialist, I focus on technology transfer from academia to MTC through to industry. I provide consultancy support to the British and European manufacturing sectors to deliver highly innovative technical work.I provide strategic planning for business opportunities by identifying relevant and emerging technologies for MTC and its members to exploit. I also do project planning and management, produce technical documentation, specifications definition and project proposals for collaborative R&D projects. As part of my job I also provide technical leadership and mentoring on cutting edge robotic, computer vision and artificial intelligence technologies.

Malmesbury, Wiltshire, Uk

Responsible for research, design and development of consumer robot products for Dyson's global market requiring robust solutions to real-world problems in computer vision, artificial intelligence, navigation, sensing and planning algorithms.

Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom

It is expected nowadays that robots are able to work in real-life environments, possibly also sharingthe same space with humans. These environments are generally considered as being cluttered and hard to train for. My research focuses on developing an online and real-time biologically inspired model for teams of robots to collectively learn and memorise their visual environment in a very concise and compact manner, whilst sharing their experience with their peers (robots and possibly also humans). Robots should be capable of handling visual information, retain information that is relevant to whatever task is at hand and eliminate superfuous information, trying to mimic human performance. http://raphaelgrechphd.blogspot.co.uk/http://vision.cs.man.ac.uk/theses/theses/grech2013a.pdf

Malta

The main responsibilities were that of leading the industrialisation process by coordinating and providing for the seamless transfer of information between the Research and Development facility, the production plant and the failure analysis department. Responsibilities also entailed direct contact with the customers requiring technical support on the product range. Apart from very good technical skills, this role often required the preparation of detailed reports together with excellent communication and organisational skills.

Malta

Malta

Being an automotive company, safety is of utmost importance and products coming out from the production line had to be fully tested for all possible and expected faults. The acquired data is then recorded and analysed for compliancy with the customer's specifications. This role involved the design, programming and commissioning of robotic End-of-Line Testing systems for electrical and electronic equipment for medium and high end cars, providing for automatic product handling, testing and data analysis.

Senior Leadership / Mba, Organizational Leadership

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Multi Robot Vision

http://vision.cs.man.ac.uk/theses/theses/grech2013a.pdf

M.Phil, Mobile Robotics

Dissertation titled “Navigation and Obstacle avoidance of a Nonholonomic Mobile Robot in an Unstructured Environment”.

B.Eng (Hons), Electrical Engineering