Robin Mackie

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Managing Partner | The Mackies Partnership | Enabling Sustainable Transformation at the Intersection of Transportation, Technology & the Environment | @ The Mackies Partnership UK
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Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Robin Mackie

I am a senior executive with a broad technical, engineering, and project management background. As a seasoned businessman, I have the ability to spot opportunities and deliver robust business solutions whilst maintaining firm commercial control, creating highly motivated environments in which to work and teams who deliver.During my career, I have raised funding for startups, growth capital and been involved in IPO's. I have also been fortunate to work with many talented people, in both the public and private sectors, many of whom I now count as friends. I am a strong advocate for education and equal opportunity and believe firmly in putting effort back into the Northeast region, which I now call home and from where I’ve had the chance to enjoy a rewarding and successful career.I was both proud and privileged to be Chairman of Gateshead College in the Northeast of England and led its transformation to an Ofsted Outstanding College, successful business, and the UK's top-performing College before stepping down in 2018. I had the opportunity to work with a progressive group of people who shared my vision that the individual student should be at the heart of everything the college did, ensuring they stood out in the jobs market and were given a platform to become successful in their future careers.In my professional career, I have worked across several highly regulated but diverse sectors that include, offshore, engineering, construction, medical and automotive. My primary business interests now focus on sustainable mobility and have worked with many pioneering companies from early-stage technical spinouts developing, electric drives, battery technology, telematics, and charging infrastructure through to complete vehicle development. In my spare time, I enjoy rugby – I played into my early 30's, then coached junior and youth rugby. I have a passion for fast-paced sports, motorcycling, and auto sports, especially F1, and take great pleasure in good food and wines. I also have a keen interest in all aspects of design, especially its application in the service sector to enhance customer centricity and business transformation.

Robin Mackie's Current Company Details
The Mackies Partnership UK

The Mackies Partnership Uk

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Robin Mackie Work Experience Details
  • The Mackies Partnership Uk
    Managing Partner
    The Mackies Partnership Uk Jan 2004 - Present
  • The Mackies Partnership Uk
    Managing Partner
    The Mackies Partnership Uk Jan 2004 - Present
    Provide specialist private and public sector consultancy and investment and support for start-up companies including management support and directorships with a range of organisations including fledgling technology based organisations supporting their growth financially and providing investment advice.Engagements include:Ideanomics - Consultant Mobility /President /Chief Operating Officer LiveWork ( Service Design ) - Non Exec Chairman RIvus Fleet Solutions - Consultant Fleet Electrification StrategyArrowana - Consultant Technical Due DiligenceChanje- Consultant Operations and Manufacturing Strategy Tevva Motors - Interim CEO Smith Electric Vehicles - CEO and President and CTOOne North East - Service Design and TransformationEVO Medical- Design Development and Manufacture of respiratory equipment Omega Plastics
  • The Mackies Partnership Uk
    Managing Partner - The Mackies Partnership
    The Mackies Partnership Uk Jan 2004 - Sep 2021
  • Ideanomics
    Chief Operating Officer
    Ideanomics Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
    New York, New York, Us
  • Ideanomics
    President
    Ideanomics Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
    New York, New York, Us
  • Gateshead College
    Chairman Board Of Governors
    Gateshead College Jan 2001 - Jun 2018
    Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, Gb
    I have been Chairman of the Board of Governors for 5 years and and a member of the Board since 2001. As Chairman I have led the transformation of the college, modernising the board balancing public sector and private sector membership and gender balance and driving up standards. The college has refocused its activities on the skills agenda achieving an outstanding Ofsted report and good financial health as audited by the FSA in 2015. The college is number one in the North East and 6th in the country for overall student performance (SFA). Full time student destinations are exceptional with 95% going onto higher education, further training, Apprenticeships or a job. As a Board member previous responsibilities have included Academic Standards, Finance and General Purposes and the development of the accommodation strategy that saw the college relocate to a world class six site campus worth over £80 million.I'm passionate about education and the critical role Gateshead College plays in making sure businesses have access to the skills they need to grow and prosper. Leading a highly skilled Board of Governors, I am responsible for providing scrutiny, challenge and support to the CEO/Principal and Executive Team, ensuring that Gateshead College is the best in the region and beyond for offering the highest quality technical and professional education and training which makes our students the most employable in the jobs market; which meets the needs of industry; and which is at the heart of our community.As a former Apprentice myself I am a huge advocate of the career opportunities this route offers individuals and employers and one of our top priorities at Gateshead College is to build on our excellent reputation in this field.www.gateshead.ac.ukrobin.mackie@gateshead.ac.uk
  • Smiths Electric Vehicles
    President And Cto
    Smiths Electric Vehicles 2009 - Feb 2016
    Recently reverted to my original role as President and CTO after a period as CEO working with the remaining board members and largest shareholder to restructure the board and develop a new business strategy; involved the recruitment of a new Chairman, CFO and a CEO, allowing my talents and interest to be refocused on operations and engineeringAs CEO I concluded a major restructure of the business to reduce cost retain the core technical and operational talent positioning the organisation for growth following a period of stabilisation. Successfully raised the funds to conclude the restructuring negotiating and re-negotiating with creditors to allow the business the time to re-establish itself. As CTO led the technical team in a joint venture established between Smith and Five Dragons Group (FDG, Hong Kong based investment group focused on the EV market in China) to introduce a new Van based commercial electric vehicle into the USA.On a daily basis maintained responsibility for design and development, regulatory compliance, supply chain, manufacture and service with oversight for corporate services. Supported operational roles including corporate services and business development. Developed Smiths overall technical strategy, establishing the teams that developed the core technology (Smith Drive, Smith Power and Smith Link) and successfully completed the homologated the Newton medium duty commercial EV for the USA and European markets.In 2012 was part of a team that attempted IPO on the NASDAQ, led all operational and technical presentations on the roadshow.On behalf of Smith managed a Department of Energy (DOE) Project for Advanced Vehicle Electrification and Transportation under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as Principal Investigator, deploying as part of the project over 450 vehicles and recording vehicle performance data over 14 million operational miles.http://www.nrel.gov/transportation/fleettest_electric_smith_navistar.html
  • Evo Medical
    Chief Technical Officer (Cto)
    Evo Medical 2005 - 2008
    A US based medical devices company focusing on the respiratory market. Responsibilities included project management, new product introduction, supply chain development, device production and regulatory requirements. Evo was eventually grown from a product based manufacturing company into a service centric organisation providing total care solutions directly to respiratory patients across the United States. The business was eventually sold to a larger medical group in 2009.
  • One North East
    Consultant Service Design
    One North East 2003 - 2005
    Developed and led a project focused on the development of service design within the region alongside commissioned agency LiveWork. Ran several service transformation projects within both the public and private sectors as proof of concept.http://liveworkstudio.com/
  • The Fits Together Group
    Managing Director
    The Fits Together Group 2001 - 2005
    Invested in 2002 bringing together under a single corporate structure, all the elements required for new product development and to provide low volume manufacturing solutions to support validation and proto type product builds. This service was readily taken up by both the automotive sector and medical devices sector. The company was eventually sold to a national Engineering group having grown from an idea to a business employing 160 people with a turnover in excess of £15 million counting many international brands amongst its clients. Sold in 2006.
  • Express Group
    Director Of Design And Development
    Express Group 1998 - 2002
    Led a team to develop and implement an industry-leading design, ICT and new product development strategy at Express Group. Responsible for all aspects of design and project management increasing efficiency and effectiveness across the group’s engineering disciplines. This was achieved through the centralisation of all design and MRP resources, upgrading and standardising the various systems and promoting a singular approach to project management and client communication. Focused on two main sectors - Automotive and Oil & Gas. Within the automotive sector managed major projects for Nissan, Land Rover, Bentley, Aston Martin, Lotus and Mclaren Automotive.As a main board director, significantly contributed to the global aspirations of Express Group, culminating in joint ventures both in the UK and the USA in the field of automotive design and product development.
  • Apt Ltd
    Development And Operations Director
    Apt Ltd 1992 - 1998
    Led a management buyout of a small precision engineering company in Scotland focused on the design, development and manufacture of “down hole” tooling. The business was renamed APT (Advanced Production Technology), turnover increased from under £1 million to over £6 million in four years as a result of new products introduced to the market and the business finally being sold to a larger offshore group.
  • Tml (Trans Manche Link)
    Contractor
    Tml (Trans Manche Link) 1989 - 1992
    Worked as contractor for the Channel Tunnel project. Responsible to the main drive agents for the project management and methods engineering for the installation of all 6 Tunnel Boring Machines. Utilised skills gained in other sectors applying CAD simulation to de-risk the assembly of large heavy components in confined space validating project timelines and method statements for each element of TBM erection.
  • Pct Group
    Group Design And Development Manager
    Pct Group 1983 - 1989
    Glasgow, Gb
    Began as graduate engineer to Head of Team and then Group Design and Development Manager . Responsible for several multi-million pound projects to provide complete material handling packages for new oil production platforms deployed in both the British and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea. Responsibility covered all technical, regulatory and budgetary aspects of the projects with direct communication to the main contractors and Oil company inspectorates.
  • British Ship Builders
    Productivity Improvement Manager
    British Ship Builders 1980 - 1983
    During final years degree (1980 to 1983) won a graduate training bursary within British Shipbuilders (subsequently joining the productivity improvement team, which exposed me to new thinking in project management techniques, early applications of 3-D Cad and facilitated international visits to Ship Yards around the world to learn about new shipbuilding techniques the application of project management tools and working practise.

Robin Mackie Skills

Product Development Automotive Business Development Change Management Electric Vehicles Business Strategy Engineering Management Strategy Project Management Business Planning Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Automotive Engineering Product Design Manufacturing Strategic Planning Start Ups Process Improvement Vehicles Entrepreneurship Automotive Design Six Sigma Operations Management 5s Kaizen Project Planning Contract Negotiation Program Management Toyota Production System Business Process Improvement Manufacturing Engineering Leadership Hev Value Stream Mapping Lithium Ion Batteries New Business Development Pro Engineer Kanban Dfmea Manufacturing Operations Management Budgets Budgeting Problem Solving Catia Ptc Creo

Robin Mackie Education Details

  • Northumbria University
    Northumbria University
    Engineering
  • University Of Kwazulu-Natal
    University Of Kwazulu-Natal
    Engineering
  • Kearsney College
    Kearsney College
    School Curriculum

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