Simon Bragg Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

https://founderly.ai/, part of the https://entrepreneurology.network/, provides guidance, formal learning & mentoring, globally, for aspiring founders in underserved communities. Some say, worldwide, that 100 million businesses are started every year. Most of these founders lack access to offering a haven ​where their voices are heard, and they receive the best guidance. Founderly.ai ​listens, then responds with learning resources that are not only ​meaningful but also contextually apt, tailored to their unique ​circumstances and available round the clock.

Cambridge

Currently independent. Develop responsive, fluid wordpress websites for Cambridge businesses using own themes. Good knowledge of SEO, JavaScript, SASS, Google tools. Copy-writing that sells your services a specialty. Assist companies to better communicate complex concepts: Clients include: Microsoft, SPS1, Gannons, SCI3, the Agile WorkshopResearch analyst, software for manufacturing & logistics: clients include: IDC, MCS.

Cambridge

The OpenDCU is designing and building an open source platform to manage and control "internet of things" devices in the home. Alas the team moved on to other projects.

Cambridge

Forget passwords, Don't type. The Password sCrib USB key-fob types your secure passwords. Press button, Log-in instantly. When your favourite website gets hacked, the hackers will die of old age before they de-crypt s-Crib's 20 character passwords. They decrypt 8 character passwords in seconds. Plus optional password update, one-time-passwords, PIN protection. Easy whole disc encryption. Lose it and we'll clone your s-Crib, and all your passwords. The door key to your digital world. A work of genius.

SCI³ is a new logistics consultancy that uses information, innovatively, to deliver sustained supply chain improvements.We redesign supply chain networks, smartly procure logistics services, and provide day-to-day operational control.We deliver results: costs savings in excess of 15%, dramatically improved service levels, smoother operations.Recently published 3,000-word article in Supply Chain Quarterly covering potential uses of a supply chain design project. Our team comprises experienced, successful, independent consultants.

ARC is an international industry analyst group focused on promoting the value of excellent manufacturing and supply chain software. Mainly advised vendor's product managers, and CIO's. Competitive and Customer needs analysis: Major market research projects analysing customers’ needs for: SAP, Sterling Commerce, HP. Justification/Requirement for New Products: Researched potential for new products involving estimates of market size, value proposition, key requirements. Voice of the customer: As an industry analyst, users phoned me asking for advice around which vendors were appropriate, and how technology enabled better practices, processes and procedures. Used this knowledge to advise vendors what users actually wanted. Developed innovative white papers, e.g. competency papers, evaluation guides, best practice questionnaires, that provided information senior managers actually wanted to read, whilst promoting the vendor. Case Studies: Wrote lengthy ROI case studies for SAP et al, eg Martin Baker, Datasensor, Walkers Crisps. The Datasensor case study used the factors identified by Jim Collins in “Good to Great”, and demonstrated how SAP’s manufacturing solution enabled Datasensor to acquire these competencies. PR. Improved vendors PR releases, so that the content said something meaningful. Often requested to add quotes to releases. Thought leadership content: Regular author of 4 page “insights” and 20 pages reports, which provided ARC clients with thought leadership. Sales/lead generated: generated leads, wrote proposals, closed deals. Regularly quoted by UK journalists.

Cambashi is an analyst group. Responsible for 500 page book “Ovum Evaluates ERP for Manufacturers”, which evaluated the 8 leading ERP vendors’ suitability for different types of manufacturing, technical architecture, and market/financial position. Worldwide sales exceeded £250k.Projects (some): Delivered Two day workshop on ERP in Istanbul; White paper: Baan on the AS/400; Identified potential overseas VAR’s for manufacturing ISV.

E.R.C. produces detailed European market analysis reports based upon original and desk research. Projects: European market for carpets and non-textile floorcoverings; Fragrances in Latin America; and, Top cigarette company profiles. Responsible for research, interviewing, data analysis, preparation and production of full report.

Sold and delivered marketing consulting services to the accounting practices’ clients. Projects: Developed strategic marketing plans for a supplier and manufacturer of tools for the automotive refinishing trade and installer of solar projective film; New business opportunities for a uninterrupted power supply manufacturer; Business plans for a management buy-out and a management walk-out in the publishing industry, which attracted venture capital funding.

Metra-Martech offers research based business development advice to industrial companies. Managed research teams. Responsible for Metra’s Marketing Initiative activities, which formulated strategic plans for smaller companies, e.g a fertility clinic, a tool distributor, carpet distributor. These plans were highly rated under the DTI Marketing Initiative, which generated additional referrals from the DTI. The fertility clinic project was featured in Marketing Business magazine.Gained skills in selling projects, desk research, questionnaire writing, personnel and telephone interviewing, managing interviewers, questionnaire analysis, report writing and presentation. Learnt the key skill of developing practical recommendations.

Manufacturers Scanning Electron Microscopes and Electron Bean Lithography machines. Designed electronic circuits using computer aided design (CAD) techniques, and developed capabilities of the CAD equipment.

Designed and developed state of the art precision analogue circuitry for 6 digit voltmeters and calibrators. At the time, these were the most accurate voltmeters available.

Mba

Activities and Societies: ex president Cambridge Speakers Club. Treasurer Midsummer Investment Club.The first half of MBA covered all.

Msc, Instrument Design

B.Sc, Engineering Science

Engineering Science encompassed all aspects of technology, i.e. civil, mechanical, fluid, control and electrical engineering. Specialised.

Education record

Education record