Stefan Taal, Phd Email & Phone Number

Tring, England, United Kingdom

Running a great Engineering department of approx. 50, maintaining and innovating the latest and greatest industrial X-ray CT as well as Laser Scanners.

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Main project: system engineering lead for a large medical robotic device.

Not quite as planned, thanks to the pandemic, but a good trip nonetheless.

London, United Kingdom

PDD is a product development consultancy. Role: project manager and design lead for a wide variety of projects, incl. writing proposals, planning, budgeting, key client contact, hands-on design, reporting, and leading teams to deliver innovative and disruptive products. Reviewed junior PM’s projects for quality of deliverables as well as on-the-job training. Recruited and line managed engineers. Medical device projects to ISO13485 and other standards as needed.Projects: e.g… Show more PDD is a product development consultancy. Role: project manager and design lead for a wide variety of projects, incl. writing proposals, planning, budgeting, key client contact, hands-on design, reporting, and leading teams to deliver innovative and disruptive products. Reviewed junior PM’s projects for quality of deliverables as well as on-the-job training. Recruited and line managed engineers. Medical device projects to ISO13485 and other standards as needed.Projects: e.g. detailed design and manufacturing of 2 catheters and their primary packaging (IF design award); windscreen repair/replacement tools; drug delivery accessories; tracking module for use trials; new medical imager; EV charging system, and so on. Show less

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Day-to-day running and management of a medical devices R&D department. Project manager and design lead for Keeler’s most innovative NPD in 30y.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

At PA's Technology Group we realize our client's most difficult challenges. I was involved in all stages of what we do: concept development, testing the best ideas in prototypes, building up a new pilot line, as well as the design, build, and commissioning of a full manufacturing line. This has helped Ora, an award-winning, new kitchen towel product to go from idea to store delivery in 12 months. Just another 17 months later, deliveries have started from a full manufacturing line. With… Show more At PA's Technology Group we realize our client's most difficult challenges. I was involved in all stages of what we do: concept development, testing the best ideas in prototypes, building up a new pilot line, as well as the design, build, and commissioning of a full manufacturing line. This has helped Ora, an award-winning, new kitchen towel product to go from idea to store delivery in 12 months. Just another 17 months later, deliveries have started from a full manufacturing line. With several other large FMCG's we were again at the early phases of this journey.Besides several other projects I worked on, I also built up a new universal test rig / robotic platform for fast new process development. Instead of spending weeks on designing and building a test platform, you can now have one up and running in just a few days. Show less

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Tsukuba, Japan

Special PhD fellowship at the Global Center of Excellence Program "Cybernics", technologies that combine human and machine.I developed flexible, wearable robots to help health care workers lift and hold patients. These kind of robots are Japan's solution to a quickly ageing society. Some more coming from the U.S., and now also slowly invading Europe. There is no escaping the cyborgs!

Tsukuba, Japan

Successful venture company that commercialized the HAL robot suit, a wearable robot / medical device that helps patients and the elderly to walk again. (Part of a corporate sponsored Ph.D. program.)My work: helping patients to regain their walking ability by applying the very latest high tech rehab robots and tools.

Wassenaar, The Netherlands

Operator at large amusement park. Promoted to inspector in March 2006. Responsible for safety checks, repairs, and training and evaluation of other operators.

Phd, Wearable Robots/ Medical Devices

Activities and Societies: Program Chair at the 4th International Workshop on Cybernics 2011, Teacher of lab’s scientific paper reading.

Master Of Science, Robotics

Activities and Societies: Hirose Fukushima Robotics Lab, Co-founder of TISA (university's International Student Association), Volunteer.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Board member of Delft Student Korfball Club 'Paal Centraal', Volunteer at GRP: a monkey rescue project in Phuket.