Academic Background and Employment History |
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1961 - 1968 | Hinchley Wood School, Surrey |
1968 - 1971 | University of Bristol. BSc lst Class Hons in Physics. |
1971 - 1975 | Research in Radio Astronomy, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge. PhD awarded for thesis entitled "Studies of Extragalactic Radio Sources and Related Astrometric Topics". |
1975 - 1977 | Science Research Council Research Fellow, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Continued investigations into the structure and evolution of extragalactic radio sources. |
1977 | Joined Standard Telecommunication Laboratories (STL), the STC UK R&D laboratory for ITT. |
1977 - 1984 | Progressively Research Engineer, Senior Research Engineer, Principal Research Engineer and finally (1983) Senior Principal Research Engineer. Personally researching and leading project teams working on the theory and design of Global Positioning System (Navstar GPS) user equipment, and mathematical modelling and analysis of Communication, Navigation and Radar systems. Particular specialisation in Adaptive Antenna algorithms and implementations. |
1984 - 1986 | Department Manager with responsibility for work on Adaptive Antenna systems. Additional personal specialisation in the use of Systolic Arrays for high throughput front-end Radio Signal Processing. |
1986 -1987 | Chief Research Fellow, with continuing responsibility for an enlarged department addressing Adaptive Antenna systems, Digital Signal Processing algorithms and implementations, and Sensor Signal Processing systems. |
1987 - 1990 | Manager Technical Strategy, Defence Systems. Key responsibilities included liaising with the STC units interested in Defence and related business, the development of a strategy relating to the acquisition of new technologies within STL in support of future products, advising the Director of the potential impact of changes in technology and assisting in determining the technical objectives of the Division. Additionally directly responsible for teams working on a Very High Performance Integrated Circuit (VHPIC) systolic node chip under a VAD (VHPIC Applications Demonstrator) collaborative programme, and Radar signal processing projects. |
1990 -1992 | Assistant Director, Defence Systems. Responsible to the Director for approximately one half of the Division covering the areas of Digital Signal Processing, Sensor Signal Processing, Adaptive Antennas, Radar, and Communications Networks. |
1992 | Director, Government and External Programmes. This appointment
followed the acquisition of STC by Northern Telecom (Nortel) and the
incorporation of STL as part of BNR Europe Limited. Responsible to the
Managing Director of the Advanced Technology Centre for a Programme
Unit charged with developing Radio and related technology through research
projects, the majority of which were obtained by tenders to external
organisations.
Director, Radio and High Integrity Communications following the enlargement of the Programme Unit to include additional responsibility for an Antenna Department, and a shift in emphasis to undertaking a greater proportion of projects directly for Nortel. |
1994 -1995 |
Director, Next Generation Architecture. Responsible for setting up a new Programme Unit to establish a vision for the future globally applicable public communications architecture, and instigating enabling product developments. The work undertaken led to Nortel's Voice over Packet portfolio. |
1995 -1998 | Director, Next Generation Products, Advanced Technology Centre (part of Nortel Technology with effect from 1 January 1996). This appointment followed the amalgamation of the former Next Generation Architecture, Cable TV Products and Interactive Broadband Programme Units. The activities within the Programme Unit spanned four key areas: development of Voice over Packet technology and an associated Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Platform; Service and Technology evolution related to access; development of a distributed software platform (Real-time Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA)); support to Nortel in European standards and regulatory issues. |
1998 -1999 | Director, Next Generation Network Technology, Advanced Technology Centre, Harlow Laboratories. Responsible for programme areas addressing Carrier Network Evolution, Broadband Satellite Networking, Broadband Wireline Access, and IP Networks and Services. |
1999 - 2000 | Director, Next Generation Networks, Advanced Technology Centre, Harlow Laboratories. Responsible for development work in Harlow in support of Nortel's Voice over Packet product line resulting from the concepts and technologies pioneered and derisked by the Next Generation Architecture and Product programmes, together with the direction of an Advanced Technology Programme supporting Carrier Network Evolution and Broadband Satellite Networking. |
2000 - 2006 | Chief Scientist, Nortel, Europe Middle East and Africa. Responsible for raising the technical profile and advancing the business interests of Nortel in the region, providing a link between the company and industry forums, public research and educational institutions, and governments. Other responsibilities included being the spokesperson for Nortel's vision of future Networks and the key technologies that will enable them, coordinating European Regulatory positioning, and providing assessments of the capabilities and technologies of external companies. |
2006 - 2008 | Independent consultant providing advice and guidance in respect of Technology; Regulatory, Research & Development (R&D) and Business matters relating to electronic communications. |
2008 - 2011 | Chief Executive Officer and Network Director, Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network. Charged with setting up and running a not-for-profit company established by an industry-led group of stakeholders, and operating as part of the Technology Strategy Board portfolio of Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs), with the objective of delivering improved industrial performance through innovation and collaboration, and of facilitating knowledge transfer between the supply and demand sides of digital communications |
2011 - 2014 | Chief Executive Officer and Network Director, ICT KTN. Charged with bringing together the activities of the previous Digital Communications and Digital Systems KTNs. |
2014 | Self employed consultant engaged as the Executive Director of the ICT KTN Company that previously hosted KTN activity on behalf of the Technology Strategy Board, undertaking the financial and reporting actions necessary for a solvent liquidation. Organised a final meeting of its Board and a General Meeting of its Members to vote on the resolutions necessary for a voluntary winding-up, and to enable the Company's financial reserves to be passed to techUK so that elements of the KTN's work could be continued as part of a Future Technologies Network. |
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