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R&D Management - Project Management - Business Coaching

R&D Management - Project Management - Business Coaching

Work Experience

EXPERIENCE

Apr 2015 – Jan 2016 – CTO, Skyeye
Skyeye was a small SME that developed and produced UAVs for the professional market (mapping, inspection, security ...)
As CTO, Alasdair took on the following responsibilities:
R&D – product line definition to leading and coaching engineers
production – organisation of small scale production (batch & customer pull)
operations – all practical matters related to day to day running of the company
HR – hiring, salaries, legal compliance
liason – DGLV, Droneport
Business Plan – vision, targets, financial plan (P&L etc)
Accounts – professionalised and brought structure to book keeping
Personel – organised employment contracts, company work agreement, social secretary
Office – organisation and infrastructure

Sep 2014 – Mar 2015 - Project Manager, Auro Technologies
Auro develops software algorithms to deliver an immersive sound experience for implementation in home entertainment, vehicles and cinema complexes. Responsible for
Customer Projects (automotive)
integration of Auro's technologie into luxury cars as a factory option
internal project mgmt, customer care and liason (T1 & T2)
Company Website
concept, design, development of new website
requirements & wish list, concept, implementation, content, back office
4 external suppliers, multiple stake holders

Sep 2013 – Mar 2014 – Cluster Manager, Nalys Group
Responsible for the management of 35 consultants in the Mechatronics Systems cluster - Model Based Engineering through Aerospace Materials & Process. Involved in the development of PRISM, a business model intended to build the technical expertise of the company and to offer a flexible approach to consultancy, lying between fixed price and time and materials.
Coaching and motivating consultants and mediating eventual discrepancies.
Company representation - technical sales & marketing support.
Management of the cluster, acting at every level of the delivery of the related projects.

Feb 2016 – date, Apr 2014 – Aug 2014, Jul 2012 – Aug 2013 - Interim Manager Business Coach, Small Projects
Management consultancy in the setup (financing and organisation) of a new software development company
Consultancy in the build up and budgeting of the operations and development departments of a company providing airbourne video production services and equipment.
Development of a suite of software tools for the management of a commercial kitchen.
OS – Linux, Developed using Qt.
Assessment, organisation and implementation of customer and booking management system and back-office for a SME.
Management consultancy to small company including employee interviews, assessment and advice to management. This included implementation and support of the recommended improvements.

Oct 2006 – Jul 2012 - Project / Team Manager, Punch Powertrain
Realisation of software development capability within company -
Technical & commercial negotiations with previous owner of company (ZF)
Realisation of software development procedure according to IEC 61508 & SPICE including selection, negotiations and follow-up of process support supplier
Selection of Quality Control tools – Bugzilla, SubVersion, KnowledgeTree, RTH
Selection and engagement of team members – up to 10 people
Automated build, test and documentation of release
Development of eCU platform (xcu) -
Company first – electronics never developed by company before.
Complete budget, timing, technical, project responsibility from proposing concept of internally developed controllers to roll-out of production line at sub-contractor.
2M Euro, 2 years, planned 200K+ parts / year
Selection, contract negotiations, management of development and production sub-contractors.
Complete management of team members. Build up of team from scratch.
Following standards – IEC 26262, ISO TS 16949.
Software, electronics and mechanical development
Build up of production line.
Product cost target under all other competitive solutions – achieved.
Lead of electronics and software development team.
Selection, engagement, management, appraisal of team members – 19 direct reports plus external development partners.
Follow up of eCU project, application software development and additional projects.
Study, planning, budgeting and assessment of hybrid vehicle electronics project.

Education

QUALIFICATIONS
BEng (Honours) 2ii Electrical and Electronics Engineering 1984-1988
Brighton Polytechnic
TEC Certificate Electrical and Electronics Engineering 1982-1984
Crawley College
De Flexibiliteit van de Inhoud (The Flexibility of the Content) 2013-2014
- NLP based personal coaching

TRAINING
De Kracht van de Vorm (The Strength of the Form) 2011
- communication training for leaders and managers
Management Development 2013
Enneagram Personality Types 2014

Skills

Organisation - Interpersonal Skills - Financial focus - Drive - Time Management
Adaptability - Analytical - Troubleshooting - Coaching - Ingegrity
Systems Integration - Embedded Software - Electronics - Mechatronics

Languages

Dutch
English

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From the Business Director chez MSL Circuits

"(interim manager) has managed very well the project and has shown excellent relationships and competencies for the introduction of this new product within our electronic manufacturing plant. He has achieved all the targets with a huge commitment on quality, costs and time to market in simultaneous way."

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