A leadership position within a technology-orientated company building on my expertise in nano-materials, solid-state ionics and energy materials. An opportunity to develop new skills and to utilize my demonstrated ability to lead cutting-edge technical projects and teams. To interact with customers and suppliers on a technical and commercial level.

Key Accomplishments

●Assembled and managed R&D groups in the entrepreneurial environment of an early-stage publicly listed company ●Established key laboratory operations, equipped with state-of-art equipment ●Developed critical technical capabilities, demonstrated company competence to customers and suppliers ●Extended company intellectual property portfolio ●Delivered key company technical objectives, helped define strategy and adjust direction of technology development towards more credible objectives ●Developed fuel cell electrocatalysts and catalyst coated components to market introduction, some recognized as world-leading ●Acquired extensive knowledge of materials science including inorganic heterogeneous metallic and non-metallic catalysts, solid-state polymeric ionic materials, ink-coating science ●Established strong reputation in industry through publication and relationship building with customers and partners.

Experience

01/2006 - Present : CMR Fuel Cells (UK) Ltd., Cambridge, UK, 27 Employees, Start-up

Development Manager : Reporting to Chief Operations Officer

● Provide technical leadership within company - technical team numbers 19 scientists

● Develop product offerings to ensure the companies business objectives are met

● Develop IP portfolio, promote innovation

● Supply-chain development, corporate development through public and commercial presentations

● Develop risk mitigation strategies

Major Accomplishments

➢ Steered and developed company from chaotic start-up to a structured and procedure-driven organization

➢ Successfully raised company external profile through demonstration of key competences

➢ Established and mentored technical teams to world-class level

➢ Delivered key technical programmes outputting novel catalysts, polymer composites and fuel cell stacks, designed with computational tools - CFD and FEA

➢ Helped develop company planning strategies and steer major corporate level changes

➢ Delivered key JDA with Samsung

➢ 4 and 25W fuel cells sack prototypes

1996-2006 : Johnson Matthey plc.,

2003 - 2006 : Principal Scientist : Reporting to the Fuel Cell Research Manager

● Technical leadership of a research team developing precious metal nano-alloys and developing complex electrochemical polymer laminates (MEA) to provide efficient electrical power generation in fuel cells

● Technical input into company's R&D strategy, establish partnerships within other business units

● Outward facing role in business development team, seeding and growing commercial relationships with several Asian electronics OEM giants

● Driven product development cycle from research, development to plant

● Negotiation and completion of European Framework Programme

Major Accomplishments

➢ Developed word-leading technologies

➢ Overcame competitor dominance in sector, helping secure substantial orders

➢ Secured European funding to allow visionary research, this evolved into the leading product on offer by business unit.

1998 - 2003 : Senior Scientist : Reporting to the Fuel Cell Product Development Manager

● Super acid polymers and their dispersion - research and integration into prototype products

● Mechanically reinforced super acid membranes employing PTFE, inorganic fibers and nano-networks of high-performance polymers

● Molecular polymer designs and modifications of super acid polymers

● Printing ink and coating development - silk-screen printing, polymer dispersions, ink characterization and science

● Supporting R&D activities by development of hardware and test equipment as necessary to generate world-class data and understanding

Major Accomplishments

➢ Seconded to large development team when the customer target proved difficult to achieve. Provided the key inspiration and led the team to success

➢ Co-developed a broad-class of commercially relevant sulfonated homo-polymers based on aromatic-ether sulfone chemistries

1996 - 1998 : Research Scientist : Reporting to the Electrocatalyst Manager

● Catalyst discovery, establishing test equipment and protocols

● Established and managed laboratory including safety, training and staff supervision

Other Experience and Skills

●Skilled at team building ●3D design including Rhinoceros3D and Solid Works 2007 ●MS Office ●Project planning using MS Project ●Extensive presentation and report writing skills ●Experienced user of modern electrochemical equipment ●Experience of materials characterization tools including TEM, SEM, XRD, rheology ●Full clean driving license

Key Qualifications

Ph.D. : University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Department of Chemistry (1992 - 1995)

"Development of the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell" - research based entirely in the laboratory, undertaken in a world-class electrochemistry research group

B.Sc. (Hons) 2 : 1 in Chemistry, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1989 - 1992)

A well structured modern chemistry course covering physical, organic, inorganic and analytical chemistry