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I am an entrepreneurial senior operations executive with broad experience in General, Operational and Change Management of which more then 12 years at senior international level I have managed multi-disciplined teams delivering complex projects worldwide in high technology based businesses, including Multinational and start up businesses. I have selected and managed sub-contract manufacturing partners, utilizing low cost countries, (including semiconductor foundries, PCB board manufacturing, discrete active components, displays, sub assemblies), I have introduced new products from feasibility study through to commercialization with supporting cost reduction and product reliability programs in place, within an aggressive time to market and budgetary framework and have managed multi-site operations and where necessary rationalized operations to meet the businesses strategic short term and long term objectives. I have raised investment through Venture Capital, Government funding, areas of technology worked in, Semiconductors, Cleantech / Solar, Display, training and simulation systems for military and air force, bio-technology, Telecom. Over the last two and a half years I have been involved in spinning out a solar cell manufacturing business from a technology incubator center, this has been an interesting project, the key activities I have been involved with this is as below:
• Feasibility study of Solar Technologies as they are applied in the field, understanding the ultimate cost of energy for a variety of technologies.
• In depth review of the concentrated solar industry, system build, operations and manufacturing challenges over a variety of technologies.
• Feasibility study of setting up a low to medium concentrator facility in the UK, Madrid, Asia.
• Developed financial models for all scenarios, modeling cost of product , cash flow, capex and running costs.
• Worked with the turnkey suppliers of solar cell manufacturing lines to develop project plans for the deployment of 20/40MW manufacturing lines , these are companies like Centrotherm, Rena, Oerlikon.
• Led on the acquisition of an existing solar cell manufacturing line in central Europe, and developed a plan to run insitu at it's present location.
• Led on the acquisition of the equipment only of the above solar cell manufacturing line, while finding a location in the UK to support the operation.
• Developed the supply chain for the operation, working with chemical and wafer suppliers, contract negotiated with the major wafer suppliers, like REC, LDK,NORSUN and other up and coming Asian suppliers.
• Led Business development and helped secure with the team over 20 new customers.
• Developed business plans and engaged with the Investment community to raise funding
• Helped promote the business at trade shows and conferences around the world
• Help to manage the research and manufacturing business unit that would have been the technology provider.