Concept Developer & Strategist
Ticino, Switzerland
Concept Developer & Strategist
Ticino, Switzerland
I have been involved in software industry from consultant to senior management level over the past 15 years. My past professional life has included fluid dynamics engineering, Antarctic glaciology, climate change research, space sector consultancy, satellite broadband data research, prototyping and consultancy, and software development in broadcast multimedia, mobile commnications, and the banking industry. I have a particular interest in user centered design.
I am currently specialising in consumer market mobile web applications and services with ImaginVenture, an integrated full-service business incubator headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland.
Product vision, invention and definition, product management, requirements analysis and management, team leadership, team coaching, object oriented software development, human interface design, user interface design, software ergonomics.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Wireless industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Currently product design lead on Playyoo (www.playyoo.com)
- Concept development and qualification for mobile web applications and services, from initial idea through to full production planning and prototyping
- Market trend monitoring and analysis
- Qualification of external product or service proposals
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 6 months)
- Consulting on web application concepts, information architecture and usability within the User Interface Solutions team at UBS WM&BB in Zürich.
- presentation layer requirements engineering (analysis & management)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 2002 — November 2004 (2 years 1 month)
Product Management, Technology strategy, R&D team management, member of executive management team.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; FAN; Computer Software industry)
January 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 6 months)
Managed multi-site team dedicated to developing software applications to exploit Fantastics broadband platform; Requirements Analysis, Design and Project Management outsourced implementation of Fantastics RepliCast file system synchronization application; Engaged in user interface conception, design and implementation.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Defense & Space industry)
May 1995 — December 1999 (4 years 8 months)
Responsible for customer consultancy projects from proposal through to delivery with full budget and resource management; Initiator and Project Leader Multimed broadband satellite distance learning pilot project for European Space Agency (value to consortium ECU 800,000); Managed commissioned consultancy projects on commercial and research applications in space and defence industry;
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
November 1988 — May 1995 (6 years 7 months)
Scientific Research in satellite and airborne radar remote sensing and polar science;
Consultancy and project management for commercial customers, UK Defence Agencies, European Commission and European Space Agency.
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Research industry)
April 1982 — October 1988 (6 years 7 months)
Scientific Research in airborne radar remote sensing and polar science.
Bsc(Eng), Aerodynamics, October 1980 — June 1983
See my website, http://www.snowhenge.net
Former secretary of British Branch of the International Glaciological Society