Co-Founder and Executive VP, Symbian
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Executive Vice President at Symbian
- Past
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- Software Director at Psion Software
- Software Architect at Psion
- Head of Maths Department at Ashbourne College
- Education
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- University of Cambridge
- University of Cambridge
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David Wood’s Summary
I have been deeply involved for nearly 20 years in the development and commercial deployment of what can be called "second personal brains" - initially, handheld electronic personal organisers, with the London-based company Psion; and then smartphones, with Symbian, a spin-out of the software team from Psion.
I was a founding director of Symbian, and oversaw the architectural development of Symbian OS, an operating system that is already used in more than 70 million advanced programmable mobile phones worldwide. At various times, I have led virtually all the deparments in Symbian, including software development, technical consulting, partnering, and research.
As EVP of Research, I am currently responsible for understanding and guiding Symbian's response to disruptive trends in technology, business, and society.
My first book was published in July 2005: "Symbian for software leaders - principles of successful smartphone development projects".
David Wood’s Specialties:
Leadership, Vision, Presentations, Public speaking, Writing, Collaboration, Facilitation, Large-scale software systems, Agile methods, Quality, Architecture, Object-orientation, Tools, Software efficiency, End-to-end analysis, Recruitment, Team building, Group dynamics, Fostering innovation, Motivation, Training, Change management, Ecosystem management, Smartphone value network, Asking the key question
David Wood’s Experience
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Executive Vice President
Symbian
(Computer Software industry)
July 1998 — Present (10 years 3 months)
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Software Director
Psion Software
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
June 1996 — July 1998 (2 years 2 months)
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Software Architect
Psion
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
June 1988 — June 1996 (8 years 1 month)
During this time I worked as a software engineer, a software architect, as head of the team designing and implementing the various UIs (known as WIMP, HWIM, XWIM, HCIL, and EIKON) for numerous different Psion software systems, and as head of the build and integration team. As souvenirs from that time, I still keep some of the first working prototypes of the Psion Series 3, the Psion Series 3a, and the Psion Series 5.
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Head of Maths Department
Ashbourne College
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 1986 — June 1988 (1 year 11 months)
David Wood’s Education
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University of Cambridge
Philosophy of Science 1982 — 1986
My thesis was entitled "Philosophy in the wake of quantum mechanics"
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University of Cambridge
MA, Mathematics, 1978 — 1982
- Activities and Societies:
- Archimedeans, (President - CU Maths Society), CUSPR
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David Wood’s Interests:
Smartphones, AI, software, collaboration, education, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, quantum mechanics, cosmology, the multiverse, progress, evolution, history, skepticism, transhumanism, life extension, climate change, the singularity
David Wood’s Groups:
World Transhumanist Association (WTA), Royal Society for Arts (RSA), Mobile Monday London (MoMoLondon)
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David Wood’s Honors:
I served as Symbian's representative on the board of directors of the OMA (Open Mobile Alliance) in 2002-2003.
I was elected as an FRSA, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, in June 2005.
I received an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Westminster in Nov 2005.
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