Technology development Marketing and Sales
    Reviewed major world class portfolio of display technologies to identify alternative exploitation strategies.
  • Advised on the sale of licenses to a major Korean consumer electronics firm for a novel display technology.
  • Defined expansion opportunities into technology-led growth markets for a multinational document storage company.
  • Organized license sales campaign for a mechatronics device.
  • Set up a system for the commercial review of the patent portfolio of a major European Space Technology research organization.
  • Planned future technical strategy and created new product management systems for a large IT hardware MBO.
  • Identified new applications and markets for a maker of laser-based Advanced Manufacturing Systems.
  • Identified licensing and other exploitation opportunities for an image compression algorithm.
  • Developed partnerships for software bundles for a leading Japanese CD-RW drive manufacturer.
  • Outlined a European future for microfilm in a digital age.
  • Technology Audit of industrial base for a development agency.
  • Arranged fiber optic technology source for a retinal display manufacturer.
  • Found material for UV-sensitive ink for on-demand printing.
  • Developed patentable technical enhancements for a new plastics marking process.
  • Developed launch strategy for a major new data storage device.
  • Implemented a channel strategy combining an outbound call center and website for a major manufacturer of microfilm.
  • Designed a web-based marketing strategy for a manufacturer of semiconductor lasers and displays, including website design.
  • Planned European launch for on-demand printing services.
  • Planned European launch for a major supplier of CD-RW drives.
  • Improved distribution of IT hardware in Sweden.
  • Written White Papers on Business Continuity for a major software supplier seeking to enhance VAR capability.
  • Written an annual multi-client report on the European RAID market for another larger consultancy.
  • Sales Training in Business Continuity for a major storage vendor.
  • Developed repositioning strategy for the tape drive market leader.
  • Wrote speeches for UK executive management of the world's leading computer company for the 1997 launch of an e-commerce offer.
Finance and Acquisition Russian Market Entry
  • Conducted due diligence for seed capital investment in an optically based electronic inspection system.
  • Targeted acquisitions of European laser systems manufacturers.
  • Carried out marketing due diligence for venture capitalists concerning investment in a Night Vision firm.
  • Carried out marketing due diligence for venture capitalists concerning a manufacturer of Fibre Channel controllers and routers.
  • Carried out marketing due diligence for venture capitalists on a Geographical Information Systems company.
  • Defined a market opportunity for a plastics marking process and wrote a fund-raising prospectus.
  • Identified and screened potential UK and German acquisitions in workflow software for an imaging company.
  • Targeted microfilm bureaux acquisitions for an archive storage firm.
  • Found investors in technology for seed germination and growth.
  • Found investors in a system to diagnose H. Pylori infestation and identified a project for TB diagnosis as not worth promoting.
  • Found investors for $2 million in a computer peripheral firm.
  • Conducted due diligence for the acquisition of debt collection and credit rating businesses in Europe for a US credit rating company.
  • Acquisition of a plastics factory for UK manufacurer
  • Sale of oil well
  • Planning and negotiations to establish a pig farm
  • Licencing of hotel brand
  • Distribution of ice cream
  • Distribution of coffee
  • Distribution of New Zealand wine
  • Welsh Government

  • 14 different market entry projects for the Welsh government and predecessors. Repeat business over 15 years. Details are subject to confidentiallity.