Engineering Director for Automation and Embedded Systems play a crucial role in any startup. It takes an extraordinary person to fulfil the Engineering Director for Automation and Embedded Systems role. We have selected these Engineering Director for Automation and Embedded Systems’s for this list as they are inspiring for a variety of reasons – whether that’s pushing boundaries, creating groundbreaking products, or doing their bit to save the world.
Our analysts did their best to select be best, and most innovative Engineering Director for Automation and Embedded Systems’s. The list is in no particular order!
Alex Harvey
Engineering Director for Automation and Embedded Systems @ Ocado Technology
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Alex Harvey is the General Manager of Warehouse Automation at Ocado Technology, responsible for the development, development and maintenance of the innovative software and systems that underpin the patented Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) solution. With over 10 years of experience in leading robotics, machine learning and simulation teams, Alex plays an important role in the development of intellectual property in the warehouse automation industry behind OSP. His career highlights include awards for two robotics research projects funded by the European Commission, developed in conjunction with several senior European universities. He is a leading expert in artificial intelligence and robotics, with his analyzes published in leading media such as QConLondon, Wired and the BBC. Before joining Ocado in 2010, Alex develops real-time safety monitoring systems for clients such as the Royal Navy. Alex began his career in the aerospace industry, having previously studied mechanical engineering and computer science at the University of Edinburgh.
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Chintan Patel
Chief Technologist & Systems Engineering Director @ Cisco
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John Austin
Engineering Director @ Grundfos
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Romill Bettany
Co-Founder and Engineering Director @ Modulous
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Jose Galarza
Engineering Director @ Wise
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Jose Galarza, joined TransferWise 3 years ago. Currently works as a Tech Lead in the London Office and has been one of the engineers focusing on the migration of TransferWise to the cloud and kubernetes.
Learn more about Jose Galarza on Crunchbase…Wise is a money transfer service allowing private individuals and businesses to send money abroad without hidden charges. Read more aboutWise on Crunchbase…
Jesús Barrasa
EMEA Sales Engineering Director @ Neo4j
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Derek Wood
Engineering Director @ WBL Engineering
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WBL Engineering Limited is a company that specializes in pneumatic conveying and large materials handling systems. Read more aboutWBL Engineering on Crunchbase…
Simon Crocker
Systems Engineering Director @ Palo Alto Networks
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Simon has 30 years’ experience in the Networking and Security industry, working across many different verticals including Public Sector, Retail, FSI and Telecoms. Simon has been with Palo Alto Networks for over 3 years and currently holds the role of Director, Systems Engineering for Western Region. He has also worked for other notable vendors such as Juniper Networks, 3Com and Alcatel in a range of technical and leadership roles. Simon has a wealth of experience and knowledge in the defence of networks from cyber attacks, which spans from the physical to vertical and cloud environments. He advocates a preventative posture with both automation and full integration, this is the only way to defend in the modern threat landscape.
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Satwik Mehta
Engineering Director @ HSSMI
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HSSMI is an innovation institute for manufacturing that helps companies develop and take measures towards their strategic general goals. Read more aboutHSSMI on Crunchbase…
Jamie Bennett
Engineering Director @ Schneider Electric
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Working within the Schneider Electric Connected Living division, Jamie is the Engineering Director for the Residential Temperature Control business. Jamie joined Schneider Electric to lead digital transformation in the Smart Home. Jamie has worked professionally with software and embedded systems for over 20 years. After studying for his BSc in Computer Science and MSc in Software Engineering, he started his career as a software developer in the gaming industry before leading Engineering teams for companies including Linaro, ARM, Trustonic, and Canonical (Ubuntu). Jamie has been involved with two start-ups aiming to bring software and hardware security to billions of devices.
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Damon Roberts
Engineering Director @ Magma Global
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Magma Global designs and manufactures m-pipe, a high performance solution for risers and jumpers in subsea oil and gas transfers. Read more aboutMagma Global on Crunchbase…
Graham Herries
Director of Digital Technologies / Engineering Director @ Laing O’Rourke
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Dr Graham Herries is Director of Digital Technologies in the Engineering Excellence Group at Laing O’Rourke. This role provides the executive leadership for the ongoing strategic digital transformation of Laing O’Rourke. He leads innovation through adoption of cross sector technologies to both manufacturing and construction site operations. Graham is also Project Director of the 36 month EU H2020 Factory of the Future project OPTIMISED which has recently completed. This €7m EU research grant has developed and demonstrated Industry 4.0 technologies focussed on providing a manufacturing scheduling optimisation system that uses real-time sensors, digital twin and AI methods to react and improve manufacturing performance. The project has also developed a rail digital twin to optimise Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operations leading to significant benefits for the partner involved. Graham holds a Ph.D. in algorithm development for data classification using statistical classifiers and neural networks. He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the IET and APMP qualified. Graham is a member of the Education and Skills Policy Panel at The IET, where, working in a volunteer position, he supports the education and skills agenda to address matters of policy, and public concern from the perspective of the IET.
Learn more about Graham Herries on Crunchbase…Laing O’Rourke is a multinational construction company headquartered in Dartford, United Kingdom. Read more aboutLaing O’Rourke on Crunchbase…
Dan Hodge
Co-Founder and Engineering Director @ Bird Cycleworks
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Bird Cycleworks is a bicycle manufacturing company that offers its products online. Read more aboutBird Cycleworks on Crunchbase…
Alex Meakin
Engineering Director @ dunnhumby
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dunnhumby is a U.K.-based company that helps retailers and brands analyze data in order to improve customer experiences and build loyalties. Read more aboutdunnhumby on Crunchbase…
Jaswant Chima
Engineering Director @ Genesis Technical Systems
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Bhavik Shah
Engineering Director @ HSSMI
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HSSMI is an innovation institute for manufacturing that helps companies develop and take measures towards their strategic general goals. Read more aboutHSSMI on Crunchbase…
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