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Richard D.RD

Richard D.

PhD - Electronics - Embedded - AI - Consultant

€809/day
Inverness, GB
15+ years
R&D
Product Development
Innovation Management
Embedded Systems
artificial intelligence

Average response time: 1 hour

About Richard

I am an experienced director level developer. I am skilled at product definition, managing technical risk, designing embedded solutions and getting to grips with what is needed to sell in the EU and UK.


For over 25 years, I have worked across consumer products, biotech, drug discovery, biosensors and advanced sensing programmes .

I will deliver a clear product direction, and deliver the data, and give you authority on your certificate of conformity.

linkedin.com/in/richard-day-1b056b386
Consumer Electronics and Appliances
Biotechnologies
Pharmaceuticals
Medical Devices
Education Systems, Research, and Universities

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Basic

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • HB Technologies (Highland Biosciences Ltd)
    Principal Technical Consultant
    MEDICAL
    July 2006 - Today (19 years and 11 months)
    Inverness, United Kingdom
    • Provide independent technical assessment, and management of high-consequence engineering and technology projects.
    • Engaged at early decision points where technical feasibility, system architecture, regulatory trajectory, or intellectual property strategy must be validated before further investment.
    • Lead technical concept reviews, architecture definition, and feasibility analysis to expose untested assumptions and hidden risks.
    • Design and build focused proof-of-concept experiments, test rigs, and demonstrators to generate evidence that supports go / no-go decisions.
    • Support founders, investors, and programme leads with independent technical due diligence for funding, grants, and pre-regulatory planning.
    • Operate in environments with real budgets, external scrutiny, and material consequences, prioritising correctness, clarity, and long-term outcomes over speed or feature delivery.
    System engineering electronic engineering Technical project management Embedded Systems Product Development
  • Ministry of Defence
    Principal Technical Consultant (MOD Programmes)
    DEFENSE AND MILITARY
    August 2015 - August 2017 (2 years)
    Bristol, United Kingdom
    • Served as Technical Authority on a UK Ministry of Defence SBRI programme focused on reducing the cost of ownership of deployed military assets.
    • Led the technical architecture, analytical validation, and risk reduction of a field-deployable condition-monitoring system used to support condition-based maintenance decisions.
    • Designed and validated measurement methods equivalent to recognised laboratory standards, proven on real MOD land assets in operational environments.
    • Translated laboratory instrumentation and analysis into rugged, portable systems suitable for non-specialist operators under field constraints.
    • Supported MOD stakeholders through prototype delivery, field trials, economic case development, and implementation planning toward procurement.
    Technical project management Embedded Systems Risk analysis Tech Lead Product design
  • Coaguscan Ltd
    Programme Technical Director & Consortium Chair
    MEDICAL
    September 2017 - January 2024 (6 years and 4 months)
    London, United Kingdom
    • Constructed and chaired the Coaguscan Development consortium, bringing together academic, clinical, and delivery partners including Imperial College London, NIHR, and NHS hospital trusts.
    • Held overall responsibility for technical direction, programme governance, and cross-partner alignment across research, engineering, and clinical stakeholders.
    • Defined system-level technical strategy, development roadmap, and evidence generation plan within clinical and regulatory constraints.
    • Led programme-level decision-making at key milestones, including feasibility validation, risk assessment, and go / no-go gates.
    • Acted as the primary technical authority and point of accountability for consortium partners, funders, and clinical collaborators.
    • Ensured technical credibility, delivery integrity, and stakeholder confidence across a complex, multi-institution programme environment.
    System engineering Technical project management Product Development electronic engineering product owner

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Education

  • PhD
    Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.
    1999
    Doctoral research in biosensors and novel molecule design. The work involved translating fundamental physics and chemistry into measurable, real-world systems, with emphasis on signal detection, noise, calibration, and experimental validation under uncertainty. This training underpins my approach to evidence-led technology decisions and early technical risk reduction.
  • MBA
    University of Dundee, Scotland
    2026
    Executive MBA programme focused on strategy, finance, governance, and organisational leadership. Building on prior experience as a founder and CEO, the programme formalises commercial decision-making, board-level governance, and scale-up strategy. Postgraduate Diploma stage completed.
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Certifications

  • Six Sigma
    Johnson and Johnson
    2005
  • Executive Coaching
    Johnson and Johnson
    2005

Skill set

IP creation
Medical devices
Labview
Yocto
Medical device design
Biosensors

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