Philip Hassell

Manager of the VPU IP Software Program Management Office with a team of talented Program Managers. Responsible for delivery of software into multiple VPU programs and SOC platforms targeting AI, machine learning and computer vision products. Supporting multiple generations of VPU delivery and deployment in Intel.

Responsibilities Program manager for the core Myriad Development Kit including development frameworks, libraries, drivers, RTOS, camera applications and image signal processing pipeline software Management of multiple programs and projects involving over seventy development engineers located on three sites Planning and execution of projects with the Engineering teams, ensuring they have appropriate product and technical specifications, direction, and resources to deliver projects Provide weekly updates on key program milestones to senior management Coordinate release and sprint planning with Scrum Masters and Product Owners Collaborate with Product Owners defining the Product Vision and road-maps Work with suppliers and subcontractors to define, manage and monitor their deliverables Provide leadership and guidance to coach, motivate, and guide team members on optimum project planning and execution Assist PMO office in developing company relevant processes and methodologies

Responsibilities • Leadership of the product development group and member of the senior management team • Budgetary planning and management • Strategic planning for product development activities • Management of all new gas detector product development activities including product definition, project planning, scheduling, resource management, design, validation and verification, pre-production, production-transfer and product approvals • Leadership of cross-functional teams including mechanical, electronic, systems, manufacturing and quality engineers; supply-chain specialists; product managers; technicians • Engineering laboratory management for design evaluation, validation and verification • Provision of product engineering support to Sales, Product Management, Quality and Manufacturing teams • Primary contact for development partners • Engineering change control process • New process design and documentation under ISO 9001 • Sustaining engineering functions including legacy product support • Member of European standards committees for gas detection and refrigeration safety • R&D tax credit reporting • IDA grant proposals and grant management Achievements • Development and launch of four sets of new gas detection products • Doubling of sales revenue over a five-year period

Responsibilities • Direct manager of the technical team of five staff including electronics, mechanical, software and system engineers. • Full product design expert with extensive development experience in the areas of electromechanical control systems, robotics, embedded software/firmware, electronics, mechanical engineering, and plastics. • Primary contact for key customers, development partners and major suppliers. • Support of the quality management system in conjunction with the manufacturing manager. • Support of OEM product development and integration. • IP development and licensing. Achievements • Company development from university spin-out through to acquisition • Development and launch of three sets of liquid handling instruments

Senior engineer specialising in design and development of low-volume liquid handling instrumentation. • New product design including robotics/hardware, software and firmware elements. • Embedded software expert and system architect. • Liaison with key software and robot suppliers and other subcontractors. • Improvement of design methodologies and project documentation across the entire company.

• Development of embedded software for a custom-designed compact disk controller to a production level for automotive applications and customisation of the system to meet customer application needs. • Successful integration of the device and software into several customer applications. • Management of remote development at sites in Italy and Asia-Pacific regions. • Product development with customers in the US and Asia-Pacific regions. • Design of new functional hardware blocks including IC synthesis, verification and test.

Part-time lecturer and laboratory supervisor. Course and experiment design; lecturing; tutoring; laboratory supervision; examination setting and correcting.

A two-year research masters degree by thesis entitled "Text Independent Speaker Recognition".

Overall result: Pass with 1st Class Honours