Ed Derbyshire

Current position or Job Title

Director, Test Engineering COM DEV

Areas of expertise (Brief summary)

Development and management of green field business start-up in UK

Management of IT and Test Engineering teams

Development of successful business strategies

Integration of disparate team elements into successful strong team

Programme and technical management

In depth knowledge of workplace trust, development of trust measurement tools and understanding of bottom line impact of trust in team integration, management staff relationships, M & A etc

Qualifications & Accreditations

HND Electronics University Southwest

MBA, Portsmouth University

Currently researching for DBA, Portsmouth University

Career History Summary

Currently leading Test Engineering team across two continents for company – built up UK element from green field start-up.

Led both IT and Test Engineering teams within Astrium (EADS).

Customer representative for Inmarsat at supplier location in North America

Project and System Manager for Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium)

Key Achievements

Built a successful business from start-up to significant turnover, building a strong team based in UK and integrating another team into the group located in North America.

Built a successful team of IT staff and successfully integrated three separate team elements in three UK locations into one team.

Instrumental in successful outcome of technical solution in suppliers location

Personal interests and Hobbies

Sailing, snowboarding and football.

Trivia: What would you say is the most interesting thing about you? Or to happen to you?

A few years ago I was visiting the Southampton Boat Show and, being a little late, was rushing to get to the exit. In my haste I dashed past a little woman almost bumping into her who was walking slowly across the main flow of people accompanied by a few large men. I thought at the time her face looked familiar – Princess Anne.

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