About

I help turn robotics, automation and physical AI innovation into practical industrial capability.

I am a robotics and autonomous systems leader with nearly 15 years’ experience across industrial robotics, automation, autonomous systems and applied R&D. My work focuses on solving real-world problems in complex environments, including sectors such as manufacturing, aerospace, nuclear, infrastructure or agritech.

For more than a decade, I have worked across R&D, innovation and deep tech in the UK and Europe. I have seen first-hand that adopting robotics is rarely just a technical challenge. It depends on strategy, skills, partnerships, business case, culture and confidence to deploy in real operating conditions. That perspective shapes my work: connecting technology development with industrial need, commercial opportunity and ecosystem growth.

I am currently Robotics & Automation Technology Manager at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, where I lead robotics and automation technology strategy. I also serve as an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham and Chair of the Robotics & Automation Technology Special Purpose Group for the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. In that role, I lead governance and coordination of robotics capability across MTC, WMG, AMRC, CPI, NCC and NMIS centres.

Beyond MTC, I contribute to UK and European robotics strategy through the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology College of Experts, euRobotics topic groups, ARIA’s Smarter Robot Bodies programme, and as General Chair of the European Robotics Forum 2027 in Birmingham. These roles allow me to work across academia, industry, government and the robotics community, helping shape programmes, partnerships and priorities that can accelerate adoption.

My focus is on adoption and scale: helping advanced robotics move from research and development into real industrial use, while creating the right conditions for new start-ups, commercial ventures and high-growth deep tech businesses to emerge and scale.

Alongside my core role, I advise start-ups and support UK and European R&D programmes focused on robotics, AI, autonomy and deep tech. I am particularly interested in how strong research, industrial demand and entrepreneurial talent can create new businesses, new capabilities and new sources of competitive advantage.

Outside deep tech, I am a first-degree black belt and competitor in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, an amateur runner, and a keen reader, traveller and sports enthusiast.