Howard is based in the UK and has over 30 years
experience of technology and business development within the materials and
engineering sectors, gained initially from an engineering group central
research environment followed by 20 years as Managing Consultant within
Sagentia, a Cambridge based technology and business consultancy, responsible
for selling and operating assignments in Europe, North and South America.
Howard’s original background is in Applied
Mathematics, gaining a 1st Class Honours from Nottingham University.
Subsequent research at Cambridge
University on deformation
theory led him into materials processing, and later into materials development.
He has a track record of innovation, having invented a process for the
manufacture of aero-engine components that now has revenues of over $100m/year.
Howard works with materials suppliers to identify and
develop new opportunities across many sectors, from transport and oil & gas
through to hygiene and FMCG. Equally, he works further downstream for
component suppliers and OEMs on product and process development.
His past client list includes large corporates, such
as Codelco, VW Group, Sandvik, DuPont, Metso Corporation and Sonoco, public
sector agencies such as the European Commission, UK Technology Strategy Board
and US Airforce, through to SMEs wishing to exploit novel technologies.