Associates

Sollerta Ltd

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Geoff Armstrong Until 2000 Geoff was Commercial Director in the MOD responsible for all Underwater and Nuclear projects, negotiating several major contracts including the management of the Aldermaston nuclear facility. Since then, with Sollerta, he has provided advice to Industry bidding for MOD contracts and was the commercial leader within an Industrial team bidding for a PFI project. He has contributed to Seminars informing Industry, including SMEs, of Government procurement opportunities and how to win them. He has also conducted Key Stage Peer Reviews and is qualified as a Team Leader.

Digby Barker draws on his Consultancy and Government Service experience, including MOD HQ and HM Treasury posts. He provides training and practical assistance to Business and Government in the context of public sector procurement, advising in particular on Marketing and Procurement/Bidding Strategies, including the preparation of ITTs, Evaluation Schemes and Tenders. His skill set includes Technology Insertion, Operational Analysis/Research, Investment Appraisal, Risk Analysis, Project Management, Procurement, and Authoring/ Editing. He is an accredited Key Stage Peer Reviewer under the MOD's Gateway Review programme and a referee for the Journal of the Operational Research Society

Jim Barlow has developed his unique business skills over 20 years in the successful application of the principles of lean manufacture. During this time he has held senior posts in industry setting up International supply chains to support the lean manufacture and assembly of the end product. In 2002 he decided to set up his own consultancy Lean Logistics Ltd to assist businesses to achieve manufacturing excellence. He offers advice and training in lean manufacture, design for manufacture, business planning and quality improvement. He has built up a substantial client base and regularly achieves substantial reductions in operating costs.

James Brennan is a skilled and perceptive business analyst with wide-ranging engineering, manufacturing and commercial experience gained in various industries. He spent 25 years with major defence contractors taking R&D to the market. Later, as Managing Director of a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), he developed and grew the business before moving to deliver step change improvements to several other SMEs, increasing their turnover and profitability. He moved into the DTI Business Links as Defence & Advanced Technology Adviser for South East England, advising and supporting businesses in diversification, knowledge, technology and science transfer. He then became the Director of the MoD's Diversification Agency for the South of England. He specialises in production engineering, using knowledge and new technologies to achieve change and economic growth.

Nick Bradshaw has built a successful track record over 11 years in the management, marketing and sale of complex technology and software based products and services to a variety of large commercial and government clients. He has lead multidisciplinary teams to secure multimillion dollar strategic business and has fostered long term relationships with these key clients. His own company, Sales-vision.net Ltd offers technology, sales consultancy and training business and supports European and North American companies wishing to grow market share or improve the way they sell in a B2B environment. He has a solid background in project / bid management, complex technology sales, selling techniques, market strategy, new business development and commercial contract negotiations.