SME Climate Hub
Meet the Team
Murray Reed

Murray Reed

Chief Executive Officer

Over 30 years in commercial photonics development

PhD Applied Physics, Stanford

Xiao Ai

Xiao Ai

Chief Technical Officer

Expert in lidar and quantum sensors, QTEC fellow

PhD Electronic Engineering, Bristol

Aaron Van Pelt

Aaron Van Pelt

Chief Commercial Officer

Over 20 years in marketing photonics and analytics solutions

MSc Physics, Washington State

Chris Wardle

Chris Wardle

Chief Manufacturing Officer

Over 25 years experience in operations, manufacturing and engineering

MsC Instrumentation & Applied Physics, Glasgow Caledonian University

Paul Hughes

Paul Hughes

Chief Financial Officer

Over 15 years of experience in Finance and Treasury roles
BSc Economics, Cardiff University

Puneet Chhabra

Puneet Chhabra

Head of Software Development

Technology innovator with over a decade of experience in systems, sensing & engineering
PhD Electrical Engineering, University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University

Andrew Weld

Andrew Weld

Head of Research & Development

Over 15 years R&D experience in optical sensing

PhD Optoelectronics, Southampton

Gavin Lindsay

Gavin Lindsay

Head of Business Development

Over 30 years of experience in commercial and technology introduction
BSc Applied Geology, University of Glasgow

Alex Dunning

Alex Dunning

Head of Engineering

System integration and test

PhD Optical, Atomic & Molecular Physics, Southampton

John Bennett

John Bennett

Head of Electronics

20 years experience in electronics development

BEng Electronic Engineering, Cardiff

Ross Elliott

Ross Elliott

Head of Quality & Compliance

Over 40 years’ experience in R&D, operations, manufacturing, purchasing & quality
HNC Electrical Engineering, Somerset College of Arts & Technology

 John Powell

John Powell

Head of Supply Chain

Over 30 years of experience in commercial and technology introduction
BSc Applied Geology, University of Glasgow

Mark Walker

Mark Walker

Head of Manufacturing

Over 25 years Manufacturing & Operations experience in Aerospace, Oil, Industrial

BEng, Bath     Exec MBA, Southampton

Doug Millington-Smith

Doug Millington-Smith

Applications Manager

Requirements Capture, Business Development

PhD Chemistry, Bristol

James Titchener

James Titchener

Senior Scientist

Quantum optics and software expert, QTEC fellow

PhD Physics, ANU

Martyn Braithwaite

Martyn Braithwaite

Software Architect

Specialist in mission critical computing, automation and machine learning

BSc Mathematics, Exeter

Brian Kiernan

Brian Kiernan

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Over 20 years R&D experience in optical detection systems

BSc Product Design, Glamorgan

David Lowndes

David Lowndes

Senior Lidar Engineer

14 years experience designing, building & testing quantum optical devices

PhD Electronic Engineering, Bristol