Resume for Nigel Wall

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Shadow Creek Consulting
Red House
North Close
Ipswich
IP4 2TL
Tel.: 01473 210159/ 210905
Mobile: 07802 204759
Fax: 01473 210193
e-mail: nigel@shadow-creek.biz

Special Skill: creating innovative, deliverable business propositions

I have the ability to connect innovative technology with business opportunities. This is a true business development role, not simply requirements capture or a translation role, but an active win-win facilitation process. Direct involvement with the marketing / sales community enables me to understand their customer base and the issues facing their customers. I will then suggest business propositions that target gaps in their current and potential markets, and make optimal use of available and emerging technologies. Similarly, I can identify where emerging technologies can find commercial application. I discovered that this was a rare skill when I ran a team of people focused on this role, and it became obvious that most people were very uncomfortable and initially ineffective in this role.

Technical Expertise

I have a very broad base of technical skills in telecommunications and IT, with an international reputation in the field of mobile telematics, and Intelligent Vehicle and Highway Systems. These services rely heavily upon wireless and mobile technology, with distributed computing systems.

Experience

I worked for BT for nearly 30 years, where I have performed a wide variety of roles, including:

Qualifications:

CEng, MIEE
BSc Honours (2:1) in Applied Physics and Electronics, University of Durham
A Levels: Physics A; Maths B; Chemistry B; General Studies A
Age: 48
Status: Married, with two daughters in secondary education

Nigel Wall: Specific expertise in Wireless, Mobility and Telematics

1977 to 1979: responsible for specification, contract adjudication and acceptance testing of the tracking & steering aspects of the Madley 1 & 2 satellite earth stations (32m dish).

In 1990 I was appointed head of mobile data at BT Labs. I was able to grow this role significantly, and contributed Transport Telematics papers to many conferences and publications.

  • I managed BT’s involvement in the ETSI RES6 (TETRA) activity (offering Trunked PMR and packet data capabilities). I had to produce a convincing business case for BT’s continued involvement in this activity, which was seen by many as no relevant to BT. This activity was subsequently turned into a £1.5B commercial business for BT to provide the Public Safety Radio Communications Project for the UK Police forces.
  • I was the Project Manager of the DRIVE project CIDER from 1990 to 1991 (on behalf of the EU DGXIII). I also led BT’s work in SOCRATES. These projects were already running and I re-focusing these projects on delivering tangible benefits, pushing the need to develop open interfaces.
  • In 1991 he was invited to join the organising committee for a workshop on Systems Architecture at University of Michigan, USA. From 1991 to 1995 I served on the organising committee of the ISATA.
  • 1991: Invited to join the organising committee of a conference on Systems Architecture for Intelligent Transport Systems, at the University of Wisconsin, as part of the launch process of the American IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems). Awarded a $2,000 bursary for my paper on future-proof architectures.
  • 1992 accepted an invitation to join the editorial board of the international journal Transportation Research, part C Emerging technologies, published by Pergamon
  • Within DRIVE II I led BT’s involvement in PROMISE, PLEIADES, SOCRATES Kernel, LLAMD, and Quartet. In 1992 I was contracted to act as Rapporteur and Chairman of DRIVE II Topic Group 7, Communication Protocols.

1994: I was appointed Chief Engineer designate for the proposed "BT Mobile Data" – responsible for technical due diligence (including costings). Sadly, I concluded that this was not a viable business.

1995 Appointed as Chief Designer Mobility for BT Networks & Services.

In 1999 I was invited to join the IEE committee that was to organise the 3 day conference on "100years of Radio"

I continue to represent BT on the board of the Intelligent Transport Services UK, the professional body providing a co-ordination point across UK industry and government.

 

Nigel Wall: Publications in the last 10 years

BT Technology Journal Vol. 18 no. 2 April 2000 – Customer Solutions http://www.bt.com/bttj/archive.htm

Guest Editor – Editorial

"From Bespoke Solutions to Mass Customisation": N D C Wall; BT Technology Journal Vol. 18 no. 2 April 2000, pp116- 125

Innovation 97 event guide – managing editor: Martlesham Heath, Ipswich April 1997 (available on CD ROM).

2nd Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress, 1995, 9 to 11 November: Yokahama, Japan: Keynote speech on behalf of BT and the UK. Also:-

"Practical Communication Architectures for Intelligent Transport Systems" Wall N D C, Randall P. Vol. V, pp2469- 2473.

"Global System for Mobile Communications – The Development of the GSM Standard": Peter M Adams and Nigel Wall; British Telecommunications Engineering Journal Vol. 14 part 1 April 1995; pp38-45.

"Systems Architecture considerations for Intelligent Transport Systems": Nigel D C Wall, 1st Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress, December 1994, Paris

April 1994 – Contributed the chapter "System Architecture and Communications" in the book "Advanced Technology for Road Transport: IVHS and ATT" published by Artech House (editor: Ian Catling) ISBN 0-89006-613-2. http://www.artechhouse.com

"Mobile Telematics – Creating a demand for Mobile Data" N D C Wall, 4th IEE Conference On Telecommunications (pages 263 to 268), Manchester, 18 to 21st April 1993 (Invited paper – via Conference Chairman).

"Transport Informatics – a whole new dimension for travel?": N D C Wall & I Mair, BT Technology Journal, Vol. 11 No1 January 1993 (Pages 42 to 47)

"An Integrated Communications Architecture for RTI Systems": Nigel D C Wall, 25th ISATA (International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation), Florence 1st to 5th June 1992 (pages 697 to 704)

"Transport Telematics – an emerging new application": Nigel D C Wall, Mobile and Cellular Supplement "Mobile Data" page 23 August 1992, published by Nexus Business Communications

"ATIS, should early implementers design systems with a future proof architecture?": Nigel D C Wall, Invited paper, IVHS Architecture Group, University of Michigan, USA 24-25 October 1991

Communications Architectures for Road Transport Informatics" Ghassan Freij, Carl-Herbert Rokitansky, Nigel Wall, Fred Zijderhand. VNIS ’91 Conference

"An open architecture for |RTI applications": Nigel D C Wall, IEE Computing and Control Division PG C12, colloquium on "Technology for road Pricing and Route Guidance", Savoy place, 22 May 1991.

"Road Transport Informatics as an application for mobile data": N D C Wall, D Williams, & S D Taylor, IEE PG E8 & E11, colloquium on "Future Mobile Trunking and Data Systems", Savoy Place 27th Feb 1991

DRIVE Integrated Communications Infrastructure": N D C Wall, D H Williams, Proceedings of the DRIVE Conference "Advanced Telematics in Road Transport" (pages 3 to 12) Brussels, 4th to 6th Feb 1991.