CES Webcast: An Overview of Membership & Professional Development

Key Discussions: An overview of Membership numbers, qualifications and registration

Robin McGill BSc(Hons) CEng FIMechE FIET. Robin graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc, 1st Class Honours, Engineering Science in 1977 and has had a successful international business career, with BP and its joint ventures, which has seen him work in the UK and USA as well as exposing him to businesses and cultures across the globe. He is a Chartered Engineer and has served as a council member with the Scottish CBI as well as being a representative on various trade bodies. He is married with two grown up children. Michelle Richmond CEng FIET. Michelle has an electronics engineering degree from the Southampton Institute of Higher Education (part time). She was employed in 1981 by Siemens Plessey Radar, Isle of Wight as an apprentice and then microwave technician engineer. On completion of her degree, Michelle became Principle Microwave Design Engineer. She was then promoted to Development Manager working on AR327 Military Radar System. Michelle joined Nokia Huntingdon in 1995 as base station Product Manager. Moved to Matra Marconi Space in Stevenage in 1996 as Antenna Project Manager and later Deputy Project Manager for the Skynet 5 Satellite System. In 2000 joined Ubinetics, a PA Consulting Group technology spin off company, as Programme Manager, working on advanced 3G test platforms and then as Operations Manager. Ubinetics was acquired by Aeroflex in 2005. Michelle has been IET Director of Membership & Professional Development since July 2006.