Consult Hyperion, Commercial Manager
Mike has over 19 years experience in transport systems engineering ranging from research into electronic payment systems in transport through to the design of smart card automatic fare collection systems and road user charging schemes. He is a chartered electrical engineer, member of the IET, Institute of Physics and The BCS and is currently responsible for Consult Hyperion's business development in the transport sector. During his time at Consult Hyperion he has been responsible for building the range of projects, particularly in transportation with the DfT and TfL and Translink systems in the Netherlands. Prior to joining Consult Hyperion Mike worked for Deloitte consulting and lead the team that developed the requirements for the enforcement aspects of the lorry road user charging scheme. With Booz Allen Hamilton Mike was part of a team of specialists in the Netherlands who were overseeing the development of a clearing house for a national smart card ticketing system. The scope of the work was varied and ranged from providing support to the development of an open standard, sharing knowledge of other projects worldwide, to assisting with the development of the overall implementation plan. Mike has experience of research in the area of electronic road user charging systems where he assisted the Fareway consortium deliver the DIRECTS solution for the UK DTLR road user charging trials. Mike has previously led a team which provided advice to Transport for London with regard to their long term vision for ticketing in Greater London. He has experience of the Hong Kong Octopus system where he was the design manager for the extension to the AFC system for KCRC Light Rail. This involved producing a functional design of the scheme, tender documentation and assisting KCRC with the selection of a supplier. Mike was also part of the system design authority team developing the Prestige system for London Underground. He has a BEng (Hons) in electrical and electronic engineering, an MSc in Optoelectronics and an MBA.
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