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Engineering Entrepreneur or Entrepreneuring Engineer?

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  • Wednesday, 21 November 2012
  • 00:21 - 00:21
  • Duration: 23 mins
  • Publication date: 21 Nov 2012
  • Location: IETTV_Room, IETTV_Venue, Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Part of event Engineered for Business Success

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This presentation takes a look at engineers who are also entrepreneurs.

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    Richard Merrills

    SigAssure UK Ltd.

    Richard joined British Rail in 1992 as an Apprentice Trainee Signalling Design Engineer, became the UK railway’s youngest Design Manager at 24, then the youngest Testing Manager at 26. He was head hunted to join a competitor and set up a new team of engineers of 20 staff within 6 months. He co-founded SigAssure UK in 2008 and since then has completed and brought 10 new inventions to the global rail market.
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