Ian Stevenson

Current

Non Exec Director, Trustee at Forth Sector
Consultant at ATEEDA
Owner at Salient Point

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Past

Business Development Consultant at Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health
Fellow at Saltire Foundation
Saltire Fellow at Sun Microsystems

Chief Technical Officer at CHIL
R&D Director at DeliveredSafe Ltd
Senior Consultant at Sagentia
Senior Consultant at Scientific Generics
Senior Engineer at STMicroelectronics
Senior Engineer at VLSI Vision Ltd

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Education

Babson College
The University of Edinburgh

Recommended

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Connections

372 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

Ian Stevenson’s Summary

I am a business leader with a track record of success in delivering strategic projects, innovation, and product development. I have demonstrated leadership in every environment I have worked in, and I have the communications skills and breadth of experience to work effectively with all: colleagues, customers, investors, managers, technical personnel and professional advisors. I also have an excellent academic background which includes a 1st class degree from Edinburgh University.

Ian Stevenson’s Specialties:

leadership, entrepreneurship, management, technology strategy, consulting, innovation, business development, marketing, bridging the gaps between technologies and markets.

Ian Stevenson’s Experience

Non Exec Director, Trustee

Forth Sector

(Civic & Social Organization industry)

December 2009 — Present (4 months)

In a voluntary capacity, I am helping the consultancy group within Forth Sector to develop as a stand-alone business as part of their Advisory Panel. I am also a director of the umbrella organisation.
Consultant

ATEEDA

(Privately Held; Semiconductors industry)

September 2009 — Present (7 months)

ATEEDA is a growing technology company with software products that reduce manufacturing cost for the semiconductor industry. My work for ATEEDA includes market assessment, development of marketing materials, sales support and technical systems analysis.
Owner

Salient Point

(Computer Software industry)

August 2004 — Present (5 years 8 months)

SalientPoint is a small Edinburgh based Software company and sells a number of .NET components and applications, in addition to carrying out project based work for clients.
Business Development Consultant

Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health

(Non-Profit; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

December 2009 — February 2010 (3 months)

Provided support for the development of a new training product, including defining the proposition, setting up meetings with potential customers and channel parters, and making connections with professional bodies. Successfully demonstrated demand from the market, and established specific opportunities for sales.
Fellow

Saltire Foundation

(Education Management industry)

December 2008 — December 2009 (1 year 1 month)

During 2009 I participated in the prestigious Saltire Fellowship, a tailored programme aimed at producing the next generation of business leaders for Scotland. At Babson College (rated best in the world for entrepreneurial education) I learned about all aspects of business including leadership, entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, innovation management, and accounting. I experienced working in a global marketing organisation on a three month placement with Sun Microsystems in Silicon Valley, where I delivered new lead management and measurement systems worldwide. Finally I carried out a maket assessment for Scottish company ATEEDA, identifying appropriate sectors, geographies and partners for the launch of a new product.
Saltire Fellow

Sun Microsystems

(Public Company; JAVA; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2009 — July 2009 (3 months)

Delivered a project relating to improved tracking of the effect of marketing activity on the performance of the extended channel.
Chief Technical Officer

CHIL

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 2005 — December 2008 (3 years 7 months)

CHIL offer a range of applications to telecommunications providers based on a proprietary platform technology. I led the teams that delivered the first production version of the platform (from Ukraine) and the first major application to a customer (Orange UK). In doing so I built a professionalised development organisation and a solid platform for growth.

As part of the management team of a small company, I contributed to all aspects of the business. This included building the team (both technical and sales staff), managing our outsourcing strategy (reducing a 15 strong team in Ukraine as relative costs changed over time) and developing the market offering.
R&D Director

DeliveredSafe Ltd

(Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

September 2004 — December 2008 (4 years 4 months)

Founder and contributor of IP to startup providing a new concept in logistics infrastructure. Failed to gain the required funding, and ultimately other opportinuties (Saltire Fellowship for me) and worsening economic conditions lead the directors to abandon the attempt and wind up the company.
Senior Consultant

Sagentia

(Public Company; SAG.L; Management Consulting industry)

2000 — November 2004 (4 years )

Name changed from Scientific Generics (see below)
Senior Consultant

Scientific Generics

(Public Company; Management Consulting industry)

September 2000 — September 2004 (4 years 1 month)

Initially I worked on product development in industries including medical devices, product authentication, imaging and payment systems. I rapidly moved into a more commercially focussed role including prospecting, pre-sales, proposal writing and client briefing. My major achievements included leading a strategic consulting project for Vodafone Global Products and Services and providing turnkey product development for spin-out Flying Null.
Senior Engineer

STMicroelectronics

(Public Company; STM; Semiconductors industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year )

Name changed from VLSI Vision Ltd after a buy-out. See below
Senior Engineer

VLSI Vision Ltd

(Computer Hardware industry)

1996 — 2000 (4 years )

Working in the software group I professionalised development to the point where software, originally seen as a problem area, became a key strength. Crucial to this success was working across the organisation (with the chip, electronics and firmware teams) to ensure smooth and optimised integration.

Ian Stevenson’s Education

Babson College

Business, Sales & Marketing - Saltire Fellowship Special Programme 2009 — 2009
The University of Edinburgh

BEng Hons, 1st Class , Computer Science and Electronic Engineering , 1993 — 1997

I graduated top of my class, winning a number of prizes:
- Class Medal for best performance in Fourth Year
- British Telecom Prize for best final year project
- Hewlett Packard Prize for best performance in Fourth Year
- Hewlett Packard Prize for best performance in Third Year

I was a member of Teviot Row House Committee, the body responsible for running one of the student unions, throughout my university career. I spent two years as "tech rep" (responsible for sound and lighting systems) as well as a year as Convener (chairman), representing the interests of the committee on the wider union Committee of Management.

Activities and Societies:

Teviot Row House Committee, EUU Committee of Management, EUSA Committee of Management

Additional Information

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Ian Stevenson’s Interests:

Scuba Diving, Underwater Photography, Digital Photography, Whisky.

Ian Stevenson’s Groups:

Chartered Engineer (CEng), FEANI Registered Engineer (Eur. Ing.), Member of Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET), Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS), Member IET Management Network Executive Team, Member of the Institute of Directors (MIoD), Young Enterprise Scotland, Connect Scotland, Deep Blue Scuba, Edinburgh Divetech, Teviot