Dr David Smith
Managing Director, Roke Manor Research
David was appointed Managing Director of Roke Manor Research in November 2006.
He joined Roke in 2000 as an account manager for defence customers and was promoted to run the radio systems business unit the following year. In this role he was responsible for refocusing the business to grow turnover and profit. He had overall responsibility for overseeing projects ranging from radio concept studies, through to design for mass production.
Before joining Siemens he worked for DERA at Malvern where he led teams developing miniature RF solutions for operational use and providing systems consultancy to government.
David began his career as an academic, designing silicon germanium transistors, before leading a start-up initiative to exploit Warwick University physics research in UK industry and the Far East.
David graduated from London University and holds a PHD from University of Warwick.