Philip Derbyshire is a pragmatic IoT solution architect and operator with 10+ years' experience turning complex technical concepts into deployable, revenue-generating solutions across industrial products, telecoms, healthcare and oil & gas. As Head of Customer Integration and GM Europe at Alitheon he combines hands-on technical leadership with commercial responsibility for onboarding and European operations for a unique optical authentication product. His background spans enterprise pre-sales and delivery roles at Microsoft and IBM, where he built IoT showcases, led industry best-practice programs, and drove partner and customer success. Philip pairs deep scientific training—a Nanotechnology BSc and an EngD in biosensors—with formal business study at Cranfield, giving him rare fluency across lab research, product engineering and go-to-market strategy. He also brings sustainability consulting experience and a habit of translating ambiguous, multidisciplinary problems into pragmatic architectures that scale.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
MBA Pt.1, Business, MBA Pt.1, Business at Cranfield School of Management
BSc Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Electronic Engineering, 2:1 Hons, BSc Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Electronic Engineering, 2:1 Hons at University of Leeds
Maidstone Grammar School
Engineering Doctorate (EngD), Biosensors, Sports Science, Electrochemistry, Engineering Doctorate (EngD), Biosensors, Sports Science, Electrochemistry at Cranfield University
Optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform. Configured for Tevo Tarantula
Contributions:2 PRs, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 4 months
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Philip Derbyshire - Head Of Customer Integration GM Europe