Summary
Stuart Childs is a product and engineering leader with 13 years of experience building hardware-enabled products and scaling production from R&D to high-yield manufacturing. Currently Head of Product at EVERING and formerly CTO/CTO-level lead at McLEAR and NFC Ring, he combines hands-on hardware engineering, production management, and quality systems design to keep complex supply chains and manufacturing lines running. Comfortable in Linux and open-source toolchains, he has deep practical experience with CNC, laser cutting, 3D printing and enclosure design that informs pragmatic product decisions. Colleagues rely on him to bridge engineering and operations—designing prototypes one week and refining warehousing and shipping processes the next. Outside work he’s an avid pinball player and Classic Mini enthusiast, a detail that reflects his appreciation for mechanical craft and iterative problem-solving.
13 years of coding experience
Manchester Grammar School
English, Italian, French, Chinese