Gavin King

Operations Manager at Pilot Photonics

Gavin King has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Gavin started their career as a Postgraduate Researcher at the Dublin Institute of Technology and focused on spectroscopy and optical detectors. Gavin then joined Xsil as an R&D Engineer, where they designed machining strategies and conducted experiments to optimize laser parameters. Additionally, they wrote technical manuals and provided training instructions to employees and customers.

After Xsil, Gavin started their own company called Allas Sport Devices, where they served as the Founder, Director, Operations Manager, and R&D Engineer. The company aimed to analyze personal sporting performance using technology. Gavin obtained funding for technical and market research, operating from labs in the Blanchardstown Institute of Technology.

Gavin later joined User Story, Ltd. as a Technical Editor, where they wrote technical documentation for software used in the hotel industry. Subsequently, they worked at EMC in various roles, including Qualification & Failure Analysis Engineer, Senior Component Engineer, and Supply Chain Coordinator. In these roles, they performed failure analysis, quality assurance, and supply chain coordination.

Following their time at EMC, Gavin served as a Programme and Project Manager at Novum (Overseas) Ltd., where they managed facilities, technical data, health & safety, and operations. Gavin then worked at Marsh & McLennan Companies as a Big Data and Data Quality Control specialist.

Most recently, Gavin has been working at Pilot Photonics as an Operations Manager, responsible for overseeing operations within the company.

Throughout their career, Gavin has developed expertise in quality management, statistical analysis, project management, and health & safety. Gavin has also demonstrated strong leadership skills in both start-up and corporate environments.

Gavin King's education history is summarized as follows:

Gavin King obtained a Diploma in Big Data for business from Dublin Business School, where they studied Big Data and business from 2015 to 2016. Prior to that, they pursued an M.Sc. degree in Spectroscopy and photodetectors from Technological University Dublin from 2000 to 2003. Gavin'sundergraduate degree, an Honours Degree, was earned from Dublin City University between 1995 and 2000, with a major in Physics and French. Additionally, Gavin spent a year from 1997 to 1998 studying Physics at Université de Bourgogne.

In terms of certifications, Gavin King obtained a Prince2 Practitioner certification from APMG-International in November 2015. Gavin also holds a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma, although the institution and specific details of the certification are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Operations Manager

    July, 2017 - present