BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Practising What You Preach? Some View Points on Product Developmen t - John Stephenson &\; Tido Eger - PA Consulting DTSTART:20100303T163000Z DTEND:20100303T173000Z UID:TALK23468@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Labi Ariyo DESCRIPTION:This week seminar will be presented by two Engineering Design Centre (EDC) alumnus\, John Stephenson & Tido Eger both of PA Consulting.\ nJohn will present his insights and thoughts on the benefits of design res earch to product development based on 15 years experience working on over 100 different product developments spanning a wide range of sectors\, incl uding consumer products\, medical\, automotive and military and process eq uipment. \nTido Eger’s talk focuses on the lessons learned from working for four years in technology consultancy at PA Consulting. He will discuss best-practice in medical device development\, advising clients on creatin g successful development processes and gaining regulatory approval. Tido w ill try to link some of his insights to topics that were relevant to the E DC in his time there.\n\n\n\n\nAbout the speakers:\nJohn Stephenson comple ted a Ph.D at the EDC in 1995 before joining PA Consulting\, as a practisi ng engineer\, focusing on product development. Since this time\, he has wo rked on over 100 different product developments spanning a wide range of s ectors\, including consumer products\, medical\, automotive and military a nd process equipment. Tido also joined PA from the EDC\, where he conducte d PhD research on Design Process Improvement\, focussing on Engineering Ch ange Management. LOCATION:arthur marshall's meeting room (next to EDC loft)\, Inglis Buildi ng\, Engineering Department END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR