Director, Maritime Simulation, Training and Surveys
Since joining BMT in 1992, Dr Phil Thompson has held various managerial and executive appointments within BMT’s global management consultancy. He currently leads the Simulation and Training Services business at BMT.
His extensive work in e-Navigation, Traffic Simulation, Digital Twinning and Digital Reconstruction Forensics has led to the world’s leading ship operators and statutory marine accident investigation bodies to adopt BMT navigation simulators for port planning and navigation training. Users include Shell, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and counterparts in the U.K., Australia and the Netherlands. Phil is also currently leading a number of joint industry developments in Autonomous Surface Vessels, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and Machine Vision Capabilities and the impacts on Future Port Design.
Phil has held several Directorships with the Transport, Offshore and Marine Surveys divisions at BMT. Prior to joining BMT, he worked in underwater acoustics at BAE Systems and as a Professor at the Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech, U.S.A.
He has received a Civil and Structural Engineering doctorate from Newcastle University and an MBA from Durham University. Phil is registered as a Chartered Director with the UK’s Institute of Directors.
Director, Maritime Simulation, Training and Surveys
Since joining BMT in 1992, Dr Phil Thompson has held various managerial and executive appointments within BMT’s global management consultancy. He currently leads the Simulation and Training Services business at BMT.
His extensive work in e-Navigation, Traffic Simulation, Digital Twinning and Digital Reconstruction Forensics has led to the world’s leading ship operators and statutory marine accident investigation bodies to adopt BMT navigation simulators for port planning and navigation training. Users include Shell, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and counterparts in the U.K., Australia and the Netherlands. Phil is also currently leading a number of joint industry developments in Autonomous Surface Vessels, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and Machine Vision Capabilities and the impacts on Future Port Design.
Phil has held several Directorships with the Transport, Offshore and Marine Surveys divisions at BMT. Prior to joining BMT, he worked in underwater acoustics at BAE Systems and as a Professor at the Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech, U.S.A.
He has received a Civil and Structural Engineering doctorate from Newcastle University and an MBA from Durham University. Phil is registered as a Chartered Director with the UK’s Institute of Directors.
Head of Emerging Products & Programmes UKEU
Andrew Gray is an experienced transformational and operational capability change practitioner who can draw upon his practical and theoretical knowledge of the leadership and management of people and activities across the product generation, capability development and business transformational change cycles. From an engineering background in the aerospace sector leading teams in multi-discipline, multi-site and multi-cultural environments, Andrew now works for BMT Defence & Security where he advises clients in all aspects of complex change management. As well as being a Fellow of the APM and a Chartered Project Professional, Andrew is a UK and European Chartered Engineer, and a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Head of Emerging Products & Programmes UKEU
Andrew Gray is an experienced transformational and operational capability change practitioner who can draw upon his practical and theoretical knowledge of the leadership and management of people and activities across the product generation, capability development and business transformational change cycles. From an engineering background in the aerospace sector leading teams in multi-discipline, multi-site and multi-cultural environments, Andrew now works for BMT Defence & Security where he advises clients in all aspects of complex change management. As well as being a Fellow of the APM and a Chartered Project Professional, Andrew is a UK and European Chartered Engineer, and a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Sales Capture Manager - UK Defence
Andrew Russell is BMT’s Sales Capture Manager, UK Defence. Following on from a short career as a Weapon Engineering Officer in the Royal Navy serving on 3 surface ships and working in submarine support, Andrew joined industry in 1999.
He is an experienced capture, business development, sales & strategy professional with over 24 years of performing leadership, winning business and delivery roles in multiple Tier 1 & Tier 2 defence focussed companies. This includes competitive capture management for major deals, increasing sales in account management, corporate strategy design, transformation & implementation. Proven record of designing & implementing & developing Integrated Strategic Business Plans (ISBP) in multiple Tier 1 organisations. Customers’ markets have included Defence, Public and Private sector, ICT, BPO, professional services, selling complete warships, systems engineering services, training and cyber services, in the UK and internationally.
Sales Capture Manager - UK Defence
Andrew Russell is BMT’s Sales Capture Manager, UK Defence. Following on from a short career as a Weapon Engineering Officer in the Royal Navy serving on 3 surface ships and working in submarine support, Andrew joined industry in 1999.
He is an experienced capture, business development, sales & strategy professional with over 24 years of performing leadership, winning business and delivery roles in multiple Tier 1 & Tier 2 defence focussed companies. This includes competitive capture management for major deals, increasing sales in account management, corporate strategy design, transformation & implementation. Proven record of designing & implementing & developing Integrated Strategic Business Plans (ISBP) in multiple Tier 1 organisations. Customers’ markets have included Defence, Public and Private sector, ICT, BPO, professional services, selling complete warships, systems engineering services, training and cyber services, in the UK and internationally.