Our founder Gareth Wilson read Engineering at the University of Cambridge where he gained a strong theoretical and practical foundation in all engineering disciplines. He specialised in Mechanical Engineering alongside a mixture of Product Development, Advanced Materials and Electric Drive Systems modules.

His career prior to founding Akita Technical included:

  • Cutting edge Carbon Ceramic composite disk brake development at Surface Transforms Ltd
  • Motorcycle chassis design engineering at Triumph Motorcycles
  • Team Lead and Technical Architect for Diagnostic Analysers at Randox Laboratories
  • Lead Systems Engineer for complex fluorescence microscopy devices and systems at Andor Technology Ltd.
  • Lead Systems Engineer for Heavy Vehicle and Reference Project Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems at Sensata Technologies (Schrader Electronics)