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)