I joined Eyoto (then Aston EyeTech) just as it was being spun out of Aston University in 2014 and held three successive roles over seven years, growing the business from a single employee to a team of forty.
Interim Chief Executive Officer
March 2021 – August 2021
Led the business at board level during a period of strategic transition, overseeing board operations, investor relations, and all operations across the group.
Chief Technology Officer
February 2019 – August 2021
As CTO, led all R&D and product development, manufacturing, marketing, human resources, regulatory and compliance, and financial management. Served as an executive member of the group Board of Directors. During this period the cloud-connected lens analyser reached production, with customers established in the UK, US, and Europe.
Chief Information Officer
September 2014 – February 2019
Led all software engineering and served as a member of the group Board of Directors. During this period I delivered a machine learning system for diagnosing ophthalmic medical conditions, piloted in a UK high-street retailer. I also led development of a white-label ophthalmic measurement instrument for a third party. Development of the cloud-connected lens analyser also began during this period, ultimately becoming Eyoto’s flagship product, with two patents filed on the underlying technology.
Key achievements across all roles:
- Built a company from a single employee to a team of forty
- Secured over £10m in VC/PE funding
- Delivered a cloud-connected lens analyser from concept through R&D to production, with customers in the UK, US, and Europe
- Delivered a cloud-connected telemedicine device from concept through to pre-production
- Developed a white-label ophthalmic measurement instrument for a third party
- Architected a cloud-based IoT device and data management platform in Microsoft Azure
- Created a machine learning system for diagnosing ophthalmic medical conditions, piloted in a UK high-street retailer
Patents
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Lens Examination Equipment and Method (WO2018073576), October 2017
A system for examining ophthalmic lenses using a tablet computer and camera: the lens is positioned over a displayed test pattern and the captured distortion is analysed to determine optical parameters such as power and astigmatism, without requiring skilled personnel.
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Lens Examination Equipment and Method (WO2018073577), October 2017
A method for measuring lens characteristics using a dot-pattern test grid: distortions introduced by the lens are captured by a camera and used to calculate optical power and map characteristics across the full lens surface, displayed as colour contour maps.