COURSE LEADER

Dr. Alan L. Hudd, Director and Founder, Alchemie Technology, Cambridge, UK

Dr. Hudd is Director and Founder of Alchemie Technology Ltd. Alchemie is an independent contract development and consultancy company to the industrial ink jet industry. Dr. Hudd is also a Director of Inkjet Partnership, a specialized company involved in ink jet conferences, Ink Jet Academy and inkjet training programs. A particular research interest is the development of how ink jet can play a role in providing sustainable energy solutions. Dr. Hudd was a founder of Xennia Technology and Managing Director from 1996 to 2012. During this period, he built Xennia to become a world leading Ink jet developer and solutions provider to industrial ink jet markets.

In 1987, Dr.Hudd joined Domino Printing Sciences and spent eight years as the Fluids Technology Manager, developing a wide range of ink jet ink for diverse applications and is credited with a number of patents and significant innovations within the industrial ink jet industry. Prior to Domino, he spent almost eight years with the Ministry of Defence and Royal Ordnance in the UK, developing new solid polymer rocket propellants for air to air missiles. Dr. Hudd graduated with B.Sc. Honours degree in Chemistry and Physics, M.Sc and Ph.D research degrees in Polymer Chemistry from Manchester University.

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Hannah O'Brien, Independent Consultant, Cambridge, UK

Hannah O'Brien is Sales & Marketing Director at Alchemie, an independent consultancy company to the industrial inkjet sector and associated markets. Ms. O'Brien has over a decade of experience in the additive manufacturing and industrial ink jet sectors. Hannah currently provides industry consultancy and business development to companies interested in creating growth through the adoption of sustainable additive manufacturing processes. Prior to Alchemie Ms. O'Brien worked as Sales Director at Xennia Technology Ltd, a UK based industrial ink jet integrator and was responsible for global sales and marketing activities. She was responsible for delivering significant sales growth through the exploitation of Xennia's digital technology for the decoration of ceramic tiles.

Ms. O'Brien has been involved in over 100 ink jet development programmes working with customers to support them to implement additive manufacturing techniques onto production line environments. Projects included developing ink jet processes for the building of 3D structures and deploying ink jet for additive manufacturing applications in sectors as diverse as pharmaceutical/healthcare, food, consumer goods, automotive, textiles and construction. Hannah has first-hand experience of developing business development strategies to support the implementation of disruptive technologies for sustainable manufacturing and a proven track record in delivering rapid business growth through installation of digital print systems onto production lines across global market places. Ms. O'Brien has worked with key players from all aspects of the supply chain from end users to technology providers and has a solid understanding of how to translate technologies into tangible benefits for customers. She has a background in marketing and technical sales and has strong application knowledge across a range of industrial sectors.

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