Innovation Mentor @ Norfolk County Council Innovation Grant Mentoring Project (December 2020 - Present)
Commercialisation Associate @ (January 2026 - June 2026)
ICURe Exploit Business Champion @ (February 2026 - May 2026)
Management Consultant @ Wight Salt (January 2017 - December 2025)
Tech Transfer Consultant - Spin Out West @ (December 2024 - October 2025)
Retrofit Coordinator @ (July 2023 - March 2025)
Business innovation fund grant application assessor @ (January 2022 - December 2024)
Mentor, Basecamp Enterprise Programme @ (January 2021 - December 2024)
Business Ready Growth Mentor @ (October 2022 - January 2024)
Facilitator, Mentor and Subject Matter Expert on BEIS Help to Grow Scheme at Bournemouth University @ (December 2021 - November 2023)
Retrofit Coordinator @ (July 2023 - October 2023)
Retrofit Supply Chain Consultant @ (September 2022 - January 2023)
Isle of Wight Mission Zero Retrofit Hub consultant @ Isle of Wight Mission Zero (September 2022 - November 2022)
Ecostructure - exploring demand for coastal and marine eco-engineering and identifying partners @ (July 2022 - October 2022)
Business Development Manager @ (May 2022 - October 2022)
Mentor on BEIS Help To Grow (Management) at University of Derby @ (October 2021 - September 2022)
Mentor on BEIS Help to Grow (Management) Scheme @ (September 2021 - September 2022)
Mentor on BEIS Help to Grow (Management) Scheme at Oxford Brookes University @ (November 2021 - July 2022)
Coach, presenter and facilitator on the BEIS Help to Grow (Management) Scheme @ (July 2021 - May 2022)
UCL Hatchery Mentor @ Freelance (September 2020 - January 2022)
ICURe Tutor @ (September 2019 - July 2021)
Head of Sales and Operational Planning @ Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult (November 2018 - November 2019)
Regional Manager, InnovateUK @ (May 2017 - November 2018)
Research Commercialisation @ (June 2016 - October 2016)
Intellectual Property Commercialisation Manager @ (January 2014 - June 2016)
Presenter @ (January 2011 - January 2013)
Owner @ Racing Batteries (January 2010 - January 2013)
Practice Leader @ (January 2003 - January 2005)
Accessories Manager @ (August 1998 - January 2003)
Aftermarket Manager @ (January 2002 - January 2003)
Project Manager @ (September 1988 - July 1998)
Bar Manager @ Montefiore House Hall Of Residence Bar Manager (September 1989 - July 1992)
Colm Watling Education
University of Southampton
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) (Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering)
1989-1992
St John's College Southsea 1984-1989
Colm Watling Skills
Avionics
Business Coaching
Business Development
Business Innovation
Career Management
Coaching
Community Outreach
Consulting
Energy Efficiency
Engineering
Facilitation
Forecasting
Fundraising
Higher Education
Innovation Management
Inventory Management
Kickboxing
Leadership
Lean Manufacturing
Lithium Batteries
Low Carbon Economy
Management
Management Consulting
Manufacturing
Mentoring
Motorcycle
Negotiation
New Business Development
Product Innovation
Product Marketing
Project Management
Public Finance
Public Speaking
Purchasing
Renewable Energy
Research
Retrofit
Retrofit coordinator
Sales
Sales Management
Sales Operations
Sales Performance
Sales Process
Small Business Consulting
Stakeholder Engagement
Start-ups
Strategic Planning
Strategy
Teaching
Tech Transfer
Training
Training & Development
Microsoft Office
Marketing
Customer Service
Intellectual Property
Start Ups
Colm Watling Summary
Colm Watling, based in Ventnor, GB, is currently a Business Consultant at The Weird Gripper Company. Colm Watling brings experience from previous roles at Green Isle of Wight CIC, Centre for Energy Equality, ThermaFY Group and Aberystwyth University. Colm Watling holds a 1989 - 1992 Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering @ University of Southampton. With a robust skill set that includes Avionics, Business Coaching, Business Development, Business Innovation, Career Management and more. Colm Watling has 5 emails on RocketReach.
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