At DD-Scientific, our leadership team brings together over 100 years experience in gas sensor technology, manufacturing innovation, and global business development. Driven by a shared commitment to advancing sensor performance and reliability, our leaders foster a culture of continuous improvement and customer focus.
Daniel Davies - Founder & CEO
Daniel founded DD-Scientific in 2011 and remains CEO, overseeing the entire business and managing our team of Company Directors.
He is involved in the business day-to-day and leads business strategy, company policy and shareholder interaction.
Daniel holds a First-class honours degree in Chemistry from the University of Portsmouth and has spent the entire of his 25+ year career focused on electrochemical gas sensing. Having worked as a sensor scientist for BW Technologies (Honeywell) in his early career, he went on to co-found MRB Scientific, an organisation which provided consultancy and development services in the field of electrochemical gas sensors.
In April 2011, armed with over 10 years experience and a vision of becoming the No.1 global gas sensor supplier, Daniel registered DD-Scientific for the first time. Initially based out of a 500ft2 facility in Havant, Hampshire, Daniel began production of an innovative new range of gas sensors, the first step in the journey for DD-Scientific.
Outside of work, Daniel enjoys watching sport (in particular Arsenal FC), spending time with his family and travelling.
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Rob White - Director of Excellence
Rob is responsible for Excellence across multiple functions at DDS, leveraging his broad experience of customers, products and processes to ensure that our customers have the best buying journey possible. He has been a key member of the team since 2015 and brings more than 30 years experience in gas detection to DDS.
Rob earned a Chemistry Degree in 1992 and went on to complete a Master's degree in Chemistry in 1995. He also holds a post-graduate qualification in Marketing.
Rob's career has focused almost entirely on electrochemical sensor technologies and he has undertaken a range of roles spanning technical, sales, and marketing functions. Rob has previously worked for others in the industry including City Technology (Honeywell) and SGX.
Outside of work, Rob enjoys cooking and playing the drums in our company band, better known as Led-free Zeppelin.
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Martin Kelly - Director of R&D
Martin heads up the R&D Team at DDS, leading the experienced team of scientists who are responsible for optimisation of existing products and the development of new sensor models. He joined DDS in 2018 and brings over 30 years experience to the business.
Martin holds a First-class honours degree in Chemistry with Management Science from the University of Kent and has subsequently achieved Six Sigma Black-Belt certifications.
Martin has held various roles within research and development teams, as well as key positions in programme and project management, all within the gas detection sector. A significant portion of his career was spent with City Technology (Honeywell) and he has a proven track record of delivering complex projects, product development and driving innovation in sensor technology.
Outside of work, Martin enjoys playing golf, watching football, and spending time with his family.
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Alan Rex - Operations Director
In the capacity of Operations Director, Alan is responsible for production, quality and shipping at DDS - ensuring more than 3.5 million sensors leave our factory each year both in-spec and to the highest quality standards. He is also responsible for engineering and procurement. We welcomed Alan to DDS in 2017 and we continue to benefit from his almost 30 years experience in high-volume manufacturing.
Alan completed an apprenticeship at the Royal Naval Dockyard in Portsmouth before commencing a career in production operations, automation and maintenance.
With a career spent almost exclusively in high-quality manufacturing environments, Alan's experience spans the electronics, medical and automotive production spaces, with many years experience in production management, maintenance management and project execution.
Alan's expertise within high-volume production, most recently within the medical sector at Coopervision, has helped to drive many of the automated systems and processes that DD benefit from today, ensuring that we maximise production yields and continue to deliver fantastic quality against a backdrop of increasingly high-volume output.
Outside of work, Alan enjoys family time, travel, dog walks & DIY.
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Will Parrett - Sales & Marketing Director
Will is responsible for Sales & Marketing at DDS, heading up a team who look after sales, customer service and product promotion globally. He account manages our customers in Asia and the US personally, frequently spending time in both regions. Will joined the business in early 2024 and brings almost 20 years experience in the supply of safety critical equipment.
Will completed a Marine Engineering degree at the University of Plymouth in 2001 before focusing his career in Sales.
Having worked in technical sales for most of his career, Will's experience spans the oil & gas, pharmaceutical and food & beverage sectors.
Will became solely focused on gas detection during his time with Honeywell Analytics, where he was responsible for customers in the UK, Europe, and India, before joining Alphasense, where he was Sales Director for EMEA and Director of Global Marketing.
Outside of work, Will enjoys watersports, rugby coaching and spending time with his family.
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