'High Tech Campus Eindhoven is a wonderful place to work. The entrepreneurs are risk takers and have really embraced us. We are working on the principle that all boats rise together. My students get to work with some inspirational people on a lot of smaller projects. They have learned how to take initiative and how to experiment.

I’m originally from Ireland and moved to the Netherlands almost 25 years ago with Philips. I learned a lot about engineering, running projects and developing long term relationships. Then I moved to Ericsson for ten years. I worked with exciting new technologies in the early days of the mobile internet. In the early 2000’s I sent a photo of my newborn son to colleagues in North America, one of the first baby pictures sent from phone to phone (before smartphones).

Both of those companies went through ups and downs and showed the importance of resilience, identifying customer needs and looking for new ways to fill them. This is an important part of the ethos of Fontys Consultancy. No matter where you are, business is ultimately about people and being here on HTCE has already led to a lot of strong partnerships. New technologies will have an important impact on the world. It’s great to be a part of this journey.'

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