David Trevitt

Biography

MBA, CEng MIET, Chartered Marketer MCIM, BSc (Hons), Dip.Mkting, Prince2, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), IT-CMF Instructor, Lecturer in Innovation Strategy on MSc in Design Innovation 2011-2014: Senior Advisor for the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University In this role David conducts IT-Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF) organisational capability assessments and provides training for major organisations both in the public and private sector. Organisational assessments that David has led, and that are systemically important to improving an organisation’s Innovation Management capability, include:  Innovation Management Strategic Planning IT Leadership & Governance Benefits Assessment & Realisation Portfolio Planning & Prioritisation Portfolio Management Total Cost of Ownership Holistic enterprise assessments (across 35 organisational and IT capabilities) For the 5 years prior to joining IVI, David worked as a consultant-practitioner of Innovation and Business Improvement for a number of leading organisations including Microsoft, Hibernian Aviva, Babcock Networks and Dublin Institute of Technology as well as for many SMEs. Previously he worked for Siemens and Infineon subsidiaries in senior management roles including as Head and VP of Product Management producing ICT security infrastructure software. His extensive international business experience, that spans almost 30 countries, includes 5 years global programme management of regulatory approvals and 5 years technical product management and strategic market research in the telecoms industry. Earlier in his career David worked on advanced radar hardware development and, in semi-conductor test software applications development. He has regularly given public lectures on Innovation including for the Dublin Innovation Festival, Irish Computer Society and for the Open University. He has spoken at and facilitated sessions at international conferences, most recently at the ISPIM 2014 conference in Dublin. Innovation Management Standards Affiliations: Member of NSAI committee on Innovation Management. Irish representative on the CEN TC 389 working group developing an Innovation Management Assessment part to the proposed CEN standard for Innovation Management, TS 16555.

Research Interest

Design Innovation