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Ryan Beech

@ryanbeech

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Seasoned robotics engineering and business leader driving productisation and commercial growth.

Portugal

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles combining product development, team leadership and go-to-market execution in robotics, AI and industrial manufacturing, ideally in innovative, growth-focused teams with global reach.

I am a seasoned robotics leader and innovator with extensive experience founding, scaling and commercialising robotics and 3D-printing businesses across Africa, EMEA and globally. I lead multidisciplinary hardware and software teams to deliver industrial products for extreme environments and manufacturing-as-a-service platforms.

As SVP EMEA at OffWorld and founder of Ryonic Robotics and Africa's first IIoT-integrated 3D print farm, I established regional operations, grew teams rapidly, secured engineering milestones and drove market entry and revenue growth. I have led projects valued over $100M, completed rapid facility builds praised by industry partners, and steered product industrialisation and successful exits.

I now consult and advise startups on hardware, software, SLAM, computer vision, AI and business strategy, and seek roles where I can combine product development, team leadership and go-to-market execution to bring complex robotics and manufacturing solutions to market.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Consultant & Advisor

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Self Employed

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year)

Providing consultancy and advisory services to robotics and hardware startups, developing hardware for data acquisition and software for SLAM, computer vision and AI across remote engagements.

Consulting Computer Vision & AI Hardware Development IoT Product Strategy

SVP EMEA Region

Offworld Robotics

Oct 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 3 months)

Set up and managed EMEA terrestrial business, developed market-entry strategy, and led productisation and commercialisation of robotics products, driving regional growth and stakeholder relationships.

Business Development Product Management Robotics Stakeholder Management Team Leadership Strategic Planning

CEO, CTO & Board Director

Bumatic

Oct 2024 - Oct 2024 (0 months)

Designed hardware and software for a unique construction 3D printer and combined AI, robotics and 3D printing to develop construction technology products.

3D Printing Hardware Development Software Engineering Product Development CTO Responsibilities R&D

MD Africa

Offworld Robotics

Jun 2020 - Sep 2023 (3 years 3 months)

Set up and managed the African subsidiary, directed engineering and technology projects exceeding $100M, and led multidisciplinary teams to industrialise and commercialise robotic products.

Subsidiary Management Project Delivery Product Development Robotics IoT Team Leadership Operations

Technology Consultant

Quantron Consulting

Jun 2018 - Jun 2020 (2 years)

Delivered technology, business and manufacturing assessments, enabled data-driven decision making using Azure and ML, and advised clients in fintech, IoT and medical device product development.

Technology Consulting Azure Machine Learning Product Development Data Modelling IoT Process Improvement

CEO & Co-Founder

Ryonic Robotics

Jan 2014 - Jun 2018 (4 years 5 months)

Founded and scaled an industrial robotics company from garage to international business within three years, led fundraising through exit and oversaw manufacturing, product development, and M&A.

entrepreneurship Fundraising M&A Product Development Manufacturing Robotics Team Building

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Reading - Henley Business School

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

Completed an MBA with a final-year dissertation developing a hybrid Agile/Waterfall project management methodology for product development.

Technological University Dublin

Bachelor of Science (Hons), Software Engineering

Completed a Bachelor of Science (Hons) with a final-year project delivering a full-stack cross-platform mobile application including front-end, back-end, and UX/UI work.