Hardware Operations Leadership

You built the prototype.
Now build the operation.

20+ years running hardware operations across mobility, aviation, deep tech. I step in where it matters and build the team that owns it after I leave.

Nicole Noack — TAIVR

The right engagement at the right stage

Senior operational accountability for the people who need it, when they need it.

Fractional or Interim Ops Lead

Founders

You're the bottleneck and you know it. Operations is consuming you while the product needs you.

Fractional & Interim COO

Portfolio Operational Support

Investors

Your hardware bet is placed. Protect it with operational visibility and direct portfolio support.

Fractional & Interim COO · Programmes

Interim Leadership & Programme Lead

Corporates

Leadership gaps and programme vacuums don't wait. I step in on Day 1.

Fractional & Interim COO

Assessment · Sprint · Speaking

Accelerators

Your founders can build a prototype. Add the operational layer that determines whether they can scale it.

Acceleration · Programmes

Lab2Market Thinking

Research

Strong technology, not yet the commercial framing. Lab2Market thinking before the pitch room.

Acceleration

Beyond one-on-one engagement

Structured programmes that build operational capability across teams and portfolios.

Research Teams · Universities · Institutes

Lab2Market Workshop

Structured commercial thinking for research teams before the pitch room. Three formats for different stages of commercial maturity.

From €2,000
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Founders · Accelerators · Investors

Pilot Readiness Assessment

A structured deep-dive with interview sessions, written report, risk register, action plan and team review. Know exactly where you stand.

€3,500
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For Investors

Investor Hardware Lens

A full-day working session. Read hardware operational readiness the way an operator does. Leave with a question bank you'll actually use.

€4,500 + travel
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Investors · Startups · Accelerators

Hardware Execution Bootcamp

A five-day onsite sprint inside your portfolio or cohort. Up to eight hardware startups building operational muscle in real time.

From €15,000 for 2 startups
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Keynote & Events

Speaking on Hardware Development and Operations

Keynotes, firesides and panel contributions on the operational realities of hardware at scale.

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Practitioner knowledge,
published openly

The frameworks used by hardware teams across Europe as reference material written with expertise from the field.

April 21, 2026

Let operation co-build your product to minimise post-shipment friction

The engineering-to-operations handoff is where avoidable friction accumulates faster than at any other point in development. Most of it traces to a single structural problem.

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April 7, 2026

TRL & Hardware Development Phases — Mapping Technology Readiness to Phase Gates

TRL measures technology maturity. Phase gates measure combined readiness across every discipline. Confusing the two is one of the most common and expensive mistakes in hardware.

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April 1, 2026

Fractional and Interim Roles — What you pay me for. And what not.

Fractional is not part-time. The distinction matters: how the engagement is scoped, how it is priced, and what you can actually expect from it.

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A 25-minute call is enough to understand the situation and whether I can help.

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