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Ian Black

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Chief Operations Officer at Sensat
📍 Burwell, England, United Kingdom

Ian is the Chief Operations Officer at Sensat, a company specializing in digital twin visualization software for major infrastructure projects. His extensive career includes leadership roles at Smarsh and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where he has consistently driven significant business transformations and SaaS migrations, including orchestrating a $375 million acquisition.

Outside of his executive role, Ian is passionate about community engagement and social causes within the Cambridge area. He shows a keen interest in local urban development, including topics like traffic schemes and their impact on local businesses, and is dedicated to advancing Cambridges stature.

He was a pioneer in AI, contributing to early innovations in neural networks and the product development of large language models.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Chief Operations Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Burwell, England, United Kingdom
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Digital Twin Technology
As the COO of Sensat, he is at the forefront of using digital twin software to visualize and manage over $200 billion in civil infrastructure projects.
SaaS Transformation
He has a proven track record leading SaaS divisions at major tech firms like Micro Focus and HPE, focusing on customer success and go-to-market strategies.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Chief Operations Officer
Sensat
7-2022 - 6-2024
Founder
Ian Black Consulting
2-2022 - 8-2022
SVP Customer Success & Centre of Excellence
Smarsh
9-2017 - 2-2022
VP & GM SaaS Archiving Digital Safe & eDiscovery
Micro Focus
11-2015 - 9-2017
VP HP Enterprise SaaS
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
In the press

Media appearances

Digital Twin Software, Sensat appoints Ian Black as Chief Operating Officer. Featured in Sensat (company news)
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Education
1978 - 1979
Business Administration
SGS Filton Bristol
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