“In summary, I would rate David’s performance within our organization as exceptional. He consistently delivered the tasks he was assigned in a timely fashion and always in a well-documented format. He carried out the calculations required and wrote requirements and had them cross-checked by CERN experts. He identified suppliers and managed the process to production whilst adhering to the budget and schedule.
His proactive nature meant that he went beyond the tasks assigned to him, making suggestions and providing support to his colleagues outside of his domain, showing expertise in other areas of physics as well as in mechanical 3D design, PCB design and production. Finally, his ease of communication and friendly nature made him a very appreciated member of the team, always available to support colleagues a with a smile.
In short, David has a unique and diverse range of technical and scientific skills from the bottom up not often found by someone holding a high level degree in particle physics. In addition, he has the qualities of a strong leader because of his pro-team spirit and excellent communication skills. For all of these reasons, I believe David would make a strong contribution to any technical team and I would highly recommend him for any technical or managerial position within your organization.”
– Sanjeev Pandya, MD, CEO of Advanced Oncotherapy plc, 2015, London
“David has provided numerous public presentations of his work, demonstrating great easiness and clarity of communication. He has moreover an extremely open character, always prompt to discuss his work, collaborate and help the other members of the group.
In short, David Watts is undoubtedly one of the best young scientists I ever had the opportunity to know, has given a capital contribution to the research activity of the group and has a range of competences and skills very rarely encountered; he would be an invaluable help to any challenging technical project.”
– Prof. Fabio Sauli, Inventor of GEM Detector, Group Leader of GDD Group, CERN, Geneva Switzerland
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