“David has a bright and fast mind, which immediately focuses on the relevant issues of any subject. He learns rapidly and willingly subjects that are far from his many specialties.

Moreover he shares willingly what he knows with others. Ready to accept any criticism, he is fast in pointing out the weak points of the arguments put forward to him.

His good character and intelligence make him the natural promoter of new activities of the groups in which he happens to be. I want also to underline that he speaks easily and precisely and that his technical presentations are always complete and to the point.

Knowing him very well and for so many years, I am sure that he will be a very positive asset for any group or company that he will join.”

– Prof. Ugo Amaldi, President of the TERA Foundation, Founder of the Hadron Therapy Project at CERN, Geneva Switzerland

“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

“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 s’est intégré très rapidement à l’équipe, et son sérieux lui a permis d’être très rapidement reconnu par l’équipe de production. Il est à noter que durant ces 2 ans David a suivit des cours de Français au CERN et qu’au bout de cette formation nous pouvons dire que Mr Watts a fait d’énormes progrès et qu’il est maintenant pratiquement bilingue.

Nous pouvons annoncer sans peine que David a été un des meilleurs candidats que nous aillons reçu.

Ses compétences, son calme, sa minutie et son dynamisme font de lui une personne très efficace et pour ceci nous le recommandons auprès de toute autre entreprise pour des travaux futurs.”

– Rui de Oliveira, Chef de section TS-DEM-PMT, CERN, Geneva Switzerland