Mark Tanner
Chief Operations Officer - Co-founder @Cereus Ultrasonics Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Operations Officer - Co-founder @Cereus Ultrasonics Ltd
Poole, GB
Led operational and strategic growth of an advanced ultrasonics company, expanding portfolio from energy into defence and medical markets. Responsible for organisational scaling, technical delivery, governance, quality systems, infrastructure, and international customer support.Led rebrand and strategic repositioning from downhole inspection to ultrasonics technology platform.Owned company digital presence and technical positioning, delivering website content strategy, ongoing maintenance, a secure customer portal for support literature and software distribution, and management of the corporate LinkedIn channel to drive brand visibility, customer engagement and sector expansion.Scaled engineering organisation from 1 employee + contractors to 9 permanent staff and multiple contractors.Built operational infrastructure including IT systems, facilities, laboratories, and supply chain.Owned HSEQ and ISO 9001 compliance; passed all external audits.Delivered global deployments across five continents, managing demo systems, production flow and logistics.Supported business development strategy and technical roadmap into regulated and defence sectors.Acted as technical authority and executive interface for customers, partners and investors.
EDUCATION
University of Portsmouth
BEng(hons), Electronics and Electrical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT MARK TANNER
Senior engineering and operations leader with 25+ years delivering advanced acoustic, ultrasonic and sensing systems across defence, oil & gas, marine and emerging medical sectors. Proven track record building high-performance multidisciplinary teams, taking deep-tech concepts from research through to deployed product, and scaling organisations operationally and commercially.Expert in ultrasonics, transducer systems, high-fidelity signal chains, low-noise electronics, sonar interfaces, and complex embedded architectures. Strong background in technical governance, ISO compliance, international collaboration, and technology qualification. Experienced board-level contributor bridging strategy, engineering execution, and market expansion.With experience in three start-ups (two successfully acquired), I’ve been hands-on from the ground up — evolving from technical contributor to senior leadership. Today, I balance strategic direction with a close connection to our technical work, including managing a £1 million multi-stream project and delivering annual SONAR lectures to a major defence contractor.What motivates me is the challenge of transforming complexity into focused execution. I value continuous learning and aim to build products and systems that aren’t just functional but industry-leading from a customer perspective.Looking ahead, I’m focused on staying at the intersection of leadership and innovation.
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