About
Heather Jones holds a master's in Physics from Durham University and has received several defense industry awards for her work on next-generation radio frequency sensors and onboard processors. She developed this work at MBDA, a major manufacturer of autonomous complex weapons systems.
CEO at Sekkari
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Experience
- SekkariCo-founder, CEOcurrent2025 — present
- Entrepreneurs FirstResident2025London Area, United Kingdom
- DainttaTechnical Lead2025London Area, United Kingdom
- MBDAPrincipal Systems Engineer2023 — 2025
- MBDASenior System Engineer2022 — 2023
- MBDASystems Graduate Engineer2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- MBDASystems Engineer Work Placement2019Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
- London NERC Doctoral Training PartnershipResearch Internship2018University of Reading
- Datum GroupSummer Internship2017Bury, Greater Manchester
Education
- Durham UniversityMaster's degree, Physics2016 — 2020
- St John's College, DurhamMPhys, Physics2016 — 2020
- Holy Cross College, BuryA Levels and AS Levels2014 — 2016
- Woodhey High School, RamsbottomGCSE's2012 — 2014
Skills & more
Technical Project Leadership1Work Package ManagementLeadership DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesANSYS HFSSBusiness StrategyInternational RelationsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningRational RhapsodyRadio Frequency (RF) EngineeringModel-based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
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EWMDoorsTechnical CommunicationData AnalysisMathematicsPhysicsResearchElectronicsLogical ReasoningPeople ManagementCommunicationProblem Solving- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) — Quanta Training
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- Where does Heather Jones work?
- Heather Jones is CEO at Sekkari.
- What companies did Heather Jones found?
- Heather Jones founded Sekkari.
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