6-Echo Associates 
6-Echo continually strives to respond to business needs across a wide range of disciplines and are keen to broaden the skill base across further engineering sectors - for more information please contact 6-Echo directly.
Through 6-Echo's network of associates we can access skills in:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Bespoke Military Equipment Design
- Small Production Run builds
- Specialist Engineering such as underwater assemblies
Current Consulting Associates
For a CV or more information on a particular consultant's availability please contact us directly.
Dr Chris Minto - Principal Consultant
Chris is the Principal Consultant and Operations Director at 6-Echo Ltd. Chris established 6-Echo in 2007 using his core skill base in Systems Engineering, Product Development and Technical Selling of Hi-Tech equipment.
Chris is well known within a range of market sectors, including
- Offshore Subsea Equipment
- Defence - Naval & MCM
- Renewables, particularly Wave Energy
- Maritime Security
The direction of 6-Echo reflects Chris' interests in bringing good design and selling practice to bear across a wide range of exciting projects.
Jas Singh - Associate Consultant
Jas is a well known figure within both the Defence Industry and the New Energy industry. Jas has provided leadership on a wide range of defence programmes since the mid 1980's including project management, business development, strategic development and technology delivery.
In 2007 Jas transferred his skills to the New Energy industry creating a start up technology company focussed on Fuel Cell applications.
Jas brings his wide range of skills to the 6-Echo pool of talent and can help your organisation:
- Establish business growth strategies, plans and winning proposals for projects and products to meet your business growth targets.
- Define opportunities for new technology business and product areas
- Effectively manage high value hi-tech projects for profitable delivery
- Define and implementing marketing strategies and materials
- Build effective teams to realise the business potential of the resource pool
Jas is fully trained in Miller Heiman Strategic selling, Shipley Capture planning and proposal definition.
Steve Hendon - Associate Consultant
Coming from a recognised position within the Defence Industry, Steve has enjoyed a career a productive career spanning 30 years, successfully fulfilling a variety of roles that cover scientific and engineering, project management, business management and business development.
These roles have equipped him with an extensive breadth of experience and range of skills, which include
- Staff Management
- Team Leadership
- Financial Planning
- Project and Programme Management
- Bidding and Bid Management
- Communicating on a range of levels
- Customer Requirements gathering
- Company Positioning
- Market Analysis and the production of Sales & Marketing Strategies
Steve is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Physicist. He has attained an MSc in Numerical Methods and Software Systems and a BSc Hons in Physical Electronics. He is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a Member of the Institute of Physics. He has presented conference papers on torpedo countermeasures and surface ship torpedo defence and is internationally recognised as an authority in this field.
Steve has consistently demonstrated many of the qualities considered important in business: passion, leadership, drive and determination, teamwork, integrity, strong interpersonal skills. Steve combines these qualities with his skills and technical knowledge to maximise the value that he adds to all projects with which he is involved.