Expertise You Can Trust
Obellon Consulting provides specialist Fractional CTO leadership and deep technical consultancy for organisations developing complex, science-led technologies and engineered products.
We help bridge the gap between scientific concepts and deployable engineering systems, supporting organisations as they move from early research and technical discovery through to product development, prototyping, and scalable deployment.
Working across system architecture, embedded software, electronics, and physics-based engineering, we combine hands-on technical capability with senior-level leadership to guide decision-making, strengthen delivery, and accelerate the path from concept to working product.
Our work is focused on enabling organisations to turn advanced ideas into robust, real-world technologies with clarity, technical depth, and execution confidence.
Meet Dr Panos Ioakim
Director and Principal Consultant
"Throughout my career, I have consistently been appointed to CTO and Head of Engineering roles, leading the development of complex, science-led technologies and engineered products. Alongside this, I have delivered applied research and hands-on technical solutions across a wide range of engineering domains, from early concept through to working systems.
In addition to technical delivery, my work has focused on building and leading engineering teams, establishing effective delivery structures, and ensuring that projects are executed with clarity, discipline, and pace.
Over the past 30 years, I have developed deep experience in translating scientific and technical ideas into real-world engineering outcomes. Obellon Consulting was founded to make this capability more accessible—providing organisations with high-impact technical leadership and engineering expertise in a flexible, scalable, and cost-effective way”.
Dr P. Ioakim
What other Companies Say
"...has reshaped our Engineering Department...his communication skills and enthusiasm are second to none and were the main factors behind our successful and motivated technical department...Panos' problem solving ability and innovative approach to design have produced some of the best equipment..."
Mr E. van Leeuwenkamp, - General Manager
"...has transformed the department... He has recruited, changed and upgraded the facilities and injected a different approach and expectation in the expanded team. He has given them direction and injected a new creativity... Panos also contributed his experiences to our strategic review, road map development decisions and has been instrumental in incorporating Prince 2 project management approaches and skills throughout the business. He brought academic as well as commercial inputs to the department. He is solely responsible for our KTP, PhD and Fellowship awards..."
Dr J. Newstead, - Chairman
"...Coupled with his technical abilities, Panos has a thorough understanding of business systems and has helped us improve our development and quality processes...These attributes make him highly effective in delivering world class products..."
Dr P. Morris, - Technology Manager
"...Panos has joined us to improve our business and particularly the engineering team. He has brought new perspectives and ideas, which include a plan to grow the engineering team in a structured and scalable way... Panos has significantly improved the project management processes and skills within the engineering team... this has addressed a key focus area and has contributed to improved resourcing and utilisation of the engineering team..."
Mr R. Rydon, - Managing Director
Panos Ioakim BEng MSc PhD CEng MIET FHEA, PRINCE2 is an engineering leader with over 30 years of experience spanning industry, academia, and multi-disciplinary R&D.
His work focuses on developing complex, science-led technologies and translating them into real-world engineered systems and products. Combining deep technical expertise with senior leadership, he operates across system architecture, embedded software, electronics, advanced sensing, and physics-based engineering.
Panos has built and led high performing engineering teams, delivered advanced research, and driven product development across sectors including biomedical circuits, environmental monitoring, imaging, space systems, and geotechnical sensing.
Alongside technical delivery, he is recognised for establishing effective engineering organisations, defining team structures, implementing robust project management approaches, and creating delivery environments capable of executing complex programmes with clarity and pace.
His work has been presented at international conferences and in technical publications, reflecting a continued commitment to scientific rigour and applied engineering.
He maintains strong academic links as a Senior Honorary Visiting Fellow at City St George’s, University of London, alongside collaborations with UK and European institutions, and is a Royal Academy of Engineering Industrial Fellowship Partner.
Panos is known for combining technical depth with clear decision-making and structured delivery, helping organisations navigate complexity, de-risk innovation, and move from concept to working product with confidence.