Lloyd Pryce

About

Chartered Engineer with a background in naval Radar Systems. Experienced in Systems Engineering, Project Management, Business Development and contract negotiations.

Experience

• Optima Systems Consultancy (10 yrs 4 mos)
  • Managing Director
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Director
    Mar 2016 - Oct 2025 · 9 yrs 8 mos

    Providing independent Systems Engineering and Management Consultancy to the Defence, Aerospace, Communications and Information Systems, Transport and Utilities sectors. Also appointed as an External Examiner for the MSc in Systems Engineering for Defence Capability at Cranfield University

• Programme Director at Jacobs
  May 2014 - Feb 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

  Leading a multi disciplinary consultancy team delivering System of Systems analysis across defence. Providing Systems Engineering, Project Management and bid support to industry.

• Jacobs Sula (8 yrs 8 mos)
  • Head of Business Development
    May 2012 - May 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Business Manager Complex Weapons & C4ISTAR
    Oct 2010 - May 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Leading the Complex Weapons and C4ISTAR portfolio of projects, including- Supporting System of Systems Approach (SOSA) analysis for the MOD, Multi Criteria Decision Analysis support to an industry weapons programme, business development, bid management/leadership, contract negotiation, management of the sector finances and leadership of the Project Managers.

  • Business Development Manager
    Apr 2008 - Jun 2011 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Reporting to the Managing Director, led various bids and supported the business to meet ambitious growth targets.

• BAE Systems (6 yrs 2 mos)
  • Engineering Team Leader
    Jan 2003 - Oct 2005 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Worked on: -Type 45 Long Range Radar -BAE Systems sponsored MSc student -Managed and produced Bids and Technical Studies

  • Systems/Software Engineer
    Sep 1999 - Jan 2003 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Worked on: -Signal Processing -NATO Ballistic Missile Defence study -EMPAR Multifunction Radar