Phil Williams has a BA Hons. Degree and PhD in Chemistry, plus he also has UK Qualified Teacher status. He is an independent LIMS consultant with over 38 years of experience in LIMS, Lab automation, & materials characterization. He has worked with ICI, AstraZeneca, HEL and Mettler Toledo. He is semi-retired, but specializes in LIMS marketing mainly through his 30,000 LinkedIn connections. He started up LIMS4U in 2009 and is currently helping both a UK and an USA company.