Experience

DB ESG

• Rail Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Derby, England, United Kingdom Major projects: - Lead Engineer for RSSB Research Project - T1310 - Application of solar reflective materials to mitigate extreme temperatures - Contact Force Measurement Equipment: Providing continuous operational support and progressing developments based on years of successful data collection runs on the MENTOR vehicle. Deployment of the second system to Class 390 Pendolino (including detailed design, procurement, installation, commissioning, validation, operational… Show more Major projects: - Lead Engineer for RSSB Research Project - T1310 - Application of solar reflective materials to mitigate extreme temperatures - Contact Force Measurement Equipment: Providing continuous operational support and progressing developments based on years of successful data collection runs on the MENTOR vehicle. Deployment of the second system to Class 390 Pendolino (including detailed design, procurement, installation, commissioning, validation, operational support). Consultancy Projects: - Achieving accreditation to BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for DB ESG's WSPER. - Leading design and deploying various dataloggers adding remote condition monitoring capabilities to various legacy rolling stock. - Gauging assessments and consultancy support for both mainline UK / EU and specialist (e.g. London Underground, London Trams) applications. - Planning and leading various tests on rolling stock: brake system, wheel slide protection system, variable rate sanders, noise, mechanical / electrical fault finding. Pantograph / Overhead Line Homologation Test Lead: - Alstom ICNG EMUs in Netherlands, Belgium - Infrastructure in Serbia (Belgrade - Novi Sad) - CRRC SÁSKA (Grasshopper) / BÖLÉNY (BISON) battery-electric locomotives in Hungary - Stadler Flirt in Austria

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2020

  Derby, United Kingdom Major projects: - Responsible for the cradle to grave delivery of PPOS (Physical Prevention of Over-speeding) on the Stadler vehicles for London Trams between 02/2019 - 12/2019. (https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2019/january/automatic-braking-system-for-trams-to-be-installed-this-year) - Contact Force Measurement Equipment: Comissioned and developed continuous operational support for DB Systemtechnik's contact force measurement system to Network Rail's MENTOR test… Show more Major projects: - Responsible for the cradle to grave delivery of PPOS (Physical Prevention of Over-speeding) on the Stadler vehicles for London Trams between 02/2019 - 12/2019. (https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2019/january/automatic-braking-system-for-trams-to-be-installed-this-year) - Contact Force Measurement Equipment: Comissioned and developed continuous operational support for DB Systemtechnik's contact force measurement system to Network Rail's MENTOR test vehicle. As part of this I provided face to face training to operators, system maintainers and team leaders. Delivered the mechanical integration design and managed installation of the above system within a Class 390 passenger train to monitor pantograph / OLE interaction during normal operational service. Consultancy Projects: - Evaluated the behaviour of Wheel Slide Protection systems to optimize the braking performance of various new and retrofitted rolling stock against EN15595 and GM/GN2695 in DB ESG’s Wheel Slide Protection Evaluation Rig (WSPER). Streamlined internal processes significantly decreasing effort to produce reports, and implemented new simulation methods aiding the development of the independent test rig to further its functions. - Evaluated pantograph behaviour and led homologation tests for new build vehicles (Class 80X). Delivered test runs prior commissioning the new OHLE between Reading and Bristol - working together with Atkins and Network Rail to increase the safe speed limit at Steventon Bridge. (Press Release: Rail Engineer, Issue 182, March 2020, Page 58-61) - Developed remote condition monitoring solutions using LoRa and RFID technologies in railway environment for a major ROSCO. - Supporting consultancy work producing several technical feasibility studies / TCP letters / structural assessments. Further driving the development and enhancement of the WSPER facility, and improving the testing/evaluating processes for OEM equipment.



Knorr-Bremse AG

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• R&D Engineer

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

  Budapest, Hungary Further pursuing my interest in brake systems I continued my placement at Knorr-Bremse during my MSc studies. Main Responsibilies: - Test Engineer conducting Wheel Slide Protection (WSP) tests on the in-house UIC certified test rig. - Created an application to evaluate WSP (Wheel Slide Protection) test results against relevant engineering standards - this is used by the organisation to this day. This eliminated the majority of human error previously hindering peer review process… Show more Further pursuing my interest in brake systems I continued my placement at Knorr-Bremse during my MSc studies. Main Responsibilies: - Test Engineer conducting Wheel Slide Protection (WSP) tests on the in-house UIC certified test rig. - Created an application to evaluate WSP (Wheel Slide Protection) test results against relevant engineering standards - this is used by the organisation to this day. This eliminated the majority of human error previously hindering peer review process and provided a professional standardised output for each test that external stakeholders can easily use. Show less



Budapest University of Technology and Economics

• Hungary
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - Feb 2015

  Budapest, Hungary I worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for a semester from Sept/2014 - Feb/2015 in the Department of Vehicle Elements and Vehicle-Structure Analysis at Budapest University of Technology and Economics. I held courses once a week to two first-year undergraduate groups about the fundamentals of Solid Edge, a 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software used in our department for design work.



Knorr-Bremse AG

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Software / Mechanical Engineer

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Budapest, Hungary During my BSc university placement I joined Knorr-Bremse as a Software / Mechanical Engineer, where I engaged in various high-profile research projects learning more about cutting-edge railway brake system technologies. Key Achivements: - I identified a new development opportunity to optimise work processes, and created a new application for Engineers, significantly increasing productivity in big data analysis and proving to be a great help for the research team years to come. - I… Show more During my BSc university placement I joined Knorr-Bremse as a Software / Mechanical Engineer, where I engaged in various high-profile research projects learning more about cutting-edge railway brake system technologies. Key Achivements: - I identified a new development opportunity to optimise work processes, and created a new application for Engineers, significantly increasing productivity in big data analysis and proving to be a great help for the research team years to come. - I Developed new mathematical models to model physical processes at the brake pad/disc and wheel/rail interactions. Show less



Stadler

• Switzerland
• Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant Mechanical / Project Engineer

  • 2013 - 2013

  Szolnok, Hungary As a consultant engineer, I successfully delivered six work packages for Stadler between 2013 and 2016 at the newly established Bogie Revision Centre of Competence (BRCC) in Szolnok, Hungary. Main Responsibilities: - I compiled various bill of materials for bogie overhaul and developed a new system that streamlines procurement processes - known as the F.A.B. tables. - I assisted in the resource planning of yearly bogie overhaul works with consideration to lean principles. This work… Show more As a consultant engineer, I successfully delivered six work packages for Stadler between 2013 and 2016 at the newly established Bogie Revision Centre of Competence (BRCC) in Szolnok, Hungary. Main Responsibilities: - I compiled various bill of materials for bogie overhaul and developed a new system that streamlines procurement processes - known as the F.A.B. tables. - I assisted in the resource planning of yearly bogie overhaul works with consideration to lean principles. This work included a review of the site's operational layout to identify and cut productivity bottlenecks. Show less