Experience

GTO Engineering

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Leading the Squalo sports car development programme from concept to production, working with a hugely talented internal and supply-chain team delivering on-time and on-budget. An elegant and refined sportscar, under a 1,000kg but still including a new in-house designed light weight 4L V12 engine, bespoke transverse transaxle, housed in a carbon fibre composite BIW. Leading the Squalo sports car development programme from concept to production, working with a hugely talented internal and supply-chain team delivering on-time and on-budget. An elegant and refined sportscar, under a 1,000kg but still including a new in-house designed light weight 4L V12 engine, bespoke transverse transaxle, housed in a carbon fibre composite BIW.



Dynamic Perspectives Ltd

• Managing Director

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Supporting the automotive, composite, aerospace and defence industries with strategy, technical and commercial consultancy: executive board advice, supply chain management, programme management and business development. Supporting the automotive, composite, aerospace and defence industries with strategy, technical and commercial consultancy: executive board advice, supply chain management, programme management and business development.



Axillium Research

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Research & Technology

  • Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

  Innovation advisors, supporting the automotive, aerospace and defence industries to strategically and collaboratively secure significant additional funding, for challenging engineering and vehicle programmes. Combining our technology, innovation and programme management with the key industry drivers and routes to new funding, developing customer programmes for their future growth. eg the ~£40M ASCEND cross-sector collaborative programme between the Automotive and Aeropace industries. Innovation advisors, supporting the automotive, aerospace and defence industries to strategically and collaboratively secure significant additional funding, for challenging engineering and vehicle programmes. Combining our technology, innovation and programme management with the key industry drivers and routes to new funding, developing customer programmes for their future growth. eg the ~£40M ASCEND cross-sector collaborative programme between the Automotive and Aeropace industries.



Solvay (Cytec Composites Materials business unit)

• Global Automotive Director

  • Dec 2014 - Jun 2019

  Working with the global automotive supply chain, creating high-volume thermoset & thermoplastic composite applications including BIW, powertrain, chassis systems, body panels, and structural interiors. Delivering the business plan, through technical and commercial strategy, global automotive supply-chain partnerships, successful M&A and effective technology programme delivery. Working with the global automotive supply chain, creating high-volume thermoset & thermoplastic composite applications including BIW, powertrain, chassis systems, body panels, and structural interiors. Delivering the business plan, through technical and commercial strategy, global automotive supply-chain partnerships, successful M&A and effective technology programme delivery.



Cytec

• Argentina
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Automotive Manager

  • 2010 - 2014

  Working with the most of the European and North American automotive OEMs including Bentley, BMW, GM, JLR, Mercedes, Porsche, McLaren and their Tier 1s to develop light-weight, cost-effective automotive technology applications for mutual business and technical growth with novel, high volume carbon composite manufacturing processes. Working with the most of the European and North American automotive OEMs including Bentley, BMW, GM, JLR, Mercedes, Porsche, McLaren and their Tier 1s to develop light-weight, cost-effective automotive technology applications for mutual business and technical growth with novel, high volume carbon composite manufacturing processes.


Advanced Composites Group
• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Automotive Sector Manager

  • 2001 - Apr 2010


GE Plastics

• Plastics Manufacturing

• Account Manager

  • 1998 - 2001

  Running the Ford UK account with advanced thermoplastic materials for technical, high volume, structural application in the automotive industry. Delivering engineered solutions for BIW, exterior body panels, closures, crash safety systems, powertrain and under-the-hood systems. Running the Ford UK account with advanced thermoplastic materials for technical, high volume, structural application in the automotive industry. Delivering engineered solutions for BIW, exterior body panels, closures, crash safety systems, powertrain and under-the-hood systems.



Visteon Corporation

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Systems Engineer

  • 1996 - 1998

  Powertrain engineering, OEM development and test support, supply chain development Powertrain engineering, OEM development and test support, supply chain development



Ford Motor Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Component Engineer

  • 1992 - 1996

  Powertrain developments, vehicle and system NVH development, vehicle engineering hit teams, vehicle launch teams and test and evaluation driving. Powertrain developments, vehicle and system NVH development, vehicle engineering hit teams, vehicle launch teams and test and evaluation driving.


British Aerospace (Military Aircraft Ltd)
• Aerodynamics Engineer

  • 1988 - 1992