David Thorne
Metals Application Engineer at Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC)- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC)
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United Kingdom
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Metals Application Engineer
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Jan 2021 - Present
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Khalifa University
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United Arab Emirates
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Additive Manufacturing Research Engineer
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Mar 2019 - Dec 2020
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Rolls-Royce
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Additive Manufacturing Engineer
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Aug 2015 - Oct 2018
• Develop, Implement and Continuously Improve Additive Manufacturing, applying the benefits to components to improve cost, quality, functionality and lead times. • Create, maintain and/or govern elements of the Technical Package (technical instructions, programs, route cards, parameters etc.), which clearly define the manufacturing process and control it effectively.• Conduct feasibility studies in new and advantageous Additive Manufacturing processes that can be utilised by the company to broaden it's Additively Manufactured component portfolio. • Capture and analyse Additive Manufacturing data to demonstrate the technologies current and future capability.• Work closely with interfacing teams including Design, Materials, Procurement and HS&E in order to successfully deliver conforming components to the customer on time. • Continuously problem solve in a highly demanding manufacturing environment, recording all lessons learnt and then applying them, creating an efficient and highly productive manufacturing process that achieves right first time. • Planning and managing activities, communicating current status to relevant stakeholders and ensuring at all times that all legal requirements and customer requirements are met.
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Higher Manufacturing Engineer Apprentice
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2015
• Hands on appreciation in several manufacturing and assembly processes.• 16 week Drawing and Processes Lifecycle Management Course.• Creation of Commodity Desktop for a Lead Area of the Business, that was used as an interface for all stakeholders, contributing to improving the efficiency and productivity of the Business Unit. • Cost reduction projects that led to significant savings for the business. • Using and creating Manufacturing Engineering tools such as PFMEA, Statistical Process Control, Fixed Process Documents, Technical Instructions and Lean Six Sigma tools.• Working closely with and auditing external suppliers to ensure that their products were delivered to meet our deadlines and specification. Dealing with production issues and repeat non-conformance within the supply chain.• Demonstrated the ability to problem solve under pressure on Engine Build to ensure that the companies primary product was delivered to the customer on time and to the specification. • Made lasting professional and social relationships with many colleagues during my apprenticeship.
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Education
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Sheffield Hallam University
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Manufacturing Engineering -
Woodlands Community School
A-Levels, Math, Further Maths, Physics, Product Design