Experience

Aquila Nuclear Engineering Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Verdel Instruments

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2020 - Apr 2022

  2DMS Mass spectrometer prototype. In vacuum mechanism and structural design, analysis and detailing. Cost analysis and reduction utilising design for manufacture and negotiation. Geometric tolerancing and stack analysis. Opto-mechanical conceptual design and detailing. Electronics enclosure Conceptual design and detailing. Training junior engineers. Chairing design reviews. Sub contract manufacturing management. CAD and PDM selection and implementation 2DMS Mass spectrometer prototype. In vacuum mechanism and structural design, analysis and detailing. Cost analysis and reduction utilising design for manufacture and negotiation. Geometric tolerancing and stack analysis. Opto-mechanical conceptual design and detailing. Electronics enclosure Conceptual design and detailing. Training junior engineers. Chairing design reviews. Sub contract manufacturing management. CAD and PDM selection and implementation



Infinitesima Limited

• United Kingdom
• Semiconductors
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Design Development Engineer

  • Apr 2019 - Sep 2021

  Atomic force microscope metrology platform. Failure mode root cause analysis and redesign. Automated probe exchange, conceptual and detail design. Kohler illumination system opto-mechanical conceptual and detail design. Microscope industrialisation to improve stability, manufacturability and aesthetics. In vacuum and ex-vacuum part design and analysis. Chairing design reviews. Sub contract manufacturing management. Atomic force microscope metrology platform. Failure mode root cause analysis and redesign. Automated probe exchange, conceptual and detail design. Kohler illumination system opto-mechanical conceptual and detail design. Microscope industrialisation to improve stability, manufacturability and aesthetics. In vacuum and ex-vacuum part design and analysis. Chairing design reviews. Sub contract manufacturing management.



Mantis Deposition Ltd

• Oxford, United Kingdom

• Senior Design Development Engineer

  • 2015 - May 2020

  MANTIS Deposition manufacture components and systems for the development of new thin film materials. The leading developer of the tools for generation and deposition of nanoparticle based materials in vacuum. Specialising in Thin Film Deposition, Nanoparticles and Nanoclusters, Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD), Ultra High Vacuum (UHV), Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE), Electron Beam evaporation, Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), Magnetron Sputtering. Responsibilities: Design team leader. Cradle to grave technical ownership of multiple concurrent projects. Conceptual and detail design. Budgeting. Stakeholder management. Project management. Testing & trials management. Outside contractor management. Show less



Renishaw

• United Kingdom
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

  Renishaw manufactures a wide range of optical spectroscopy products, including: Raman microscopes, compact process monitoring Raman spectrometers, Raman analysers for scanning electron microscopes, lasers for spectroscopy, and state-of-the-art cooled CCD detectors. Renishaw manufactures a wide range of optical spectroscopy products, including: Raman microscopes, compact process monitoring Raman spectrometers, Raman analysers for scanning electron microscopes, lasers for spectroscopy, and state-of-the-art cooled CCD detectors.



Austin Eastciders

• Austin, Texas Area

• Mechanical/Project Engineer

  • 2013 - May 2014

  http://www.austineastciders.com/index.html Alcoholic beverage start-up based in Austin, Texas, specialising in hard cider for the rapidly expanding U.S. market. Responsibilities include the development of strategic partnerships, budgeting, systems design, legal compliance and up front quality control planning. http://www.austineastciders.com/index.html Alcoholic beverage start-up based in Austin, Texas, specialising in hard cider for the rapidly expanding U.S. market. Responsibilities include the development of strategic partnerships, budgeting, systems design, legal compliance and up front quality control planning.



THE APPLE CIDER COMPANY LTD

• Bristol, England, United Kingdom

• Director

  • 2006 - Nov 2013

  http://applecider.co.uk/ Bristol's award winning cider boat 'The Apple' moored on Welsh Back in the historic floating harbour. The finest range of ciders on earth! Responsibilities: Company start up. Project management. Conversion of Dutch coal barge to pub. http://applecider.co.uk/ Bristol's award winning cider boat 'The Apple' moored on Welsh Back in the historic floating harbour. The finest range of ciders on earth! Responsibilities: Company start up. Project management. Conversion of Dutch coal barge to pub.



Rotary Precision Instruments

• Bath, UK.

• Mechanical/Project Engineer

  • 2009 - Jun 2013

  http://www.rpiuk.com/ Nanotechnology diffractometers for KCSR synchrotron and Diamond light source research facilities. Scientific instruments operating in an ultrahigh vacuum environment. Multi axis metrology machines enabling testing of gyroscopes for the Indian Space Research Org. Responsibilities: Full product life cycle technical ownership. Digital prototyping and analysis using Inventor. Production process design and implementation. Machine verification, standards compliance and validation. Customer, contractor and stakeholder management. Show less



Self Employed

• South West, U.K.

• Project Manager

  • 2007 - 2008

  Property development in the Bristol area focused on the young professional market. Responsibilities: Locating and purchasing property. Finance acquisition. Local government and stakeholder liaison. Site redesign. Budgeting, planning and contractor management. Sales and marketing management. Property development in the Bristol area focused on the young professional market. Responsibilities: Locating and purchasing property. Finance acquisition. Local government and stakeholder liaison. Site redesign. Budgeting, planning and contractor management. Sales and marketing management.



ABB

• Switzerland
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • 2006 - 2006

  Subsea Oil and gas separators. Responsibilities: Mechanical and hydraulic design using AutoCad and hand calc's. Subsea Oil and gas separators. Responsibilities: Mechanical and hydraulic design using AutoCad and hand calc's.



The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

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

• Mechanical/Project Engineer

  • 2003 - 2005

  Car tyre production line expansion implementation. Responsibilities: Systems architecture, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic design using Mechanical Desktop and hand calc's. Project management. Equipment commissioning and testing. Staff training in machine operation and maintenance. Car tyre production line expansion implementation. Responsibilities: Systems architecture, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic design using Mechanical Desktop and hand calc's. Project management. Equipment commissioning and testing. Staff training in machine operation and maintenance.



Southern Cross Engineering

• Christchurch, New Zealand

• Mechanical Engineer

  • 2002 - 2003

  Automated timber processing and handling systems. Responsibilities: Mechanical, hydraulic and civil design using AutoCad and hand calc's. Automated timber processing and handling systems. Responsibilities: Mechanical, hydraulic and civil design using AutoCad and hand calc's.



Advanced Vacuum Lifting Systems

• Bristol, United Kingdom

• Mechanical Engineer

  • 1999 - 2001

  Vacuum anchor fall arrest and wing handling systems for British Aerospace and LearJet. Responsibilities: Product life cycle ownership. Mechanical, pneumatic and detail design using AutoCad and hand calc's. Vacuum anchor fall arrest and wing handling systems for British Aerospace and LearJet. Responsibilities: Product life cycle ownership. Mechanical, pneumatic and detail design using AutoCad and hand calc's.



Airbus

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design engineer

  • Oct 1998 - Nov 1999

  A340 wing systems. Responsibilities: Surface modelling and detail design using Cadds 5 (Pro-Engineer). A340 wing systems. Responsibilities: Surface modelling and detail design using Cadds 5 (Pro-Engineer).



Hebron & Medlock

• Bath, Uk

• Design Engineer

  • Jan 1998 - Sep 1998

  Rolls Royce Rb305 turbine blade test rigs for gas pressure and flow measurement. Responsibilities: Mechanical, hydraulic and tooling design using Pro-Engineer. Rolls Royce Rb305 turbine blade test rigs for gas pressure and flow measurement. Responsibilities: Mechanical, hydraulic and tooling design using Pro-Engineer.



Colin Mear Engineering.

• Somerset, U.K.

• Design Engineer

  • 1997 - 1997

  Phillip Morris & B.A.T. high speed cigarette production and packaging machinery. Responsibilities: Mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic design and reverse engineering using AutoCad and hand calc's. Phillip Morris & B.A.T. high speed cigarette production and packaging machinery. Responsibilities: Mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic design and reverse engineering using AutoCad and hand calc's.



Strachan and Henshaw

• Bristol

• Design Engineer

  • 1994 - 1996

  Nuclear fuel route handling at Heysham & Torness reactors, fuel rod precision handling cranes and through wall tooling. Royal navy weapon discharge systems and submerged signal ejectors. Responsibilities: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic design using ME10 and hand calc's. Nuclear fuel route handling at Heysham & Torness reactors, fuel rod precision handling cranes and through wall tooling. Royal navy weapon discharge systems and submerged signal ejectors. Responsibilities: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic design using ME10 and hand calc's.



Strachan & Henshaw

• St Phillips, Bristol.

• Mechanical engineering apprenticeship

  • Jul 1988 - 1993

  Indentured mechanical engineering apprentice. 1 year in machine shops milling, turning and grinding. 1 year fitting on submarine weapons discharge systems. 1 year in testing and trials on submarine weapons discharge systems. 2 years spent as a junior design engineer on nuclear fuel route engineering and special purpose machinery. Indentured mechanical engineering apprentice. 1 year in machine shops milling, turning and grinding. 1 year fitting on submarine weapons discharge systems. 1 year in testing and trials on submarine weapons discharge systems. 2 years spent as a junior design engineer on nuclear fuel route engineering and special purpose machinery.