Experience

MIDLANDS AEROSPACE ALLIANCE

• United Kingdom
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technology Manager

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Derby, England, United Kingdom Aerospace Unlocking Potential (Aerospace UP) is a £20m, three-year programme (2020 to 2022), which aims to support the aerospace supply chain in the Midlands by helping to unlock its innovation potential. The programme is being delivered by the University of Nottingham and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance. Aerospace UP is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which helps businesses to access funding and expertise to improve their performance through innovation in all… Show more Aerospace Unlocking Potential (Aerospace UP) is a £20m, three-year programme (2020 to 2022), which aims to support the aerospace supply chain in the Midlands by helping to unlock its innovation potential. The programme is being delivered by the University of Nottingham and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance. Aerospace UP is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which helps businesses to access funding and expertise to improve their performance through innovation in all aspects of their enterprise. These might include: • Ideas for new technology, business systems or processes which would help to grow your business, improve productivity, differentiate you from your competition, or give you a competitive advantage. • Ideas for new greener technologies, products or processes. • Ideas to improve efficiency, reduce cost of manufacture or lead time which would assist in business growth and increased market share. Show less



bloc digital

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Capability

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Derby, United Kingdom At Bloc, we specialise in the creation and re-use of digital information and assets. We are leaders in immersive technology and produce innovative digital solutions for many large blue chip companies globally. Our innovative and cutting edge processes create products that can be easily reused/ repurposed to deliver value throughout the product lifetime, for example, digital assets created for concept and requirements definition are later re-used in promotional animations, product design… Show more At Bloc, we specialise in the creation and re-use of digital information and assets. We are leaders in immersive technology and produce innovative digital solutions for many large blue chip companies globally. Our innovative and cutting edge processes create products that can be easily reused/ repurposed to deliver value throughout the product lifetime, for example, digital assets created for concept and requirements definition are later re-used in promotional animations, product design, manufacturing, virtual training simulations and information management applications. Show less



Vision Five Consulting Limited

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Strategic Management Consultant

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Derby, United Kingdom Vision Five is a strategic management consultancy delivering state of the art professional, digital and technological solutions to businesses to enable them to plan and execute effective and successful strategies for growth. With expertise in strategic management, operational planning, business change, capability management and technology development, we work with organisations to deliver increased agility, efficiency and strategies for growth.



Rolls-Royce

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Engineering Strategy

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2018

  Derby Responsible for developing the Rolls-Royce engineering strategy and the strategic road-map. This required a close working relationship with the Rolls-Royce business sectors, functions and engineering capability and technology programmes. This led to a set of strategic requirements, standards and road maps to guide investment over the next 5 years covering a variety of business scenarios.

• Chief of Strategic Programmes

  • Dec 2011 - Jul 2016

  Derby, United Kingdom Created the vision and strategy for engineering capability in Rolls-Royce. Led a global, cross-disciplinary team to develop cutting edge digital demonstrators to better understand future requirements. Building on the experience of the demonstrators, strategic projects to deliver benefits in the short and medium-term were put in place that led to long-term transformation.

• Chief Design Systems Architect

  • May 2010 - Dec 2011

  Derby, United Kingdom Architected, developed and delivered an enterprise framework to enable digital infrastructure, engineering applications and best practice/process to be seamlessly integrated to create cutting edge engineering capability and design systems.



CFMS

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • May 2011 - Apr 2018

  Bristol, United Kingdom The Centre for Modelling and Simulation (CFMS) aims to revolutionise the simulation-based design processes. It is a Bristol based facility combining High Performance Computing, an IT Lab and a collaborative working environment to provide an innovative and exciting environment for teams of scientists and engineers to progress the state of the art.



Indra Air Traffic, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Capability Development Manager

  • Jan 2009 - May 2010

  Accountable for the development and delivery of new technologies and capabilities to de-risk future programmes and projects. Also responsible for the engineering component of the technology strategy process, liaising with other areas within the business to ensure the injection of new capability into our processes to maintain company competitiveness.



Leonardo

• Italy
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Manager: Systems Technology

  • Nov 2006 - Dec 2008

  Responsible for the Systems Technology profit centre. Key driver was bridging the commercial/technology gap to ensure that projects were delivered using best practices and technologies whilst remaining profitable. This led to new markets within the space, defence and government sectors for the innovative techniques and digital technologies.



SCISYS

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Modelling & Simulation Solution Manager

  • Jun 1998 - Nov 2006

  Responsible for the technical coordination of the modelling and simulation activities throughout the company. This required the identification, development and delivery of new technologies into the wider software production activity. This also included customer facing technical sales support, consultancy and bid preparation.



University of Glasgow

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 1994 - May 1998

  Glasgow, United Kingdom Developed innovative low, cost, high performance computing solutions for use in the computational fluid mechanics and spacecraft flight dynamics fields. The capability led to a revolution in the fidelity of modelling and simulation at the university leading to innovative and cutting edge research applications.