Experience

RLC Aerospace Limited

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

• Managing Director

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  RLC UK is a long term trusted partner to engine and aircraft OEMs supplying the most complex and demanding components such as Fan Blades, OGVs such as Blisks. Managing Director of sites at Altham in Lancashire, Belfast in Northern Ireland and oversight of RLC in Singapore. RLC UK is a long term trusted partner to engine and aircraft OEMs supplying the most complex and demanding components such as Fan Blades, OGVs such as Blisks. Managing Director of sites at Altham in Lancashire, Belfast in Northern Ireland and oversight of RLC in Singapore.



The White Hills Park Trust

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Chairman of Board/Trustees, member of the Audit and Risk Committee, board project sponsor for £35m new school build. White Hills Park Trust is a Multi Academy Trust located in Nottinghamshire, comprising primary and secondary academies. The White Hills Park Trust is founded on the principle that by working together within our locality, our schools become beacons of outstanding practice and provide opportunities and benefits for our pupils and for our local community. Chairman of Board/Trustees, member of the Audit and Risk Committee, board project sponsor for £35m new school build. White Hills Park Trust is a Multi Academy Trust located in Nottinghamshire, comprising primary and secondary academies. The White Hills Park Trust is founded on the principle that by working together within our locality, our schools become beacons of outstanding practice and provide opportunities and benefits for our pupils and for our local community.



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Consultant

  • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

  Highly experienced senior executive in supply chain, major programme delivery, technology management and business development across aerospace and other technology led industries. Consultant to companies and regular contributor to expert networks Highly experienced senior executive in supply chain, major programme delivery, technology management and business development across aerospace and other technology led industries. Consultant to companies and regular contributor to expert networks



Rolls-Royce

• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Vice President Business Development - Civil Aerospace

  • Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

  Development of the business case proposition for new forms of industrial partnership for the next generation UltraFan engine building on the class leading experience with Trent XWB. Critical enabler to aerospace decarbonisation and the move to Sustainable Aviation Fuels.

• Programme Director - Trent XWB

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2020

  Fully P&L accountable for all aspects of the Trent XWB (direct team of 1,500 employees), the engine that exclusively powers the Airbus A350 widebody aircraft, the most financially significant project in Rolls-Royce (£bns). Led the best ever entry into service with the Trent XWB-84 on the Airbus A350-900 with leading engines overhauled at 4 to 5 years as planned. Selected by Singapore Airlines for the New York route, the longest commercial service currently in the world.Lead the development of the sister 97k lb engine for the A350-1000 from first engine run through its development & flight test programme into a successful entry into service. Selection by Qantas for the ultimate ultralong haul Sydney to London route by Qantas.

• Executive Vice President - Turbine Components

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2015

  Leading a global (US, EU, China) Supply Chain Unit accountable for component design, manufacture and purchase of engine critical Turbine blades, vanes and seal segments.Creation of new facilities for new casting facility in Rotherham UK and machining facility in Virginia USA.Creation of nickel castings research facility with Birmingham University and high temperature Ceramics Matrix Composite development facility in California following acquisition of technology start up. Board member for XRA casting and machining joint venture with Chinese state enterprise and Turbine blade repair JV and Turbine coatings JV with Chromalloy private equity. Leadership of the highly successful “War on Waste” employee engagement programme.

• Programme Director - Trent 500 & 800

  • Apr 2012 - Jun 2013

  Creation of a project-based organisation to improve business performance from previous functional organisation. Recovery of Trent 800 on the Boeing 777 from a difficult operational position. Creation of an end of life strategy to keep Trent 500 engines in service on the Airbus A340.

• Programme Exec - Trent 1000

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2012

  Managing programme delivery of Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 new aircraft.Managing delivery of Trent 1000 engines from first flight through the 787 flight test programme and a very successful entry into service in 2011 on intensive Japan short haul operation with ANA. Development and delivery of the Trent 1000 engine through to engine definition for 787-9 entry into service in 2014.

• Programme & Supply Chain Exec - Civil Future Programmes

  • Mar 2006 - Feb 2010

  Managed Airframer product strategy with Boeing, Airbus, Russia & China. Developed the industrial and partner strategy for the Middle of the Market (A320/B737). Delivered the agreements with Japan to participate as partners in the Middle of the Market including supporting the Open Rotor Technology Programme.

• Man Eng & Bus Dev Dir - Compression Systems

  • Aug 2003 - Feb 2006

  Managed Manufacturing Engineering team of 430 people across 5 sites.State of the art compressor aerofoil facility opened in Scotland.Authorisation and creation of the JSF Blisk Affordability Cell (£8m DoD funded) and JSF Pre-Production Cell (£13m) winning the Chairman’s Team Award for Technical Innovation. Secured groundbreaking RRSP partnership deal with KHI (Japan) for the supply of the Trent 1000 IP compressor.Led major NPI programmes across Boeing 787, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and Airbus A400M military transport along with associated capability acquisition.

• Man Eng & Bus Dev Dir - Fan Systems

  • Nov 1999 - Aug 2003

  Accountable for the delivery of Fan Systems make buy strategies. Led the development and implementation of the company global Fast Response Strategy. Accountable for the execution of the closure and outsource of the company composites facility. In 2002 additionally took on leadership accountability for the Manufacturing Engineering teams.

• Manager - Manufacturing Technology

  • May 1997 - Nov 1999

  Responsible for leading a number of technology teams responsible for strategic technology acquisition.Approval by the main board of a £15m capital investment to establish a blisk manufacturing facility.Development and supply of the key linear friction welding capability to support Joint Strike Fighter blisk manufacture.Established demonstrator cells to rapid prototype titanium, steel and nickel structures by the SMD (Shaped Metal Deposition) technique, runner up in the 2000 Chairman’s Award for Technical Innovation.

• Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Turbine Blade Machining

  • Nov 1993 - May 1997

  As manager of a Manufacturing Engineering Department of 44 people, responsible for defining and supporting the full range of turbine blades on a very broad range of Company products.Successfully introduced Turbine blades on the numerous new engine projects, HP blades in particular representing the "state of the art" manufacturing capability. In 1994 acquired additional responsibility for the Laboratory function for all of the Turbine Blade Machining Businesses including introducing new coatings such as high temperature thermal barrier coatings, in-house platinum aluminising etc.

• Manufacturing Engineer & Project Co-ordinator - Turbine Blade Machining

  • Jan 1990 - Nov 1993

• Undergraduate & Graduate Trainee

  • Sep 1983 - Dec 1989



TRT-Ltd

• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2017

  Board director of Turbine aerofoil repair joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Chromalloy (private equity). Board director of Turbine aerofoil repair joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Chromalloy (private equity).



Turbine Surface Technologies

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

• Director

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2016

  Board director of Turbine aerofoil coatings joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Chromalloy (private equity) carrying out state of the art high temperature coatings systems. In addition acted as Rolls-Royce shareholder representative. Board director of Turbine aerofoil coatings joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Chromalloy (private equity) carrying out state of the art high temperature coatings systems. In addition acted as Rolls-Royce shareholder representative.



XRA

• South Africa
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Feb 2014 - Mar 2016

  Board director or a Turbine aerofoil casting and machining joint venture based in Xian, China between Rolls-Royce and XAE (Xian Aero Engines state enterprise in Xian). Board director or a Turbine aerofoil casting and machining joint venture based in Xian, China between Rolls-Royce and XAE (Xian Aero Engines state enterprise in Xian).