Experience

Nailsea School - Official

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

• Head of Enterprise

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Wmg Academy For Young Engineers

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Engineering and Design at the WMG Academy For Young Engineers

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2023

• Head of Engineering and Design at the WMG Academy For Young Enginee

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2016

  •Leading the delivery of vocational Engineering programmes at a specialist provider of Further Education in STEM subjects, situated in Solihull, part of the WMG Academy Trust•Working at the Academy from its establishment in 2016, setting up the Engineering section from scratch – incorporating procurement, input on construction and design, recruitment and hiring of a multi-disciplinary team, and curriculum and policy development•Leading and managing the Engineering team throughout a period of growth, coaching and mentoring both staff and students to deliver exceptional standards of teaching and learning•Liaising closely with key stakeholders, including senior WMG leadership, students, their parents or carers, awarding bodies and industry, to ensure an engaging and responsive curriculum offer•Establishing the WMG Academy as an attractive local provider through intensive marketing in the local area – including visiting local schools and other educational stakeholders•Overseeing quality assurance processes, including lesson observations and detailed audits,•Ensuring a fully safe and secure learning environment for students as well as staff•Analysing and interpreting large volumes of data on progression and achievement, using findings to inform and shape the future strategy and operations of the department•Also influencing wider policy and strategy as part of the Academy’s Extended Leadership team, while also representing colleagues as a Staff Governor Show less

• Assistant Head of Engineering at the WMG Academy for Young Engineers

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

  • First started at the WMG Group as the second-in-command of Engineering at WMG’s University Technical College for 14 – 18-year olds, based in Coventry• Took on key responsibilities for the delivery of Level 3 BTEC Engineering Diplomas, including quality assurance, timetabling, budget management and performance management• Also taught a full timetable of GCSE and A-Level Product Design classes, as well as several modules on Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 Engineering qualifications



CTC Kingshurst Academy

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

• Engineering Coordinator and Teacher

  • May 2013 - Sep 2015

  Head of Engineering for year 9-13 with key responsibilities of developing the curriculum, tracking student progress, managing interventions, supporting staff and liaising with the head of the department. Lead internal verifier for levels 2 and 3 BTEC engineering programs and overall responsibility for the coordination of these programmes. This involves liaising with the awarding bodies and any nominated external verifier, ensuring that the delivery of the engineering programmes is to the appropriate quality and that students’ work submitted meets the standards of the awarding body. In addition, the design of assessment materials, writing or re-writing over 100 assignments to BTEC standards, and creating tracking documents to allow progress forecasting for regular assessment points and overall grade calculation. Teaching levels KS3 – KS5 in the subjects of Engineering, Electronics, Resistant Materials, Graphics, Jewellery, CAD/CAM, and being a personal tutor to post 16 engineering. To introduce advanced manufacturing processes into the curriculum using SolidWorks for the design and visualisation of products to their manufacture using the Trend CNC equipment, all of which had lain dormant for several years, through lack of skills, thus ensuring that the students enter employment or higher education with the skills and experience required. Show less



Solihull College & University Centre

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Engineering Higher Education Coordinator and Lecture

  • Dec 2008 - May 2013

  Teaching levels 1-5 and age groups 14+, across a range of subject areas including IMedia, Design Engineering, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Machining (CAM), Materials Engineering, Motor Vehicle Technology, Performing Engineering Operations, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering. Assistant to the Engineering department Head of School. This involved supporting the department with its day to day running including arranging sickness cover, creating timetables and supporting staff with their course self-assessment process (SAR). Employer Engagement for the engineering department. This involved communicating with local employers, colleges and universities, to further enhance the department’s course provision and learning experience, through the co-ordination of work placements and preparing course costs for bespoke courses. Engineering Higher Education Co-ordinator, co-ordinating all level 4 and 5 programmes for the Engineering department, which includes, HNC Electrical Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and HND Aerospace Engineering with a total of 106 students. Teaching and Learning Coach, responsible for observing and supporting staff across all areas of the college to improve the colleges overall teaching and learning grade through the delivery of weekly training and individual support. Show less



JLR

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

• Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2008

  Responsible for the concurrence of the suitability of trim and final fit componentry for manufacturing, with no basic minute value (BMV) increase and no worse than current ease of fitment. The key responsibilities and enablers for this are: •Identification of manufacturing issues through the use of virtual builds and day to day evaluation of parts using CAD software and attendance of package/PMST meetings.•Responsible for driving Team Centre (VIS mock-up) as part of the virtual build event to allow for the use of live data which was pioneered by myself at the UPV0 build phase.•Responsible for the requesting of all STL/SLA (prototype components) for the L32210MY team through the use of Catia to be used in the physical buck build.•Responsible for the creation of a sequence of fit (BOP) and complete process deck for the chassis and air intake componentry. •Responsible for no L316 process issues on Physical build phases.•Responsible for new line side layout (fit point) for L316 07MY cockpit sub-assembly area to include new componentry Show less

• Current Manufacturing Engineer Trim and Final

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2004

  Position working on the prototype and launch of the New Discovery and Range Rover; working on all issues including part integration and specification, problem identification and resolution, manufacturing/facility issues and manufacturing assembly sequence to iron out inherent design problems which will affect vehicle first time through (FTT) and customer dissatisfaction.

• Team Leader Manufacturing Trim and Final Water Test

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2003

  My role as team leader of the Range Rover water test facility was to ensure that all vehicle failures were found and their root cause was investigated and a robust containment and countermeasure were put into place. This was achieved by having a close working relationship with the manufacturing and design engineers. The daily presentation of figures was also required to allow for whole vehicle data capture to detect failure hotspots.

• Team Leader Manufacturing Trim and Final Cockpit Area.

  • Jan 1999 - Dec 2001

  My role as the team leader was to ensure the smooth running of my area (Interior Trim) to achieve daily targets. This was implemented through associate training, monitoring and correspondence with suppliers, to ensure part quality was to standard.

• Production Associate

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 1999

  My first position at Land Rover was working on the production line on Range Rover to defined processes. This gave me firstly the incentive to achieve the goals to date but also an appreciation of good design and manufacturing sequence.

• JD Powers Data Analyst

  • Jan 1996 - Dec 1997

  JD Powers is the American vehicle quality report available to prospective customers. It is essential that all car companies’ aim for a high score in this report as a detrimental effect on the American market sector could be disastrous. My role on the project was to gather data on vehicles reworked and to feedback reports of vehicle failures to relevant areas for problem containment and countermeasure.

• Test and Development Engineer

  • Sep 1994 - Dec 1996

  My role within this department was firstly the build of test rigs to test conceptual fuel and coolant systems and the conversion of what was then current vehicles to the next model year, to enable engineers to assess the effectiveness of their design and any implications that may have occurred.