Experience

Living Well Partnership

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Developing processes and delivering projects in a GP Partnership with nearly 40,000 patients Developing processes and delivering projects in a GP Partnership with nearly 40,000 patients



Greenhouse Landscaping

• Project Leader

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Leading a Social Enterprise who use outdoor work as a way to encourage, mentor and build up volunteers and labourers who may have considerable barriers to paid work or other volunteering roles.We do printed concrete driveways, patios, fences and general landscaping.My role is to lead on organising customer liaison, recruitment, governance, grant application and anything else needed to keep the organisation going and growing.Key Achievements-• Turned around the finances from making a 20% loss to breaking even during the first year. This was done improving quote estimations and operational efficiency.• Increased turn-over by 55% in two years and built up customer demand to the point we have a queue of jobs.• Employed multiple long-term unemployed clients and developed a strategy for how to support them. Also forged links with a local school to support disadvantaged children.• Managing a team of up to 6 people all working on site as landscapers.



Insensys Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Dec 2021

  Leading projects to design innovative new products on short timescales, plus leading other business wide transformation projects.Key achievements:• Being the first Project Manager to work at the company for a period I set up a Project Management framework and Resource Management process.• Leading a project to design a lower cost fibre optic interrogator and associated temperature sensor on a short time frame. Dealing with technical issues that delayed the project but still meeting the customer demand for a production start date. Managing first 3 months of production output whilst facilities and processes were finalised.• Leading supply chain negotiations to meet cost target for products.• Supporting the transition of business ownership transfer, including IT system transfer, tracking Exec actions and setting up a new website and company branding.• Line managing the first Customer Support Engineer employed. Influencing how the function grew into the business.



Bowman Power Group Ltd

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

• Senior Project Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2019

  Leading high profile projects, both customer facing new applications and new product introductions

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2017

  Managing new application and new product development projects. These cover both mechanical and electrical products, with budgets of more than half a million pounds.I have recently developed a programme management system for leveling the activities of the engineering department.

• Project Engineer

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2014

  • Successfully delivered five new application projects with values of up to £450,000. These included some novel design aspects to be designed in, including the first Bowman installation on an SI gas engine, and the first to be lubricated with standard engine oil.• Project management responsibilities include managing project tasks, risks and bill of materials. I report monthly on budget and schedule progress. Phases of projects comprise requirements capture, system production and test, on site performance testing and release to production of a series system.• Currently managing two new product development projects. This has meant managing a feasibility study and keeping close control of the costs and timescales in one case. In the other, an internal development, a business case has been built and initial design decisions outlined.• Lead Engineering and Production validation of proposed quotes. Working with Sales, this includes validating scope and budget, and identifying risks.• Responsible for communication between Production and Engineering. Various issues and tasks are given to me to solve on a daily basis to ensure both departments are completing actions as and when expected. This includes tracking and expediting all engineering changes and attending production led meetings as an Engineering representative.• Reviewed customer returned Turbogenerators to understand the root cause of failures. Undertook a project to improve the returns process focusing on the quality of data captured for Engineering use.• Delivered a project to update both Power Electronics models. I worked with the engineers to ensure all actions were completed to my plan and worked with supply chain to expedite prototype delivery and new product cut-in.



Insensys Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Engineer

  • Dec 2010 - Jul 2012

  Moved into the Project Engineering team to focus on project management and product development• Manage integration and installation projects for external customers from kick off to completion. This includes agreeing specifications, managing internal resource, managing timescales and discussing results and further work.• Maintain close relationships with customers over long periods and through multiple packages of work.• Conduct sensor development and characterisation projects aimed at improving sensor performance and understanding of sensor behaviour. Delivered an improved sensor specification from the results.• Site work on numerous wind turbines installing sensor systems and carrying out fault finding work. I have travelled to sites alone and as a member of an installation team. I have also managed teams of contractors.• Use software and firmware tools to configure and fault find various installed hardware.• Analyse data from blade sensor systems and write reports on blade behaviour for customers.• Identify issues and improvements with site hardware and manage redesign work.• Implement changes to procedures to improve quality. Specifically working on a formalised system test database and site acceptance checklist.• Responsible for certification and maintenance of company site safety equipment.• Good working knowledge of AutoCAD and Pro/DESKTOP. Appreciation of MATLAB.• Full involvement over two years with the ETI FLOW project. It is an innovative condition monitoring project in collaboration with leading companies and universities. My key focuses are costing, requirements and system validation. I have designed an array of sensors for trial on two turbines after conducting detailed research into developing blade damage detection sensing.• Been involved in discussions about the structure of the department, including interviewing for new members of the team.

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2010

  A wide ranging graduate role which gave me exposure to all aspects of the business.• Conducted research and development project into wind turbine blade damage. This included directing Southampton University as a research consultant. Conducted proof of principle testing on a prototype blade damage detection system.• Organised site visits and worked in a team to install blade sensor systems all over the world.• Managed trial sensor installations including integrating the system with the turbine. Installed the full system on a turbine alone, directing customer technicians to assist.