Experience

Caeli Nova

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

• Engineering Integration Manager

  • Feb 2023 - Present

• Senior Engineer

  • Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

  Managing programme schedule and risks, and providing technical support to the engineering teams developing an emergency oxygenation system that opens previously inaccessible flight paths over oceans and mountain ranges to airlines.

• Head Of Research And Development

  • Nov 2020 - Sep 2022

  Spearheaded the development of an innovative emergency oxygenation system by leading the prototype design and development process, from initial lab based testing to running large validation test programmes.Delivered a high technology readiness prototype on time for scheduled medical trials, by focusing on ambitious, agreed and achievable targets, individual and team recognition, individualised strengths and skills development.Utilised an agile approach to improve prototype performance, reducing oxygen volume required to maintain user oxygenation by 50%, significantly increasing customer and investor confidence.Built a strong, company-wide safety culture by investing in introduction of testing standards, development of a risk tracking system, and clear communication on all safety issues, allowing safe testing in extreme environments.Reduced test turnaround time from weeks to hours and increased data utilisation internally and externally by introducing a suite of Python-based tools for processing, visualising and sharing large volumes of test data.Contributed to requirements validation process helping bring the prototype from the lab into the hands of external production organisations. Show less

• Senior Design Engineer

  • Feb 2020 - Nov 2020

  Generated initial concepts designs (using SolidWorks), created predictive models for system performance, and led the test and development process of designs and models.Introduced processes that managed the fire safety risks involved in testing with high-pressure oxygen, allowing testing to start and continue safely while accelerating an iterative design process.Delivered a working prototype of the company’s first product suitable for human testing in hypoxic conditions within 6 months of joining the team, by motivating team members and leading a design, test and learn process. Show less



Meggitt

• United Kingdom
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2020

  Reduced manufacturing time and costs of designs by meeting customers to understand their requirements and collaborating with a cross-functional team including chemical and manufacturing engineers. Produced and checked manufacturing documentation, including CAD (Catia) generated drawings, for bespoke heat exchangers in rapid design life cycles. Reduced manufacturing time and costs of designs by meeting customers to understand their requirements and collaborating with a cross-functional team including chemical and manufacturing engineers. Produced and checked manufacturing documentation, including CAD (Catia) generated drawings, for bespoke heat exchangers in rapid design life cycles.



Cobham Mission Systems

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Structural Engineer

  • Aug 2016 - Mar 2019

  Led the mechanical and structural design of an air-to-air missile carriage and release system, starting as sole engineer investigating a concept to taking responsibility for delivery of analysis and reports from 10 engineers. Led solution development from initial concept to manufacturing, by collaborating across multiple disciplines including flight operations, design, procurement and manufacturing. Significantly increased flight hour potential of a product through the design and development of a surface finish process in collaboration with supplier. Led development of a missile release mechanism required to operate after extreme vibration loading by leveraging knowledge of forces and materials. Guided design improvement process utilising an iterative design, finite element analysis (FEA) and test approach, incorporating input from changing requirements as the project matured and feeding back results to the business Reviewed and approved manufacturing drawings, checking the geometry, tolerances and material specifications, as engineer responsible for verifying that the design met the strength, stiffness and durability requirements. Show less



BOMBARDIER

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

• Senior Stress Engineer

  • Sep 2014 - Jul 2016

  Contributed to the design of new and modified aircraft by analysing flight, test and FEA data, translating data into digestible communication, and sharing with global stakeholders. Created and reviewed detailed airworthiness regulation compliance evidence that helped achieve Transport Canada approval for commercial flight.Reduced time to insight by over 50% and improved decision-making quality by developing a set of Visual Basic based data processing and analysis tools.Regularly saved the company and customers tens of thousands of pounds by demonstrating that damaged components were safe for flight. Show less

• Stress Engineer

  • Aug 2010 - Sep 2014

  Responsibilities included:Performing stress, fatigue and damage tolerance analysis of principal structural elements and preparing reports for aircraft certification.Determining inspection intervals for critical aircraft structures in accordance with airworthiness regulations using operational and test dataSizing components for fatigue and damage toleranceEvaluating manufacturing repairs.Developing improved processes for analysis; validating, presenting and implementing these processes. Show less



Stokes Bio Ltd

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design and Manufacture Engineer

  • Jun 2008 - Jan 2009

  Responsibilities included: Designing test rigs and developing software for automation of position and temperature control. Manufacturing high throughput PCR device prototype components using CNC machine and hand tools. Designing and carrying out experiments; reporting results of experimental work; advising supervisors on future work. Sourcing and ordering new materials and components Responsibilities included: Designing test rigs and developing software for automation of position and temperature control. Manufacturing high throughput PCR device prototype components using CNC machine and hand tools. Designing and carrying out experiments; reporting results of experimental work; advising supervisors on future work. Sourcing and ordering new materials and components