Experience

ETC Design and Development Ltd

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Director

  • Nov 1999 - Present

  I have 37 years within the engineering environment. My experience covers all aspects of engineering. Recent roles have involved concept design, design development, detailing complex components, geometric tolerancing, product introduction, coordinating design reviews internally and with customers. In previous roles I have managed engineering departments, multidisciplinary teams and projects. I have also outsourced manufacturing to Asia for major companies. I bring knowledge and enthusiasm to companies that I work with and am happy to share my knowledge to bring along less experienced members of the team. I have an expert understanding of Solid Edge CAD (internal trainer) and a good working practice of SolidWorks (Professional licence holder). ETC is a consultancy providing product design, project management and outsourcing. Able to assess the viability of outsourcing in order to maximise profitability. Highly experienced and motivated engineering designer with excellent knowledge of mechanisms. UHV,plastic injection moulding. Solidworks licence owner. Successful at designing from concept through to production. Design briefs, review meetings. Chairing meetings, running brainstorming activities. Concept and detail design and draughting of components and assemblies. Sheet metal fabrication, structural components and welded assemblies, injection moulding; tooling consultancy and component design. Design For Manufacture & Assembly, Value Engineering. Experienced in rapid prototyping, fast track tooling etc. - In-house, twin head 3d filament printing. Management * Planning project budgets and resources. * Monitoring and achieving product development plans. * Monitoring tool progress and liaison with toolmakers and moulders. * 3D Solid Modelling consultation. Outsourcing * Management of outsourcing programs with multi-disciplinary teams. * Experienced (11yrs) in Far East manufacturing methodologies/philosophies. Show less



FMB Oxford

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

• DESIGN ENGINEER

  • 2005 - 2017

  Contract CAD system Solid Edge ST9 Designing high value instrumentation for the synchrotron industry. UHV vessels. Small in-vacuum motions (nano scale) for high stability instrumentation. Working closely with the marketing department to develop new concepts that comply with scientific briefs. Designing and detailing components and assemblies for various synchrotron facilities. Attending internal and external design reviews. Training of junior staff. The most recent project was the design of 5 large mirror systems for the XFEL project in Hamburg. Concentrated on the design of highly complex instruments, primarily monochromators, having done more than 20 of differing types and complexities, including Laue monochromators for GKSS and NSLS II. Extensive experience in beamline mechanical design, having been responsible for the layout of several beamlines including the HXN and XPD beamlines at NSLS II and the IMAGE beamline at ANKA. Heavily involved in the novel design of the XFEL SQS, SCS and SPB mirror systems and SLAC manipulator. Show less



REMOTEC

• Germany
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Engineer

  • 2008 - 2010

  Contract CAD system Solid Edge Designing components for bomb disposal equipment Contract CAD system Solid Edge Designing components for bomb disposal equipment



Westminster Security Systems llc

• Security Systems Services

• Designer

  • 2008 - 2008

  Contract Designing (Solid Edge) security products, creating production drawings, liaison with toolmakers and moulders. Contract Designing (Solid Edge) security products, creating production drawings, liaison with toolmakers and moulders.



AIM AVIATION (HENSHALLS) LIMITED

• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • 2002 - 2007

  Contract CAD system Solid Edge Designing the interior and preparing production drawings for various Airbus planes. – Air India, Aeroflot, My tours, China Southern. Contract CAD system Solid Edge Designing the interior and preparing production drawings for various Airbus planes. – Air India, Aeroflot, My tours, China Southern.



Penlon Medical

• Abingdon

• Designer

  • 2006 - 2006

  Contract CAD system Solid Edge Sole designer of anesthesia valves for use in hospitals. Contract CAD system Solid Edge Sole designer of anesthesia valves for use in hospitals.



Bookham Technology plc

• Milton Park, Oxford

• Designer

  • 2005 - 2005

  Contract CAD system Solid Edge Modelling and preparing production drawings for autoclave jigs and fixtures. Contract CAD system Solid Edge Modelling and preparing production drawings for autoclave jigs and fixtures.



RPD

• Designer

  • 2004 - 2004

  Contract CAD system Solid Edge Modelling vending machine drink cup dispenser components and creation of prototype (STL) parts. Contract CAD system Solid Edge Modelling vending machine drink cup dispenser components and creation of prototype (STL) parts.



Bluebird Electric Vehicles Ltd

• ETC Office

• Designer

  • 2003 - 2004

  Contract CAD system Solid Edge Modelling components and assemblies for a new electrically powered delivery vehicle. Contract CAD system Solid Edge Modelling components and assemblies for a new electrically powered delivery vehicle.



British Aerospace

• Woodbridge

• Designer/Team leader

  • 2002 - 2003

  Contract CAD system: Solid Edge ETC designed and supervised the installation of the interior structures of an RJ85 regional jet for an overseas Royal family. Contract CAD system: Solid Edge ETC designed and supervised the installation of the interior structures of an RJ85 regional jet for an overseas Royal family.



BOMBARDIER

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

• Designer/Group leader

  • 2000 - 2002

  Contract CAD system: Solid Edge Virgin Xcountry Galley and servery as part of a large team. Designing the servery using honycombe structures. Supervising CAD team. Contract CAD system: Solid Edge Virgin Xcountry Galley and servery as part of a large team. Designing the servery using honycombe structures. Supervising CAD team.



Menvier Ltd

• Banbury, Oxon

• Technical Manager

  • 1992 - 1999

  Permanent employment Europe’s leading manufacturer of Fire detection and emergency lighting. Transferred all volume-manufactured products to the Far East and visited China/Asia 9 times over the project duration. Responsible for the research and development department and the smooth running of ALL projects. Position: Senior Designer (1992-1996). Designed (Solid Edge) virtually all of Menviers’ current products for low cost and ease of manufacture. Permanent employment Europe’s leading manufacturer of Fire detection and emergency lighting. Transferred all volume-manufactured products to the Far East and visited China/Asia 9 times over the project duration. Responsible for the research and development department and the smooth running of ALL projects. Position: Senior Designer (1992-1996). Designed (Solid Edge) virtually all of Menviers’ current products for low cost and ease of manufacture.



Research Machines PLC

• Oxford, United Kingdom

• Chief Product Design Engineer

  • Aug 1985 - 1992

  Permanent employment Manufacturer of computers for education and CAD. Designing computer casework and electronic packaging. Medium volume production (5k to 50k per annum). Injection moulding, foam moulding, sheet metal progression tooling. Outsourced computer case manufacturing in Taiwan. Permanent employment Manufacturer of computers for education and CAD. Designing computer casework and electronic packaging. Medium volume production (5k to 50k per annum). Injection moulding, foam moulding, sheet metal progression tooling. Outsourced computer case manufacturing in Taiwan.



Grove Cranes Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Apprentice design draughtsman

  • 1979 - Aug 1985

  Permanent employment Worlds leading truck mounted crane manufacturers. Working with safety critical structural components, pneumatics and hydraulics. Permanent employment Worlds leading truck mounted crane manufacturers. Working with safety critical structural components, pneumatics and hydraulics.