Director of Professional Development

• Sep 2023 - Present

Operations Manager

• Jun 2023 - Present

Product Manager

• Nov 2020 - Jun 2023

Product Manager - Coating Inspection – Industrial Finishing & Physical Test (PTE) Division, Blast Equipment Division and NDT Equipment Division Working alongside other Business Division Product Managers, to maximise sales, revenue, market share & profit margins through management of the full product lifecycle: • Product inception • Product development process • Product commercialisation • Product rationalisation Help the Company achieve its overall product strategy by managing the product portfolio throughout all stages of the Product Life Cycle from idea to discontinuance, by coordinating, collaborating, communicating with and empowering cross-functional teams throughout the process. Show less

Head of Engineering and Design

• Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

Strategy Development for 43 different products for release over 3 years. Vault and CAD review and management. Leading a team consisting of Purchasing, Design and Manufacturing staff, day to day management, training and development of these staff members. Responsible for identifying the short-term and long-term development needs of the team and business. Analysing technology, resource requirements and market demand to plan and assess the feasibility of projects. Review and approve product designs and changes. Visit clients to support installation, training, testing, validation and commissioning activities. Drive the continuous improvement of our manufacturing and design processes. Identify and plan structured new product research and development. Resource planning and recruitment of an engineering team and succession planning for all members of staff. Show less

Manufacturing Applications Engineer

• Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

Delivered engineering consultancy for design, engineering, and process improvements, provided technical support to teams, as well as contributed in customer services operations. Lead pre-sales technical demonstrations, seminars, and presentations. Designed and executed standard and bespoke training courses for Autodesk products along with delivered services for CAD management. Key Contribution: Attained 80% strike rate for software and consultancy sales from technical presentations. Led operations for improvement in customer software workflows, which resulted in reducing their time to market to between 5% and 35% of their original timeline. Show less

Lead Engineer

• Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

Delivered exceptional CAD systems management responsibilities for five design engineers. Handling day to day technical queries and improving the health of the CAD systems at both network and systems levels. Key Contributions: Reduced operational time of initial quotation for standard tank variants from six weeks to 22 minutes with a targeted time of one week by utilising iLogic programming automation. Delivered exceptional CAD systems management responsibilities for five design engineers. Handling day to day technical queries and improving the health of the CAD systems at both network and systems levels. Key Contributions: Reduced operational time of initial quotation for standard tank variants from six weeks to 22 minutes with a targeted time of one week by utilising iLogic programming automation.

New Product Development Manager

• Aug 2012 - Nov 2015

Management of 8 engineers working on various projects from, production process improvements, to new product designs for various industries. Working to tight time/cost scales while upholding strict quality standards. Management of 8 engineers working on various projects from, production process improvements, to new product designs for various industries. Working to tight time/cost scales while upholding strict quality standards.

Design Engineer

• Feb 2011 - Sep 2012

Component design of fuel fuel filtration and water seperation systems for the heavy good industry. Component design of fuel fuel filtration and water seperation systems for the heavy good industry.

Design Engineer

• May 2008 - Feb 2011

3D and 2D design of hot and cold end exhaust systems for automotive OEM's Using Catia V5 and SDRC I-deas Development and design of vaporizer systems Development and design of lightweight applications for various Ford programs. Project team member on Ford projects - FMEA, PPAP, problem solving, development of new technologies. Internal and external PLM Management, E-matrix (internal), Team Centre (Ford). 3D and 2D design of hot and cold end exhaust systems for automotive OEM's Using Catia V5 and SDRC I-deas Development and design of vaporizer systems Development and design of lightweight applications for various Ford programs. Project team member on Ford projects - FMEA, PPAP, problem solving, development of new technologies. Internal and external PLM Management, E-matrix (internal), Team Centre (Ford).

R&D Engineer

• Dec 2006 - May 2008

Project Management from concept to production, process improvements, cost downs and new product introduction. Implementing a part approval process for the site. Only 20% of parts onsite had formal approval. 3D and 2D mechanical design and modification of new and current parts using Solid Edge V19. Project Management from concept to production, process improvements, cost downs and new product introduction. Implementing a part approval process for the site. Only 20% of parts onsite had formal approval. 3D and 2D mechanical design and modification of new and current parts using Solid Edge V19.

New Product Introduction Engineer

• Sep 2005 - Dec 2006

Project management from design to production, Estimated project timings and costing’s. FMEA from Concept to production, Team management of between 6-12 people, Various manufacturing tasks from line design to process flow. Project management from design to production, Estimated project timings and costing’s. FMEA from Concept to production, Team management of between 6-12 people, Various manufacturing tasks from line design to process flow.

Quality/Supplier Development Engineer

• Nov 2004 - Sep 2005

Quality contact for Mitsubishi Motor Company ensuring that Quality levels for the MMC projects are being adhered to and answering any warranty/new product issues found. Problem solving on current and new product lines ensuring that quality is built into every station, Working with everyone from supplier through to customer to ensure levels of quality. Quality contact for Mitsubishi Motor Company ensuring that Quality levels for the MMC projects are being adhered to and answering any warranty/new product issues found. Problem solving on current and new product lines ensuring that quality is built into every station, Working with everyone from supplier through to customer to ensure levels of quality.

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Dec 2003 - Nov 2004

Working as part of a team on design projects for automotive air control/conditioning units for the US market. Problem solving on new product designs, Customer and supplier liaison, from directors to design teams. Working as part of a team on design projects for automotive air control/conditioning units for the US market. Problem solving on new product designs, Customer and supplier liaison, from directors to design teams.

Design Technician

• Jul 2001 - Nov 2003

40% of time is spent solely in the design department designing 3d parts and creating 2d drawings. This is split between new projects and re-designs/cost downs on current projects. 30% of the time was conducting quality and laboratory tests on new designs to ensure that they will stand up to British Standards and drawing specifications. (BS1363, 5733, BSEN 60669-1, Etc. ) Completing component part dimensional reports using a CNC/CMM machine. 30% was spent between paper work (ECR, ECN, component approvals/rejections Etc. ) and the production department helping with assembly jig and line design. Show less

Glass Collector through to Bar/Nightclub Manager

• Jan 1994 - Jan 2003

After starting as a glass collector I worked my way to management of 3 town center pub/nightclubs with over 30 staff whilst holding down a full time engineering After starting as a glass collector I worked my way to management of 3 town center pub/nightclubs with over 30 staff whilst holding down a full time engineering

Apprentice Design Engineer

• Jan 2000 - Jul 2001

Working as part of a team, on major design projects, Model making for Methode, to ensure designs are correct, Worked closely with designers on projects for airbag control on the Volvo range, ICE/Cruise control for a Jaguar project, and Floating Horn for a Jaguar project. Member of FMEA project teams. Working as part of a team, on major design projects, Model making for Methode, to ensure designs are correct, Worked closely with designers on projects for airbag control on the Volvo range, ICE/Cruise control for a Jaguar project, and Floating Horn for a Jaguar project. Member of FMEA project teams.

Apprentice Tool Maker

• Jun 1997 - Dec 2000

3 years of a tool making apprenticeship working on Press/Mould and form tooling. Work ranged from new tools and modifications to old tooling from design to production Production operations producing parts for many different industries, Designing and producing, SLA prototypes using AutoCAD. 3 years of a tool making apprenticeship working on Press/Mould and form tooling. Work ranged from new tools and modifications to old tooling from design to production Production operations producing parts for many different industries, Designing and producing, SLA prototypes using AutoCAD.