Global Key Coordinator of Spray Drying

• 2022 - Present

Managing Director

• 2014 - 2022

Managing director of KAITE LTD. A brand now well known within the spray drying industry, a brand which was built from scratch. Proud of the achievements and our products such as the KAITE Kwik Check hole gauge, Spray drying lances, KAITE Hose and most recently our valve banks. KAITE LTD represented the last word in flexibility, considered modern design engineering and value for money. As the managing director, it wasn't just the enquiries, projects and sales that kept me occupied, but everything else that comes with running a company. Purchasing, Marketing, Manufacturing, Shipping, Contracts and agreements, financing and much more. I've had the all nighters to meet shipping agreements, the organisation and effort in exhibiting our products overseas, the stress of not having invoices paid and the pandemic restricting the supply chain, yet still we were able to meet out commitments to our customers and keep their plants in operation. Now with KAITE concluded, I have the opportunity to focus more on the subject of spray drying and the application of the spray nozzle within the industry, whilst giving more time to my young family. Watch this space....

Spray Drying SME

• 2011 - 2014

Spray Drying Subject Matter Expert, Project Lead. Design Quality and Sales lead for all products. Project leader of focus group. Contactable 24 hours per day working on accounts across the globe. Held training sessions and seminars with the business’ largest client GEA. Have led sales and marketing pitches at TetraPak and Fonterra amongst others. Responsible for several patents and innovations whilst holding the position. Onsite technical support, training and sales. Tours of plants across Europe, Americas, New Zealand and Far East in order to provide technical support and training. Occasions also involved conducting sales pitches and leading negations for terms of business between key distributors. Conversion of largest output production spray dryer in the world. Supported Fonterra with spray drying nozzle selection and installation for the project, with on site technical support and presentation.

Senior Designer

• 2010 - 2011

Production of Engineering Standards. Responsible for producing engineering standards documentation to be used across the business in order to ensure commonality and manage engineering design on the project. Required knowledge of DEF STANS, BS and International standards with the ability to scrutinise information and select the data which is applicable. Successor Hatch Design. Significant involvement with initial design concepts for Successor LETs and FET. Shadowed engineering grey beard with the intent of replacing his interests in the equipment.

Senior Design Engineer

• 2004 - 2010

Integration of Solidworks 3D design. Presented a case for the procurement of Solidworks and integration of 3D design within the business. Introduced new business processes to aid the transition from 2D to 3D design. Coolcast product introduction. Conducted a complete redesign, testing and development for a range of spray cooling nozzles for the steel industry. This included collation and publication of test data, brochure design, sales presentations to key customer accounts and ongoing design and testing of new tips to suit customer design requirements. Goodrich trained Lean Practitioner for the Delavan Business. Became lean practitioner for the Delavan business. I went onto lead several lean events, collating evidence, producing process maps and identifying waste within the business. Events ranged from reviewing the process of customer order thru to goods out, to the process of booking a parcel onto a courier service providing the least risk way to the customer. Design Lead. Accumulated a wealth of knowledge throughout the Delavan product range enabling me to establish a more senior position in the business. Drove forward many new products and development programs often seeing projects from cradle to grave.