Experience

Burgoynes

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Forensic Materials Engineer

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Forensic materials engineer providing insurers, loss adjusters and solicitors with accurate technical advice regarding the cause of the incident, or accident, and assistance with determining liability. I perform the following tasks on a regular basis:- Conducting site-based investigations to record and gather the available physical evidence- Conducting detailed laboratory based examinations and analyses of failed components- Reviewing technical documentation that may comprise engineering drawings, operating manuals and maintenance records- Consulting relevant standards, regulations and other published guidance- Meetings with experts appointed by the other involved parties as part of the litigation process- Preparing reports that may be in the form of a brief letter style report or in the form of a detailed, illustrated report for Court proceedings



RINA

• Italy
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Materials Engineer

  • Aug 2016 - Mar 2018

  Continued work on failures using root cause analysis for a variety of clients across a number of sectors including;- Power- Transport- Infrastructure- Oil and gasInvolvement in on-site inspection to allow fitness for service assessments.Producing formal reports and liaising with clients to provide feedback for failure, QA and R&D projects.



Edif ERA

• United Kingdom
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Forensic Engineer

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  Graduate position working within a forensic investigation and failure analysis department.I utilise of a variety of analytical techniques such as; SEM, EDX, FTIR, and IC to allow the investigation into failure mechanisms and an insight to their origins.Projects have included:- R&D for turbine blade repairs- Failure investigations on compressor blades- Landing gear failure on amature aircraft- RCA on switch gear failure- QA assessments on metals, polymers and composites



Alstom Power

• Electric Power Generation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Trainee

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  Industrial placement year working within surface solutions R&D department for gas turbinesPlanning, scheduling and running of R&D projects for a variety of investigationsOxidation and corrosion testing of high temperature alloys and coatings and their analysis and evaluation with use of SEM, EDX, EMPA, XRD and microscopy for quality and lifetime predictionsEvaluation of alloys and coatings of ex-service gas turbine parts – failure analysisProducing material lab reports and literature reviews to further the development of future technologies