Experience

Hive Composites Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Hive are experts in designing, developing, testing and certifying new composite materials, processes and products including:• Next generation composite battery boxes for electric vehicles• High pressure, spoolable thermoplastic composite pipelines for oil, gas & water• Composite signposts, 5G masts and streetlight poles• Electrically resistant composite structures for electricity transmission• Multi-functional composites and adhesives for aerospace and space (deicing, tooling, conductive adhesives…)• In-situ polymerising liquid thermoplastic resinsOther expert services include:• Advanced structural pultrusion design• Testing of composite materials and structures (standard and bespoke tests)• Certification of composite components & structures • Test programme development and independent witnessing • Innovation and project management• Development of novel composite structures to replace steel, aluminium, timber and concreteContact us if you are interested in our independent expertise to turn your product ideas into reality.



M-Tec Consultants Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Research

• Managing Director

  • Feb 2019 - Jun 2020

  M-Tec Consultants Ltd is an independent consultancy providing specialist technical services to the automotive, aerospace, rail and energy sectors related to composites, adhesives, elastomers, thermoplastics and nano-technology.Services include innovation strategies for SMEs, proposal writing, test programme management, R&D project management and material & product development M-Tec Consultants Ltd is an independent consultancy providing specialist technical services to the automotive, aerospace, rail and energy sectors related to composites, adhesives, elastomers, thermoplastics and nano-technology.Services include innovation strategies for SMEs, proposal writing, test programme management, R&D project management and material & product development



Haydale Composite Solutions Ltd

• Head of Engineering (and Business Development Director for KMM-VIN)

  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2019

  Reporting to the Managing Director – Resins and Polymers SBU, responsibilities and achievements include:• Maintained a 100% success rate in 5 proposals directly written and awarded amounting to total project value of £1.5m and a grant to HCS of £0.5m. Proposals written over a 1-year period.• Responsible for getting HCS included in other proposals amounting to £3m in the same period. • Managing the delivery of performance data (mechanical, thermal, electrical, long term ageing, permeation…) for materials and applications that include graphene and CNT enhanced pre-pregs, adhesives and elastomers.• Developing and qualifying new applications for graphene enhanced material in aerospace, automotive, rail, power generation and O&G sectors.• Specific expertise in development and testing of composites, elastomers and adhesives• Present capabilities and technical outcomes to international conference audiences and to investors• Developing the internal test capabilities within HCS – acquisition of new equipment and the training of staff in new test methods• Managed the redevelopment of HCS workshop facilities to increase capability and streamline operations and responsible for the HCS CAPEX budget• Member of H&S committee, business development team and senior management team• Line manager to technical staff• Strong work ethic – determined to contribute to business success and to achieve results.• Particular interest in innovative and emerging materials, products and concepts.• Active member of the organising committee of an international conference on thermoplastic composite materials (ITHEC, Bremen) and chair of the emerging technologies group



M-Tec Consultants

• United Kingdom
• Research

• Independent Consultant

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2016

  Independent consultancy in polymeric materials engineering, testing and qualification Independent consultancy in polymeric materials engineering, testing and qualification



Element Materials Technology

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sector Manager - Transport and Engineering

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2016

  Responsibilities include:• Sector Manager for transport and general engineering sectors in UK, European and US markets for Element Hitchin – involves business development to automotive OEMs and supply chain across Europe and US• Member of the senior management team for Element Hitchin – includes business strategy, business improvement process, day to day management, resource planning, HR policies, Health and Safety…• Deputy Operations Manager for Element Hitchin site• Management of commercial contracts, IPR, confidentiality/NDAs, collaboration agreements, dissemination and exploitation planning. etc• Initiating and writing proposals for Innovate UK and EU (FP7 and H2020) funding in innovative technical areas. • Director of Business Development for KMM-VIN – a European virtual institute in multi-functional materials with 70+ members across Europe• Managing collaborative R&D projects (industrial/EU/UK public sector projects in laser welding of thermoplastic composites, development and testing of hydrogen storage tanks, damage tolerance of marine composite structures, laser cutting of composites for aerospace applications, development of test methods for evaluating elastomer bonding in a dynamic environments, developing composite cable carrying sleepers for rail applications, self-healing materials, multi-functional materials….)• Formulating bespoke technical projects to assist client product development programmes – using Finite Element Analysis, materials and component testing, manufacturing process knowledge and mechanical engineering principles • Line manager including day to day management of staff and their Performance Management. Supervisor for 3 apprentices.• Leading 5S initiatives, delivering H&S ‘toolbox talks’…• Responsible for recruitment of engineers, apprentices and other technical staff as well as involved in interview process for Operations Manager• Consulting on technical and materials issues including failure analysis



Materials Engineering Research Laboratory (MERL) Ltd

• Senior Engineer, Project Manager and Technical Marketing Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Apr 2013

  Reporting to the Technical Director and Managing Director, responsibilities included:• Managing international R&D projects and UK Government funded projects• Business Development Manager for Rail & Automotive sectors in USA, European & UK markets• Marketing Manager – responsible for company marketing strategy and materials• Responsible for company website - led the redevelopment of the MERL website • Member of Business Development Strategy Team• Writing technical proposals in automotive, aerospace, rail, medical and oil & gas sectors• Reviewing R&D proposals for Regional Development Agencies• Management of engineers and technicians



MERL Ltd

• Consumer Services

• Senior Engineer

  • Sep 2000 - Aug 2006

• Engineer

  • Sep 1991 - Aug 2000