Experience

Zero®

• United Kingdom
• Renewable Energy Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Programme planning of all activities relating to the Fit-Out of Zero Plant.1 Laboratory and commissioning of the Scaled Down Production Plant at our Bicester Heritage site. Programme planning of all activities relating to the Fit-Out of Zero Plant.1 Laboratory and commissioning of the Scaled Down Production Plant at our Bicester Heritage site.



Delta Cosworth

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Programmes

  • Oct 2021 - Nov 2022

  Managing the Project Group ensuring Delta’s predominantly automotive battery development activity priorities set, budgets monitored and plans organised to achieve deliverables. Managing the Project Group ensuring Delta’s predominantly automotive battery development activity priorities set, budgets monitored and plans organised to achieve deliverables.



SST Technology

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager - Fast Make & Hyper Car Projects

  • May 2021 - Sep 2021

  Delivering existing and new Racecar / Hypercar Exhaust projects within Fast Make. this included Valkyrie Exhaust System production start-up and issue resolution to demanding customer schedule. Delivering existing and new Racecar / Hypercar Exhaust projects within Fast Make. this included Valkyrie Exhaust System production start-up and issue resolution to demanding customer schedule.



333 Racing Formula E Team

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Performance Programme Project Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Apr 2021

  • Project Management responsibilities for the team's Formula E programme. • Deliverance of Seasons 5, 6 & 7 internal and external engineering activities consistent with NIO's manufacturer status. • Season 6, 7 & 8 Budget / Cashflow management with new Chinese owners following the team's sale. • Project Management responsibilities for the team's Formula E programme. • Deliverance of Seasons 5, 6 & 7 internal and external engineering activities consistent with NIO's manufacturer status. • Season 6, 7 & 8 Budget / Cashflow management with new Chinese owners following the team's sale.



Renault

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Office Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2018

  • Continued Design Office leadership following purchase of Enstone facility by Renault Group. • Led efforts to rebuild design team, meeting targeted budgeted staff growth with Renault's ambitions. • Continued Design Office leadership following purchase of Enstone facility by Renault Group. • Led efforts to rebuild design team, meeting targeted budgeted staff growth with Renault's ambitions.



Lotus F1 Team

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Design Office Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2015

  • Operational leadership of Composite, Mechanical and Stress Analysis Engineering staff within a matrix management structure. • Responsible for planning, monitoring and progression of work tasks through Engineering Department within agreed scope / milestones. • Recruitment of staff and responsible for all personnel administration duties. Also including vacancy advertisement writing and headhunting recruits from competitors. • Operational leadership of Composite, Mechanical and Stress Analysis Engineering staff within a matrix management structure. • Responsible for planning, monitoring and progression of work tasks through Engineering Department within agreed scope / milestones. • Recruitment of staff and responsible for all personnel administration duties. Also including vacancy advertisement writing and headhunting recruits from competitors.



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• Italy
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Operational management of a privately owned aeronautical design, manufacture and tunnel facility conducting development on behalf of Caterham F1 Team. • Author of technical defence document for Italian criminal prosecution arising from allegations of customer’s intellectual property infringement. • Operational management of a privately owned aeronautical design, manufacture and tunnel facility conducting development on behalf of Caterham F1 Team. • Author of technical defence document for Italian criminal prosecution arising from allegations of customer’s intellectual property infringement.



TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Leader Aero Management

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2009

  Recruited to initiate progressive engineering changes within an established organisation: • Lead time reduction activities for major aerodynamic developments. • Integration of the aerodynamic tunnel activities within the company’s engineering programme planning. • Initiated internal KPIs giving efficiency improvements in Aero department's design, manufacture and testing performance • Ensure adherence of model design and manufacture release schedules. Recruited to initiate progressive engineering changes within an established organisation: • Lead time reduction activities for major aerodynamic developments. • Integration of the aerodynamic tunnel activities within the company’s engineering programme planning. • Initiated internal KPIs giving efficiency improvements in Aero department's design, manufacture and testing performance • Ensure adherence of model design and manufacture release schedules.



McLaren Group

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Head of Aerodynamic Operations

  • Nov 1990 - Jun 2007

  Head of Aerodynamic Operations (2005 - 2007) • Established a series of top level improvement strategies to enhance the technical performance of the department, to improve operational efficiency, increase visibility of the aero programmes throughout the company and enhance coordination with the main business strategy. Engineering Programme Mananger (2002 - 2004) • Engineering Programmes – accountable for task list / project plan construction, maintenance and compliance for all major racecar programmes. Also responsible for the technical liaison with BAe Systems. • Aerodynamic Operations – accountable for project allocation, job prioritisation and delivery of all aerodynamic research programmes. • Engineering Reliability - collation of all trackside faults, determination of corrective action and provision of management review information. Head of Aerodynamic Design (1990 - 2001) Recruited by Henri Durand and Martin Whitmarsh to help rebuild the Aero Department. Towards the end of the decade when Henri left, myself and Peter Prodromou were appointed joint heads of the department. • Responsibility for all aerodynamic scale model design work, racecar wetted surface definition, budget control, wind tunnel / model technology improvements, the model shop and the SLA facility. Show less



Footwork Arrows

• Aerodynamicist

  • Apr 1990 - Oct 1990

  • Reported to Technical Director James Robinson and subsequently Alan Jenkins. • Management and technical responsibility for aero engineering processes during transition period following company re-structuring and relocation. • Set-up model manufacturing facility and specified a new in-house £2m wind tunnel • Reported to Technical Director James Robinson and subsequently Alan Jenkins. • Management and technical responsibility for aero engineering processes during transition period following company re-structuring and relocation. • Set-up model manufacturing facility and specified a new in-house £2m wind tunnel



Leyton House Racing

• Aerodynamicist

  • Jan 1989 - Mar 1990

  • Seconded to Leyton House F1 and reported to Adrian Newey. • Took over all scale model design and wind tunnel testing at Brackley & Southampton. • Seconded to Leyton House F1 and reported to Adrian Newey. • Took over all scale model design and wind tunnel testing at Brackley & Southampton.



March Wind Tunnels

• Aerodynamicist

  • Apr 1988 - Dec 1988

  • Resolved technical issues with Brackley Wind Tunnel in association with Nick Wirth & Ken Burgin • Consultant to Ralt Cars on design layout of the 1989 Alfa Indycar. • Resolved technical issues with Brackley Wind Tunnel in association with Nick Wirth & Ken Burgin • Consultant to Ralt Cars on design layout of the 1989 Alfa Indycar.



Rover Group

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aerodynamicist

  • Jun 1986 - Mar 1988

  • Lead Aero engineer and business liaison responsibility on medium sized car projects. • Research on interaction between high body lift and motorway lane change performance. • Underfloor aerodynamic improvements through BIW structural conceptual changes. • Lead Aero engineer and business liaison responsibility on medium sized car projects. • Research on interaction between high body lift and motorway lane change performance. • Underfloor aerodynamic improvements through BIW structural conceptual changes.