Experience

TECHNIA UK

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Account Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  At TECHNIA we combine industry-leading Product Lifecycle Management tools with specialist knowledge, so you can enjoy the journey from product concept to implementation. Our experience makes it possible to keep things simple, personal and accessible so that together we transform your vision into value. As Technical Account Manager, I am responsible for managing the technical account and program management side of customer engagements, helping to keep technical delivery and resources aligned and ultimately keeping the customer happy.



CIMPA PLM Services

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior PLM Consultant

  • Nov 2013 - Sep 2018

  • Working with the sales team to give technical input at customer meetings • Responsible for producing technical proposals • Project managing pre-sale deliveries to customers • Leading team of technical specialists delivering projects on customer sites, including business process improvement, e.g. As-Is, To-Be and Gap analyses • Responsible for developing technical offers, including specifying process improvements and PLM tools Delivered a nine month secondment to Dassault Systemes managing the 3D Experience R2017x defect process at Jaguar Land Rover



R & W Engineering Consultants Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

• Managing Director

  • Feb 2011 - Jul 2014

  Contracted to IBM Global Services Contracted to IBM Global Services



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Applications Engineer

  • Sep 2005 - Nov 2013

  Contracted to Jaguar Land Rover Contracted to Jaguar Land Rover



JLR

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Application Engineer

  • Sep 2005 - Nov 2013

  • JLR PLM Standards lead • Worked as part of a team developing methods for the migration of VPM/CATIA V4 data to TCe/CATIA V5, and it’s subsequent use. • Particularly responsible for the CATIA V4 to V5 translation methodologies. • Project lead for Q-checker deployment • CATIA V5 training delivery for IBM when required • JLR PLM Standards lead • Worked as part of a team developing methods for the migration of VPM/CATIA V4 data to TCe/CATIA V5, and it’s subsequent use. • Particularly responsible for the CATIA V4 to V5 translation methodologies. • Project lead for Q-checker deployment • CATIA V5 training delivery for IBM when required



Menard Engineering

• Support Engineer

  • Jul 2004 - Sep 2005

  • Working in the Data Management department, Richard is responsible for the designing, testing and implementation of data transfer/data quality systems for the current vehicle projects. This also involves the implementation of TeamCenter. • He is responsible for the CATIA V4 system administration • He is also involved in the creation and running of demos for the Virtual Reality Centre. • Tools used and supported are CATIA V4, UG NX2, Solid Edge, Vis MockUp, Vis Concept, and dVise, TeamCenter Engineering (Automotive Edition) and Theorem translation tools.



Airbus

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Applications Engineer

  • Jan 2004 - Jun 2004

  Contracted through IBM • Responsible for project managing the Airbus DMU Quality Improvement project. In charge of a team of 5, involved in investigations to discover “lessons learned” from previous aircraft programs, and making recommendations to streamline processes for future projects. • Ran program to investigate how VPM fits into Airbus DMU methodologies, with a view to integrating it with their incumbent Windchill PDM system. • Delivered training in Airbus CATIA V5 Methodologies.



Cenit Desktop Ltd

• Applications Engineer

  • Nov 2003 - Dec 2003

  CATIA Support and Training CATIA Support and Training



TDCi Ltd

• Development Engineer

  • Jun 2002 - Jul 2003

  • Responsible for all pre- and post-sales activities, including demos, audits, customer meetings, installation, training and support, concerning PrescientQA software for CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Unigraphics and Pro/Engineer and Inventor. • Project manager for all in house PrescientQA development activities. • Creation and delivery of bespoke CATIA V4 & V5 training courses, including VPM integration • Responsible for all pre- and post-sales activities, including demos, audits, customer meetings, installation, training and support, concerning PrescientQA software for CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Unigraphics and Pro/Engineer and Inventor. • Project manager for all in house PrescientQA development activities. • Creation and delivery of bespoke CATIA V4 & V5 training courses, including VPM integration



PlanetCAD

• European Product Manager

  • Feb 2001 - Jun 2002

  • Responsible for all presales activities, including demos, presentations, audits, customer meetings, installation, training and support, concerning PrescientQA software for CATIA V4, Unigraphics and Pro/Engineer. • Responsible for the support of business partners in the UK and across Europe. • Responsible for all internal IT aspects, including networking, (both UNIX and WIN NT/2000). • Responsible for all presales activities, including demos, presentations, audits, customer meetings, installation, training and support, concerning PrescientQA software for CATIA V4, Unigraphics and Pro/Engineer. • Responsible for the support of business partners in the UK and across Europe. • Responsible for all internal IT aspects, including networking, (both UNIX and WIN NT/2000).



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Applications Engineer

  • 1996 - 2001

  CATIA Support & Training Data Translation CATIA Support & Training Data Translation