Experience

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  Blackfish Engineering Design Ltd

  • Bristol, United Kingdom

  • Senior Design Engineer

    • Feb 2019 - Present
    • Bristol, United Kingdom

    Blackfish offers engineering design and product development services from concept stage to verified solution, or any individual stage of this process that integrates with your business needs. An agile, multidisciplinary team of engineers with a track record of delivering solutions through analysis, design, manufacture and testing of components and systems.

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  Ashwoods Electric Motors

  • Exeter, United Kingdom

  • Senior Design Engineer

    • Oct 2017 - Feb 2019
    • Exeter, United Kingdom

    Ashwoods Electric Motors is a solution and technology-driven company, specialising in advanced engineering projects that involve electric drive solutions, as well as developing, manufacturing and supplying permanent magnet motors for professional and industrial use.

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  REXQUOTE LTD

  • Bishops Lydeard, Somerset

  • Design Engineer

    • Oct 2015 - Aug 2017
    • Bishops Lydeard, Somerset

    UK's leading road rail vehicle manufacturer. Specialising in conversion of excavators, cranes, access platforms, trailers and other bespoke plant equipment for use on rail in accordance with latest Network Rail requirements. Completed design work for conversion of 400 kg access platform, supported all non-conformance issues with in-house fabrication and assembly, carried out full validation of machine and achieved first of class certification in line with Network Rail requirements. Also carried out detailed design (hydraulic schematics, stress analysis, FMEAs, part configuration, etc...) for a number of other road rail vehicles.

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  Alstom Power

  • Bristol, United Kingdom

  • Lead Design Engineer

    • Jan 2013 - Oct 2015
    • Bristol, United Kingdom

    Tidal business acquired by Alstom from Rolls-RoyceResponsible​ ​for​ ​the​ ​overall​ ​design​ ​of​ ​the engagement​ ​module​ ​for​ ​the​ ​commercial​ ​OCEADE​​​ ​​tidal​ ​turbine;​ ​including​ ​requirements management,​ ​conceptual​ ​design,​ ​load​ ​analysis​ ​and​ ​mechanical​ ​calculations,​ ​CAD detailed​ ​design,​ ​hydraulic​ ​system​ ​design,​ ​failure​ ​mode​ ​analysis,​ ​validation​ ​strategy, supply​ ​chain​ ​management,​ ​production,​ ​assembly​ ​and​ ​maintenance.

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  Rolls-Royce

  • United Kingdom
  • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Work Package Owner

    • Oct 2010 - Jan 2013

    Delivered​ ​three​ ​major sub-systems​ ​for​ ​the​ ​1MW​ ​full​ ​scale​ ​tidal​ ​turbine​ ​prototype.​ ​Controlled​ ​detailed​ ​design, engaged​ ​and​ ​managed​ ​suppliers,​ ​created​ ​design/make​ ​plans,​ ​controlled​ ​the​ ​hardware and​ ​resource​ ​budget​ ​and​ ​implemented​ ​validation​ ​plans​ ​for​ ​each​ ​sub-system.​ ​Key​ ​role within​ ​team​ ​that​ ​assembled,​ ​commissioned,​ ​deployed​ ​and​ ​maintained​ ​the​ ​1MW prototype​ ​tidal​ ​turbine​ ​that​ ​generated​ ​over​ ​1GWh​ ​at​ ​the​ ​EMEC​ ​test​ ​site.

  • Design Engineer

    • Jun 2009 - Oct 2010

    ​Responsible​ ​for​ ​design​ ​and​ ​delivery of​ ​a​ ​series​ ​of​ ​tidal​ ​turbine​ ​sub-system​ ​assemblies.​ ​CAD​ ​design​ ​and​ ​mechanical/thermal fluid​ ​calculations​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​hands​ ​on​ ​work​ ​testing​ ​and​ ​commissioning​ ​a​ ​number​ ​of sub-system​ ​assemblies​ ​on-site.​ ​Part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​commissioning​ ​team​ ​that​ ​deployed​ ​the 500kW​ ​prototype​ ​turbine​ ​and​ ​generated​ ​~250MWh​ ​at​ ​the​ ​EMEC​ ​test​ ​site.

  • Graduate Engineering Trainee

    • Sep 2007 - Jun 2009

    Undertook​ ​a​ ​variety​ ​of​ ​3-5​ ​month​ ​engineering roles​ ​within​ ​the​ ​civil​ ​aerospace​ ​business​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Rolls​ ​Royce​ ​Professional Excellence​ ​Graduate​ ​Training​ ​Scheme.​ ​These​ ​included​ ​component​ ​design, manufacturing​ ​capability​ ​acquisition,​ ​project​ ​management​ ​and​ ​team​ ​leading. Completed​ ​additional​ ​training​ ​programmes​ ​in​ ​lean​ ​thinking,​ ​customer​ ​awareness, project​ ​management​ ​and​ ​workshop​ ​skills.