Experience

John Taylor & Co.

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Engineer

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  I currently work at John Taylor& Co. where I design fabricated steel and cast iron frames for full circle swinging bells, chiming bells, and carillons, internationally and in the UK.My role includes site measurement visits, to ensure accurate measurements for fitment in the tower, and liaising with customers to ensure design changes are approved.In my design role I am responsible for the complete frame design and specification, from initial layout to providing manufacturing drawings to fabricators and foundry men, as well as providing specification steel lists to be ordered for the project. I also oversee all the frames as they are erected for trial assembly and troubleshoot any problems.In the past year John Taylor & Co. has been called upon to design and build a couple of new claviers for carillons in Australia, and I have been responsible for the updating and improving of the design so that it can be manufactured more easily and cost effectively. This new design will now form the basis of the current generation of carillon claviers as well as being developed to include sensors and electronics so that it can also be used for future practice claviers.



RTC Electronics Ltd

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Dec 2012 - Aug 2016

  RTC Supplies Test Rigs and Control systems for Production and Qualification testing of Military and Aerospace actuation systems. I have overseen the design, development, building, testing, and installation of two military test rigs, and produced designs for quotation for half a dozen more test rigs to test various aviation actuators and drive systems. I have also produced documentation to support design decisions and provide proof of concept as well as operating instructions and manuals.



Ragdale Hall Health Hydro & Thermal Spa

• Kitchen Porter

  • Aug 2006 - Jan 2013

  I currently work part time in the staff kitchen at Ragdale Hall. On the evening shift I am responsible for closing down the canteen, locking up the office and making sure preparations had been for the morning. I help train new members of staff. On the day shift I am responsible for checking off deliveries with the drivers, keeping the servery well stocked and responding to customers’ requests.Skills: Fire safety training, COSHH (Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health), Health and Safety,



GOM - Optical Measuring Techniques

• Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  I am currently work with a company selling optical 3D measuring machines (GOM UK). Having been trained to use the scanning system I also perform service work and make site visits to customers for example we had to scan a hip implant socket before it was inserted and then scan it again in situ to assess the deformation the implant experiences due to insertion. I also worked as part of a team coordinating their relocation in March. My responsibilities included sourcing equipment and contacting suppliers to get quotes for standard office equipment such as water coolers and coffee machines. This move was completed in April.I am an certified user of GOM's digitising equipment.



Manufacturing Technology Center

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  I worked at the MTC where I assisted in projects that I was involved with during my MSc. These projects were confidential Rolls Royce projects for which I had to design equipment to be manufactured and perform inspection of confidential components to assess the viability of a new manufacturing process.