Experience

Ultra Electronics Group

• Defense & Space
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Engineering Manager

  • Dec 2010 - Present

  Promoted into the role in May 2013, combining two established teams, to provide Manufacturing and Test Engineering support in the production of safety critical aerospace electronic control systems. The company’s success at winning new business placed an immense strain on resources introducing 10 new products in the space of a year, but gave me the opportunity to define the entire NPI process and standardise our approach Promoted into the role in May 2013, combining two established teams, to provide Manufacturing and Test Engineering support in the production of safety critical aerospace electronic control systems. The company’s success at winning new business placed an immense strain on resources introducing 10 new products in the space of a year, but gave me the opportunity to define the entire NPI process and standardise our approach



Curtiss-Wright Corporation

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Manager / NPI Engineer

  • Nov 2006 - Dec 2010

  Joining VMETRO during a period of unprecedented growth, I assumed responsibility for £7M of turnover and a £3M procurement budget. Driving Sub-Contract, and Internal Manufacturing; delivering NPI Service to two Engineering teams. Managing a team of staff, producing a diverse range of high complexity, high value, low volume product. V Metro was acquired by Curtiss Wright in 2008 Joining VMETRO during a period of unprecedented growth, I assumed responsibility for £7M of turnover and a £3M procurement budget. Driving Sub-Contract, and Internal Manufacturing; delivering NPI Service to two Engineering teams. Managing a team of staff, producing a diverse range of high complexity, high value, low volume product. V Metro was acquired by Curtiss Wright in 2008



access devices ltd

• NPI Engineer

  • Jul 2006 - Oct 2006

  Employed to improve the time to market, of new digital media products; ensuring product quality through design characterisation and reliability testing. Employed to improve the time to market, of new digital media products; ensuring product quality through design characterisation and reliability testing.



Dana Emerson Automotive Systems

• Manufacturing Test Engineer

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2006

  Specifying Turnkey Manufacturing Equipment, against aggressive time-scales, for installation into a new facility in Slovakia I supported test and transfer to Slovakia of a production line for Ford, GM and VW. Developing prototype manufacturing and Test for new products, optimising product performance and DFM&T Specifying Turnkey Manufacturing Equipment, against aggressive time-scales, for installation into a new facility in Slovakia I supported test and transfer to Slovakia of a production line for Ford, GM and VW. Developing prototype manufacturing and Test for new products, optimising product performance and DFM&T



Bookham

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product and Test Engineer

  • 1999 - 2003



Queensgate Instruments

• United Kingdom
• Nanotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Engineer

  • Sep 1995 - Jun 1999

  As Queensgate’s first Production Engineer: taking a small R&D production unit to the first stages of volume manufacturing. As Queensgate’s first Production Engineer: taking a small R&D production unit to the first stages of volume manufacturing.



Nortel Networks

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Nov 1991 - Sep 1995

  As a Graduate I joined a busy team working on the production of High Reliability 2.6 Gbit/s Optical Receiver, moving on to Laser Chip on Carrier manufacturing eventually supporting an entire line. As a Graduate I joined a busy team working on the production of High Reliability 2.6 Gbit/s Optical Receiver, moving on to Laser Chip on Carrier manufacturing eventually supporting an entire line.