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Witney, England, United Kingdom

• Secondment role to support the business with developing a new key commercial relationship and managing our first integration project with the aim of anchoring indirect module sales for the Ballard group.
• Leading an internal project team of ~30 Engineers to ensure successful development and delivery of external customer project based outside of the UK..
• Identifying constraints and risk, proposing and implementing necessary project changes based on priorities and critical path deliverables
• Communication with stakeholders, partners and customers remotely and face-to-face, during project development and execution phases
• Tracking, monitoring and reporting on project performance – resource, timing and budget, using project management tools, and presenting to internal and external teams
• Development and delivery of project gateway approval process to align with internal product and project models.

• Promoted to Lead Delivery (Project) Engineer from extensive experience and knowledge of overall business development and product model. Responsible for a team of Engineers supporting project development from early.
• Developing/monitoring the links between product functional and safety requirements at concept generation through to the DVP&R
• Leading technical reviews of component/system designs ensuring that project deliverables; time, cost and quality are achieved
• Presenting solutions & reporting against customer/internal requirements
• Development of project BOMs & Engineering Change management
• Effectively resolve engineering technical issues through recognised processes such as 8D

London, England, United Kingdom

• Arcola Energy’s first Manufacturing Engineer, developing processes and best practice; providing support and guidance to from R&D into production of H2 FCEV vehicle solutions delivered to customers.
• Responsible for Production Facility Planning including capacity analysis, labour/resource/budget plans with landlord, CDM, architects & suppliers
• Implemented and developed Automotive standard APQP methodologies to control processes such as PFMEA and Control Plan
• Managed engineering supply chain activities to drive process and control of supplier selection/development/quality management
• Production Managing a full development build converting a Diesel Refuse Collection Vehicle into a functioning H2 Fuel Cell, electric RCV; aligning development phases from Mechanical design, Electrical distribution.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

• Promoted from Magna’s first Graduate Engineer programme to support manufacturing, program management, and continuous improvement disciplines, providing cost effective manufacturing processes for new and existing.
• Sourced/installed the division’s first 5-axis twin bed CNC milling machine for precision processing of plastic automotive exterior components
• Introduced acrylic tape component bonding into product design portfolio. Implemented controlled technology, ensuring repeatable bonding across multiple prestigious customer product lines
• Delivered high value manufacturing processes for multiple programs from low (5-10k pa) to high (150-200k pa) unit volume
• Managed a cross-functional team to develop and produce technical equipment specifications adhering to budgets and corporate guidelines. Proposals benchmarked on technical, cost and commercial merit
• Acted as Manufacturing Facility Liaison and DFM/DFA advisor to separate design office during customer product development. Maintained harmony between design and manufacturing documentation to mitigate process risk.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Motorsport Technology

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