Adrian Simms Email & Phone Number

Bradford-On-Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

• Product Manager of Laboratory Test System products (established and new products)• Recruitment aVDS (advanced Vehicle Driving Simulator)• Technical lead in commercialisation phase of project working with key partners including Williams Advanced Engineering and rFpro• Input into Sales and Marketing process (lead generation and technical follow up, development and management of partnerships and collaborations, attendance of Expos globally to launch the aVDS and delivery of technical presentations and lead role in seminars held outside of the UK)SPMM• Product Manager of SPMM for Product Development and technical aspects of Order Fulfilment• Leading team of Engineers to create a more standardised and enhanced SPMM product suitable for the next generation of vehicle kinematics and compliance testing requirements. This allowed a re-launch of the SPMM as a the SPMM5000 yielding a more upgradable product and significant cost and production time savings • Long term development plans put in place and close to implementation which will permit the next re-launch of the SPMM (objective to improve performance, further improve upgradability and to reduce commissioning and installation costs and time • Provision of Technical support to users and to assist in Sales process including organisation and attendance of user group meetings and Expos

• Product development of SPMM. Including writing of front end software requirement specifications, control system code, test and development• Responsible for commissioning, calibration and test of SPMMs both in the UK and at customer sites abroad• Provision of Technical Support• Line management including in house training of reports• Giving of presentations in UK and abroad to assist in sales efforts• Attendance of Expos and seminars

• SPMM commissioning, calibration and training in the UK and at customer sites

• Involvement in SPMM (Suspension Parameter Measuring Machine) control system code update due to controller obsolescence• Commission, train and support of 1st SSTM (Steering System Test Machine). Implementation of control system code using Delta Tau controller. HiLs integration and test• Test rig mechanical and control system design to fatigue test suspension rubber bushes in 3 degrees of freedom

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd

The creation of a non-linear hysteretic physical shock absorber model, and the processes utilised to identify the constituent parameters.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: University of Leeds Formula SAE team: Brakes and Drive train manager for 5 years supervising younger.

Education record

3 A levels at grade A - Maths, Chemistry, Physics 9 GCSEs at grade A - Maths, Coordinated Science, English (Language & Literature).

Education record