Manage the EMEA Application Engineering team for the Materials Business Unit of ANSYS, Inc. (formerly Granta Design Ltd).

• Engaged with existing and potential customers to understand their requirements for materials information management, including extensive discovery to determine use cases, establish the value of potential projects to the prospective customer organization, derive implementation vision and strategy, and identify key metrics for project success.• Gave solution demonstrations and supported software implementation projects Globally.• Designed and developed material and process databases for use in proof-of-value demonstrations.• Developed excellent relationships with customers' key technical stakeholders.• Generated business winning proposals by bringing together knowledge of potential customers’ use-cases with applicable business justifications and a knowledge of different implementation strategies.• Line-managed junior Application Engineers.

• Engaged with existing and potential customers to understand their requirements for materials information management, including extensive discovery to determine use cases, establish the value of potential projects to the prospective customer organization, derive implementation vision and strategy, and identify key metrics for project success.• Gave solution demonstrations and supported software implementation projects Globally.• Designed and developed material and process databases for use in proof-of-value demonstrations.• Developed excellent relationships with customers' key technical stakeholders.• Generated business winning proposals by bringing together knowledge of potential customers’ use-cases with applicable business justifications and a knowledge of different implementation strategies.

Turbine Blade Stress Analysis, Lifing and Design Support • Non-linear 2D and 3D finite element analysis of new turbine blades (e.g. Trent XWB High Pressure Turbine Blade for Airbus A350).• iSight stress-driven optimization of new blade design features.European Research Project Manager• Technical and Program Coordinator for PREMECCY: 5 year, €6.7M European Commission Framework-6 research project. • Manager of consortium of 15 gas-turbine companies and research institutions throughout Europe developing advanced lifing techniques and material models, validated by a substantial material test program. Turbines Technical User Authority• Turbine division’s point-of-contact and representative on Rolls-Royce’s System Management Team for the in-house Finite Element code SC03.

Turbine Static Component Stress Analysis, Lifing and Design Support• Non-linear 2D and 3D finite element analysis of non-rotating turbine components (e.g. High Pressure Nozzle Guide Vane and Combustion Casing for Environmentally Friend Engine demonstrator).• Design of test program for new material application.Certification Compliance Analyst and Author• Substantiating analysis and written submissions to airworthiness authorities (EASA) for certification compliance of the turbine casing for the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Research Coordinator with Southampton University• Rolls-Royce coordinator for joint University research project to optimize the turbine bearing support structure.

Turbine Static Component Stress Analysis, Lifing and Design Support• Non-linear 2D and 3D finite element analysis of turbine casings and bolted joints for Trent 900 (Airbus A380) and Trent 1000 (Boeing 787 Dreamliner). Certification Compliance Analyst and Author• Substantiating analysis and written submission to airworthiness authorities (JAA) for certification compliance of the turbine segment support ring for the Trent 900 (Airbus A380).Component Development and Failure Investigation• Failure and root-cause analysis on development components on Trent 900 (Airbus A380).

Energy Division, Rolls-Royce Canada, Montreal• Aerothermal and mechanical analysis.Combustion Systems, Derby• Trent 1000 casing design-for-manufacture. (Combustion Quality Award Winner).Fluid Systems, Derby• Graduate team leader, design and make project (Midlands Award Winner).Experimental Vibrations, Derby• Fan vibration methods capture and documentation.