Consultancy and project management service working with a consortium of companies specialising in:-Industrial drying & curing ovens/systems, either batch or continuous.LEV systems.Dust/fume abatement systems.COSHHEnvironmental Protection Act/Air Pollution ControlCeramic dryers and other production plant.Specialist in explosive and hazardous area applications (ATEX & MSER).After investigation of the particular problem and identification of a suitable solution… Show more Consultancy and project management service working with a consortium of companies specialising in:-Industrial drying & curing ovens/systems, either batch or continuous.LEV systems.Dust/fume abatement systems.COSHHEnvironmental Protection Act/Air Pollution ControlCeramic dryers and other production plant.Specialist in explosive and hazardous area applications (ATEX & MSER).After investigation of the particular problem and identification of a suitable solution assistance will be given into sourcing suitable equipment/services and overseeing installation and implementation of the solution.Technical author - CE documentation.Machinery Risk AssessmentO&M Manuals and all associated documents. Show less

Responsible for all technical aspects of custom built curing & drying oven systems and dust & fume extraction/abatement systems from initial enquiry through to installation and commissioning.Specialising in explosive and hazardous area applications (ATEX & MSER).Responsible for the production of all associated documentation including Machinery Risk Assessments, O&M Manuals, Certification documents etc.

Responsible for the generation of sales and all technical design aspects of custom built curing & drying oven systems, ceramic manufacturing plant including automatic casting machines, etc and dust & fume extraction/abatement systems from initial enquiry through to installation and commissioning.Initially mainly for the ceramics industry but moved into synthetic and composite material manufacturing industry.Specialist in furnace ventilation systems.Development of offshore drilling… Show more Responsible for the generation of sales and all technical design aspects of custom built curing & drying oven systems, ceramic manufacturing plant including automatic casting machines, etc and dust & fume extraction/abatement systems from initial enquiry through to installation and commissioning.Initially mainly for the ceramics industry but moved into synthetic and composite material manufacturing industry.Specialist in furnace ventilation systems.Development of offshore drilling waste drying plant.Responsible for commissioning and the production of associated documentation for all systems. Show less

Sales of a wide variety of industrial ductwork systems (ventilation & dust/fume extraction) and tasked to develop the ovens/dryer side of the business.Among other things developed and installed an off-line pre-filling pulsed vacuum drying system for pressurised silicone applicator cans (maximum 36/min.).

Responsible for the running of a busy pottery department producing finished cast lamp bases utilising an Asahi Busan microwave and vacuum automated casting machine plus a traditional bench casting department as well as glazing, decorating, firing and Aquagraphics.Also responsible for a small R&D pilot plant using a variety of microwave and vacuum drying test equipment.

Headhunted to sell ovens/dryers, air conditioning, dust & fume extraction for the ceramics and associated industries worldwide.The company specialised in the rapid drying of water based investment casting shell systems and produced all equipment to equip any investment casting shell room whether water or alcohol based.Heavily involved in the introduction of the Environmental Protection Act into the Investment Casting industry (served on the BICTA committee investigating… Show more Headhunted to sell ovens/dryers, air conditioning, dust & fume extraction for the ceramics and associated industries worldwide.The company specialised in the rapid drying of water based investment casting shell systems and produced all equipment to equip any investment casting shell room whether water or alcohol based.Heavily involved in the introduction of the Environmental Protection Act into the Investment Casting industry (served on the BICTA committee investigating this).Responsible for the production of all promotional literature and editorials. Show less

Head hunted to develop and sell microwave casting/rapid drying technology to the ceramics industry.Solely responsible for the in-house and on-site development and testing of suitable systems for a wide variety of ceramic projects across the UK and Europe.Unfortunately after some successful sales the company the company decided to discontinue this aspect of their business.

Initially I joined the Royal Doulton Group as a Project Manager being moved to various sites throughout the whole group of 16 factories basically tasked with reducing losses and improving production and profitability as necessary whether it be technical or logistic oriented.This was followed by a lengthy period (6+ years) as Works Manager of Paragon China where we assembled a team of dedicated professionals to specialise in the efficient production of relatively small quantities of… Show more Initially I joined the Royal Doulton Group as a Project Manager being moved to various sites throughout the whole group of 16 factories basically tasked with reducing losses and improving production and profitability as necessary whether it be technical or logistic oriented.This was followed by a lengthy period (6+ years) as Works Manager of Paragon China where we assembled a team of dedicated professionals to specialise in the efficient production of relatively small quantities of tableware, cutlery and commemorative items including limited editions some of which were highly specialised.I was responsible for all production planning, man management and daily running of a plant employing 500 staff as well as all solving all technical issues of production and product development.I was eventually promoted into my final position of Quality Assurance Executive but missed the daily challenges. Show less

Headhunted to run the routine testing laboratory and cover all aspects of loss reduction and product development over two production sites producing traditional British earthenware tableware and Toby Jugs. Developed a new NHS tableware range, significantly reduced the clay making losses in the flatware department by improving the vacuum system to the making machines and reduced biscuit firing losses by improvements to the tunnel kilns.

Responsible for the running of the clay-glost R&D laboratory developing both new pottery bodies and improvements to existing pottery bodies in particular development of all new Jasper colours and more stable bone china body utilising Nepheline Syenite as a flux which up until then the industry had regarded as not possible.Also responsible for loss reduction across the sites and technical back-up to all production management.In my final year I was solely responsible for an annual saving… Show more Responsible for the running of the clay-glost R&D laboratory developing both new pottery bodies and improvements to existing pottery bodies in particular development of all new Jasper colours and more stable bone china body utilising Nepheline Syenite as a flux which up until then the industry had regarded as not possible.Also responsible for loss reduction across the sites and technical back-up to all production management.In my final year I was solely responsible for an annual saving of >£30k by the recycling of ornamented Jasper clay scraps and annual savings of >£1.5M at the Barlaston site alone by the reduction of the bone content of the china body. This latter was to be an on-going project across the group. Show less

Initially employed as cable/product development R&D technician on a large production site manufacturing mainly automotive and fighting vehicle cable systems as well as telecommunication and high temperature cables.Due to problems within the electroplating department I was asked to move into the Works Chemist role to not only provide technical back-up to this department but also run the analytical laboratory.

Initially employed to work at N.Staffs Polytechnic developing the replacement of calcined flint by high purity silica sand in all pottery bodies including earthenware, bone china, cookware, sanitary ware, electro-porcelain, etc. At the end of which a joint white paper was issued by myself and Dr. German the principal of the College of Ceramics.I then went to work in the same role in the quarry laboratories. Eventually the Bismin ceramic clay bodies supply company was founded on the basis of… Show more Initially employed to work at N.Staffs Polytechnic developing the replacement of calcined flint by high purity silica sand in all pottery bodies including earthenware, bone china, cookware, sanitary ware, electro-porcelain, etc. At the end of which a joint white paper was issued by myself and Dr. German the principal of the College of Ceramics.I then went to work in the same role in the quarry laboratories. Eventually the Bismin ceramic clay bodies supply company was founded on the basis of my work. Show less

All aspects of physical testing and chemical analysis of a wide range of ceramic materials and products in a laboratory undertaking testing for the ceramics industry worldwide.Also required to undertake research projects for clients of which my projects included:-New bone china body for a Portugese company using their local materials.Tile body for a Tunisian company using their local materials among others.