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Bayswater, WA, AU

Perth, Australia

Port Melbourne

Leading the engineering team for a new development program in the concept generation, design feasibility & evaluation, engineering development through to the detail design. Starting with a clean sheet and progressing to prototype development and tooling kick-off including all supporting requirements of DFMEA, DVP&R, Issue & Change Tracking, Manufacturing.

Melbourne, Australia

Leading the Eng & CAD team in this exciting new program to deliver an innovative 2nd row Fully powered Luxury "ZeroG" seating system.Starting from the ground up we are developing something that is truly unique, flexible and extremely comfortable. All at the high quality level required of such a program.

Port Melbourne

Engineering System & Process improvements - Development, Update and Release of various internal engineering document and process improvements including DVP to support new program Quotation & Program trackingBusiness Acquisition - Includes defining the engineering technical direction, resource planning, engineering timing, and BOM construction including.

Melbourne, Australia

Lead the 1st row engineering team of up to 8 engineers and designers to delivering into production the seating systemHeaded the 3rd row engineering team from concept through to prototype tooling kick-off. This included completing the fundamental packaging, structural strategy & design and virtual validation. Responsible for leading the design direction to.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for Engineering input for New Program quotations. - Includes defining the engineering technical direction, resource planning, engineering timing, and BOM construction including cost estimatingEngineering System & Process improvements - Develop, enhance & automate core engineering tools and document templates. Significant upgrades include Open.

Provide leadership and management of the engineering program team, setting the technical direction from the initial concept through to detail-design, validation and production implementation of the 2nd and 3rd row seating systems. The engineering team consisted of up to 10 professional staff and the launch phase included 6 month fly-in-fly-out assignment.

Wuhu, Anhui, China

Expatriate assignment, based in Wuhu China working for a Futuris JV.Management of the Engineering & Development team, Trim Development, Prototype shop and Test Lab. Responsibilities included all aspects of budgeting and cost control, department strategies, performance and development of the engineering resource including succession planningSet the overall.

Design responsibility of Front & Rear seat structures for all programs. This ranged from simple fixed frames to complex articulating structures in both developed and emerging markets. Direct the development of core products as well as define the design strategies for customisable commodities ensuring all legal customer and performance specifications were.

Melbourne, Australia

Led the engineering team, of up to 10 direct staff through the design finalisation and launch phases of the program. Ownership & management of the Ford Current product program, including Budgets, resource planning & workloads, VAVE analysis, planning & implementation and design upgrades Design responsible for the ‘comfort cupholder’ which has been issued a.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for the design of the Ford Territory 3rd Row seat assembly as well as several of the Front seat upgrades

Melbourne, Australia

Complete design responsibility for the WK Holden Caprice seating program from concept through to Launch. The program consisted of new features such as Active Head Restraint (requiring a new specifically designed FSB frame & lumbar assembly) & Headrestraint mounted RSE system. The seat was considered one of the Best In Class for performance and comfort at.

Melbourne, Australia

Projects included the Design and Build of a motor show prototype vehicle as well as body structure design project for Holden