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Warwick, England, United Kingdom

Coventry, United Kingdom

Working with the brilliant ADAS team, enjoyed the chance to work with some great customers around the globe on their ADAS and Automated Driving projects, and sharing some of what I could remember from my career to date.Providing technical leadership to engineering teams across all ADAS projects and new opportunities, providing ADAS training globally and presenting externally on ADAS / AD topics. Major projects included:• Proof-of-concept project for connected vehicle technology on smart highways• Development of new market- & customer-specific requirements for ADAS systems, whilst maintaining compliance with international regulations & standards• Development of an advanced verification & validation methodology for Automated Vehicles – Innovate UK funded research project as part of a cross-industry consortium (led by AVL)

Just a short sprint with some very clever folk, helping to get the most from an amazing mix of simulation and physical test capabilities to ensure ADAS systems meet all their demanding requirements.Overseeing the validation processes across both Vehicle and Simulation testing of Assisted and Automated Driving systems.• Aligned validation workflow and toolchain across Vehicle and Hardware-in-Loop test teams• Created structured approach to test planning and reporting across 25 customer features, for Active Safety, Vision, Manoeuvring and Cruise systems• Introduced a company-wide Code of Practise for Testing of Automated Vehicles

A privilege to help build this most talented vehicle engineering team, translating complex and varied customer needs and wants into something engineers can work with. Even better getting to drive some of the most capable vehicles in the world. Great technology.Created in 2014 within Vehicle Engineering, the department was responsible for the customer experience of Automated Driving. Specific role responsibility for programme delivery and validation, including test method creation and data analysis, in this rapidly developing area of Automotive Engineering. Major achievements included:• Shaped and built a new team for Automated Driving delivery and validation.• Led definition of the brands’ customer experience of Automated Driving technologies.• Technical leadership to the delivery of JLR’s first SAE Automation Level 2 driving feature, across 7 vehicle lines, overcoming integration, functional safety, HMI and legislative challenges.• Developed a vision and strategy for simulation and physical validation of Highly Automated vehicles.• Commissioned JLR’s first immersive Automated Driving simulator.

Coventry, United Kingdom

My first proper management role, leading an incredible team of capable and tolerant engineers developing industry-leading stability and traction control systems. Learned a lot about the power of people development, and a little about stability control. And got to drive some great cars.Managing teams of up to 20 Stability Control application engineers, providing leadership to the development and delivery of vehicle performance across all Jaguar Land Rover products. Major achievements included:• Gained alignment in a new approach to development and validation, including supplier engagement, reducing reliance on physical vehicle testing through use of simulation • Led department restructuring (75 heads) and culture-shift to increase delivery efficiency and discipline• Established a new data analysis team, including defining vision, recruiting and upskilling within 6 months

Worked with some very clever people and great companies exploring cutting-edge suspension and steering technologies. Proud to also see some of these into production. An engineer’s dream. Learned a lot about project management, and a little about control systems.Leading all activities investigating advanced steering and suspension systems for Jaguar Land Rover applications. Major achievements included:• Successfully negotiated and agreed trade-offs between Performance, programme Content and Costs to achieve system "Implementation Ready" status.• Led a pan-brand Ford team investigating electric power assisted steering for the mid-size and luxury vehicle classes. This team was located on four sites in three countries.• Managed supplier selection activities with four major European suppliers, covering commercial and technical topics and agreeing a cross-brand strategy.• Introduced departmental communications and people development improvements.

Brilliant to feel part of a world-class team, developing and tuning chassis systems on some great vehicles. I learned a lot about being an engineer and the power of six-sigma, and a little about vehicle dynamics.Including, in 2005, a 6-month period as stand-in group leader to the 16-strong Vehicle Dynamics team.Main role as lead engineer for the steering attribute within Vehicle Dynamics:• Integrated system-level development activities to deliver vehicle-levelperformance.• Delivered vehicle-level performance through the appropriate use of allavailable methods and tools. This included subjective and objective testing andCAE simulation.• Introduced changes to production vehicle specifications to reduce warrantyclaims whilst maintaining Vehicle Dynamics performance.• Implemented improvements to the generic development processes andcreated new measurement methods and targets.

Formative times with a change in company ownership and 2 years in Munich. I learned a lot about good engineering practises, different cultures, and a little bit of German. And some amazing driving experiences. What a great job for a young engineer.Managed development activities focused on system performance and qualityimprovements, including co-ordination of supplier-based activities.• Managed a full-system supplier, including co-leading the cross-function team.• Successfully delivered the first Land Rover speed-proportional steeringsystem onto a new flagship vehicle.• Managed communications between BMW, LR and system supplier duringchange of company ownership.

The best possible start to my engineering career, made a lot of good friends and had a lot of fun.A cross-functional training year covering a range of engineering and commercial disciplines.