Christopher Ashworth Email & Phone Number

Evesham

• Management of 8 test engineers, including work allocation, appraisals, training, and resolution of technical issues. Encourage and support my team to improve morale and boost motivation.• Resolve process issues, refine policies, and strengthen documentation to improve efficiency and decrease waste within the test department.• Develop the skills of test engineers to improve the morale and performance of the test team.• Manage the test department to ensure resources and equipment… Show more • Management of 8 test engineers, including work allocation, appraisals, training, and resolution of technical issues. Encourage and support my team to improve morale and boost motivation.• Resolve process issues, refine policies, and strengthen documentation to improve efficiency and decrease waste within the test department.• Develop the skills of test engineers to improve the morale and performance of the test team.• Manage the test department to ensure resources and equipment are in place at the right time, and strengthen design for test, test practices and methodologies.• Working closely with the Research and Design Department to ensure that new product designs are ready for manufacture and are able to be efficiently tested.• Deliver presentations and reports to all levels and all departments within the company using excellent interpersonal and communication skills to keep stakeholders informed of project progress.• Support the production schedule to achieve on-time and on-quality delivery dates; manage any issues that affect the ability to achieve the targets including resource and technical issues.• Ensure working practices, procedures and quality standards are followed, and assure that production quality meets or exceeds the required standards.• Design, development, and assembly of test equipment. Generation of test documentation and test procedures.• Management of all test procedures, test documentation, test equipment, and calibration of equipment.• Drive improvements in business efficiency as part of the company Business Improvement project to reduce delivery times and increase quality. Show less

Tewkesbury

• Set targets, prioritised work, restructured the department, and motivated the Component Engineering & Export Compliance Team to achieve the service level required by business objectives. Published a Service Level Agreement, over-hauled processes, reviewed team roles and responsibilities, performed annual reviews, interviewed candidates for new roles, and created a departmental plan to ensure the Component Engineering department was responsive to current and future business… Show more • Set targets, prioritised work, restructured the department, and motivated the Component Engineering & Export Compliance Team to achieve the service level required by business objectives. Published a Service Level Agreement, over-hauled processes, reviewed team roles and responsibilities, performed annual reviews, interviewed candidates for new roles, and created a departmental plan to ensure the Component Engineering department was responsive to current and future business needs.• Facilitated the creation of a company Product Development Lifecycle process that reduced time to market and improved product quality. Produced supporting documentation that enhanced the effectiveness of the process, and liaised with all departments to ensure their contribution to its successful release.• Worked closely with the Continuous Improvement team to initiate and drive improvement events. As Lean Facilitator, improved efficiency and reduced waste, established Key Performance Indicator metrics, and led improvement through coaching and applying Lean tools and techniques.• As part of the SAP implementation team, the new ERP tool was successfully released on time and to budget. With full responsibility for component and part data, I supervised the extraction, cleansing and migration of data from legacy systems, and trained employees how to use the new system.• Tasked with the selection and implementation of a PLM tool, as part of the PLM implementation team, I was involved with implementation planning, preparation of data, and product lifecycle process augmentation.• Ensured that the company met external obligations by keeping up-to-date with national and international compliance legislation, such as export and environmental controls.• Designed and delivered training to engineers and employees in various departments as new operating procedures were released, resulting in the smooth introduction of new policies, work instructions and processes. Show less

Isle Of Wight

• Managed the introduction of bespoke power supply units for military and commercial aerospace customers so that products were delivered on time, cost and quality.• Controlled the smooth transition of products from engineering into manufacture. Ensured designs were ready for manufacture, defined manufacturing flow, liaised between the engineering, drawing office and production departments, and resolved technical difficulties before and during production.• Prepared project plans to… Show more • Managed the introduction of bespoke power supply units for military and commercial aerospace customers so that products were delivered on time, cost and quality.• Controlled the smooth transition of products from engineering into manufacture. Ensured designs were ready for manufacture, defined manufacturing flow, liaised between the engineering, drawing office and production departments, and resolved technical difficulties before and during production.• Prepared project plans to ensure the introduction of new products was managed to customer schedules, and cross-departmental activities were organised and focused on timely delivery.• Managed technicians to ensure resources and equipment were in place at the right time, and strengthened design for manufacture, test procedures and methodologies.• Established a track record in managing the transition between prototype systems and volume manufacturing. Show less

Isle Of Wight

• Led the design and development of transducer based electro-mechanical equipment and systems in a small company with a diverse customer base.• Headed the complete management of the product portfolio, negotiated with customers, defined specifications, conducted quality and development reviews, selected test strategies, etc.• Created and supervised a test regime to ensure products were produced to specification and quality.• Supervised the engineering team to develop new products… Show more • Led the design and development of transducer based electro-mechanical equipment and systems in a small company with a diverse customer base.• Headed the complete management of the product portfolio, negotiated with customers, defined specifications, conducted quality and development reviews, selected test strategies, etc.• Created and supervised a test regime to ensure products were produced to specification and quality.• Supervised the engineering team to develop new products, managed all engineering resources, ensured budgets were adhered to, and scheduled all work passing through the engineering department. Show less

Le Mans, France

• Established and directed a multinational and multidisciplinary team in a French speaking environment to specify and integrate state-of-the-art multimedia components into cellular phones.• Negotiated with suppliers to reduce costs, improve quality, and meet deadlines.• Established a team of engineers and technicians with responsibility for verification, validation and integration of multimedia technology (such as displays, input devices, etc). • Ensured the company remained at the… Show more • Established and directed a multinational and multidisciplinary team in a French speaking environment to specify and integrate state-of-the-art multimedia components into cellular phones.• Negotiated with suppliers to reduce costs, improve quality, and meet deadlines.• Established a team of engineers and technicians with responsibility for verification, validation and integration of multimedia technology (such as displays, input devices, etc). • Ensured the company remained at the forefront of technology by analysing markets, evaluating new technologies, new product introduction, and product roadmaps. Guiding people from different cultures and based in countries across Europe to develop the next generation of displays.• Headed an international team to resolve a complex technical issue affecting the phone display that had stopped the high volume production in multiple countries.• Worked closely with suppliers from around Europe to integrate one of the first organic-LED displays into a mobile phone. Proven ability to learn new subjects and drive continuous improvement.• Created a new test methodology and procedure for the characterisation and validation of displays to ensure that new phones were visually clear, responsive, and attractive. Show less

Le Mans, France

Designing baseband circuits for cellular telephones. • Responsible for the design of charging circuits, power supply, peripheral, interface connections. • Specification, validation and integration of a baseband processor.

Northamptonshire

Designing and developing secure telecommunications equipment for various customers.• Circuit design: digital, analogue and RF circuits for communication systems. Design of embedded software in ‘C’ and assembler.• Total product creation, from agreeing specifications with customers, through product design, EMC and environmental testing, to problem solving manufacturing issues until product end-of-life.

Bachelor’S Degree, Beng Hons - Digital Systems Engineering, Ii(I)

Btec Otd Diploma, Mechanical And Production Engineering