Christopher G. Email & Phone Number

Oxford, Gb

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

QA procedures Calibration and inspection.*Set up the new inspection department at Reaction Engines from initial footprint and floor plan consideration to finished construction.*Responsible for the ordering of all measuring instruments and equipment required for the metrology department.*Writing of and submitting CAPEX proposals for the companies DEA CMM, Hexagon Arm and Optic VMM all operating using PC-DMIS software.*Designed and implemented a robust calibration recall… Show more QA procedures Calibration and inspection.*Set up the new inspection department at Reaction Engines from initial footprint and floor plan consideration to finished construction.*Responsible for the ordering of all measuring instruments and equipment required for the metrology department.*Writing of and submitting CAPEX proposals for the companies DEA CMM, Hexagon Arm and Optic VMM all operating using PC-DMIS software.*Designed and implemented a robust calibration recall system*Writing of procedures pertinent to the operation of the QA inspection department.*Writing all procedures to cover the maintenance and calibration of individual equipment*Implementing and Maintaining the supplier KPI data base.*Generating all supplier pass and failure graphs*Implementation and control of the NCR data base*Training of apprentices and inspection personal. Show less

Oxfordshire

*Inspection of various machined components.*Inspection of fabricated and welded components.*Using the Zeiss CMM for precision machined part measurement.*Completion of inspection records.

*Inspection of Xtrac product range*Using Mitutoyo CMM for both online and offline programming

Ravenna Area, Italy

*Everyday use of a Mitutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine with COSMOS software*On & offline writing of machine programs to facilitate fast and accurate results.*Inspection of the mechanical, welded, fabricated and composite components.*Everyday use of all metrology measuring equipment including Mitutoyo Contour and Mitutoyo Optical measuring equipment, Mitutoyo height gauge Hardness and Surface finish machines.*Use of the Toro Rosso inspection and goods inwards database and NCR… Show more *Everyday use of a Mitutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine with COSMOS software*On & offline writing of machine programs to facilitate fast and accurate results.*Inspection of the mechanical, welded, fabricated and composite components.*Everyday use of all metrology measuring equipment including Mitutoyo Contour and Mitutoyo Optical measuring equipment, Mitutoyo height gauge Hardness and Surface finish machines.*Use of the Toro Rosso inspection and goods inwards database and NCR records. Show less

Bilbao Area, Spain

*Carrying out COP inspection for Verify Europe on behalf of Rolls Royce at a second tier supplier.*Inspection of final assembled engine pipework using Borer-scopes.*Using fixtures for external and internal dimensional checks on pipes.*Writing of NCR against non-conforming components*Training of supplier inspection personnel in the use of Borer-scope and fixtures use.

Basildon Essex

*Carrying out of the FAIR to AS9102 on Boeing A350 wing parts for Gardner Aerospace on behalf of SPIRIT aircraft manufacture.*Dimensional measurement of key features.*Documentation of all results and findings and raising defect reports when appropriate*Ensuring build quality, specifications and standards are adhered too and that the operational work sheet instructions are followed.*Auditing of operational instruction, parts & record sheets, ensuring that they meet the… Show more *Carrying out of the FAIR to AS9102 on Boeing A350 wing parts for Gardner Aerospace on behalf of SPIRIT aircraft manufacture.*Dimensional measurement of key features.*Documentation of all results and findings and raising defect reports when appropriate*Ensuring build quality, specifications and standards are adhered too and that the operational work sheet instructions are followed.*Auditing of operational instruction, parts & record sheets, ensuring that they meet the appropriate standards.*Ensuring that the wing component top assemblies meet the customer’s condition of supply before presentation to the customer. Show less

Faenza Italy

*Everyday use of a Mitutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine with COSMOS software, writing of machine programs to facilitate fast and accurate results.*Inspection of the mechanical, welded, fabricated and composite components.*Everyday use of all metrology measuring equipment including Mitutoyo Contour and Mitutoyo Optical measuring equipment, Mitutoyo height gauge Hardness and Surface finish machines.*Use of the Toro Rosso inspection and goods inwards database and NCR records.

Bologna Area, Italy

*Inspection of the mechanical, welded, fabricated and composite components.*Everyday use of all metrology measuring equipment including Mitutoyo Contour and Mitutoyo Optical measuring equipment, Mitutoyo height gauge Hardness and Surface finish machines.*Everyday use of a Mitutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine with COSMOS software*Writing of machine programs to facilitate fast and accurate results.*Use of the Toro Rosso inspection and goods inwards database and NCR records.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

*Carrying out FAIR to AS9102 on the fourth operational ship set of the auxiliary fuel tanks for the Boeing Poseidon P8A antisubmarine aircraft.*Dimensional measurement of key features and tank fixing points.*Documentation of all results and findings and raising defect reports when appropriate.*Ensuring build quality, specifications and standards are adhered too and that the operational work sheet instructions are followed.*Auditing of operational instruction, parts & record… Show more *Carrying out FAIR to AS9102 on the fourth operational ship set of the auxiliary fuel tanks for the Boeing Poseidon P8A antisubmarine aircraft.*Dimensional measurement of key features and tank fixing points.*Documentation of all results and findings and raising defect reports when appropriate.*Ensuring build quality, specifications and standards are adhered too and that the operational work sheet instructions are followed.*Auditing of operational instruction, parts & record sheets, ensuring that they meet the appropriate standards.*Ensure that the tanks meet the customer’s condition of supply before presentation to the customer. *Presenting the FAIR to the onsite Boeing Quality team to AS9102 and *Assisting both Boeing and the onsite MOD auditor with any questions or problems encountered relating to the product and the FAIR, before buyoff and shipment to their customer. Show less

Bologna Area, Italy

*Inspection of the mechanical, welded, fabricated and composite components.*Everyday use of all metrology measuring equipment including Mitutoyo Contour and Mitutoyo Optical measuring equipment, Mitutoyo height gauge Hardness and Surface finish machines.*Everyday use of a Mitutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine with COSMOS software, writing of machine programs to facilitate fast and accurate results.*Use of the Toro Rosso inspection and goods inwards database and NCR records.

Bologna Area, Italy

*Inspection of the mechanical, welded, fabricated and composite components*Everyday use of all metrology measuring equipment including Mitutoyo Contour and MitutoyoOptical measuring equipment.*Everyday use of a Mitutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine with COSMOS software.*Writing of CMM machine programs to facilitate fast and accurate results.*Use of the Toro Rosso inspection and goods inwards database and NCR records.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

*Carrying out FAIR to AS9102 on the first operational ship set of the auxiliary fuel tanks for the Boeing Poseidon P8A antisubmarine aircraft.*Documentation of all the results and there findings and raising defect reports when appropriate.*Ensuring build quality, specifications and standards are adhered too & operational work sheet instructions are followed.*Auditing of operational, parts & record sheets, ensuring they meet the appropriate standards. *Ensure that the tanks meet… Show more *Carrying out FAIR to AS9102 on the first operational ship set of the auxiliary fuel tanks for the Boeing Poseidon P8A antisubmarine aircraft.*Documentation of all the results and there findings and raising defect reports when appropriate.*Ensuring build quality, specifications and standards are adhered too & operational work sheet instructions are followed.*Auditing of operational, parts & record sheets, ensuring they meet the appropriate standards. *Ensure that the tanks meet the customer’s condition of supply before presentation to the customer.*Development of the Marshall Aerospace FAIR format so as to incorporate this into the AS9102 forms 1, 2 & 3 for ease of presentation to Boeing.*Presenting the FAIR to the onsite Boeing Quality team to AS9102 *Assisting both the Boeing quality team and the onsite MOD auditor with any questions or problems encountered relating to the product and the FAIR, before buyoff and shipment to their customer. Show less

Cambridge, United Kingdom

*FAIR Inspection of rough and finished machined stringers and spars for various Airbus aircraft models.*Measuring various machined & fabricated components, using a Steifelmayer CNC CMM equipped with LKDMIS version 54*Operating manual Steifelmayer CMM.*Completion of FAIR and in process inspection of machined and fabricated aircraft components. *Everyday use of all Traditional Hand Held Inspection and measuring equipment.

Redruth Cornwall

*Final Inspection of the aerospace assemblies, centrisep air filters & Airbus filter assemblies.*Recording, receiving and releasing of all components on the appropriate final inspection and FAIR records and the completion of reject and corrective action reports*Carrying out FAIR and in process inspection of fabricated, welded, machined & assembled parts.*Goods Inwards Inspection of the machined, welded and fabricated components using relevant drawing information, that were used in… Show more *Final Inspection of the aerospace assemblies, centrisep air filters & Airbus filter assemblies.*Recording, receiving and releasing of all components on the appropriate final inspection and FAIR records and the completion of reject and corrective action reports*Carrying out FAIR and in process inspection of fabricated, welded, machined & assembled parts.*Goods Inwards Inspection of the machined, welded and fabricated components using relevant drawing information, that were used in the various aerospace assemblies in the Pall portfolio.*Everyday use of all measuring equipment used in an inspection environment.*Upkeep of all the inspection records to afford traceability to ISO 9000 standards.*When applicable to quality problems and deviation from drawings the completion of reject and corrective action reports.*Running and controlling the quarantine system for all the rejected items in the aerospace departments up to final decision of disposition through corrective action and Advice to ship. Show less

Thatcham Berkshire

*Inspection of the machined and welded Gearboxes, Gears, Lay-shafts Final drives etc*Everyday use of all measuring equipment including Mittutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine,using cosmos 2.7 software.*Up keep of all the inspection records to afford trace ability to ISO 9000 standards.

Denham Buckinghamshire

*Goods Inwards Inspection of all the machined components that make up the Ejector seat and any other products that they produce.*Everyday use of all measuring equipment including Mittutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine.*Recording and receiving of all components on the appropriate inspection records.*Upkeep of all the inspection records to afford trace ability to ISO 9000 standards.

Silverstone Northamptonshire

*Goods Inwards Inspection of all the machined, welded and fabricated components.*Everyday use of all measuring equipment to facilitate in performance of duties.*Use of the Jordan Grand Prix inspection and goods inwards database

Thatcham Berkshire

*Inspection of the machined and welded Gearboxes, Gears, Lay-shafts Final drives etc.*Everyday use of all measuring equipment including Mittutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine,using cosmos 2.7 software.*Up keep of all the inspection records to afford trace ability to ISO 9000 standards.

Grove Oxfordshire

*Inspection of the mechanical, welded, fabricated and composite components.*Everyday use of all measuring equipment including DEA co-ordinate measuring machine andworks for windows software and Faro arm.*Use of the Williams Grand Prix inspection and goods inwards database and records

Leafield Oxfordshire

*Responsible for ensuring that all the composite components on the car were to the required build specifications and conformed to the correct lay-up, ply orientation and drawing specifications.*Final inspection, checking correct selection of materials, lay-up of parts to ply manuals and buddy check sheets, ply orientation, bonding and position of inserts, correct trimming to witness lines, looking for indication of bridging, non-consolidation, delamination, cracks, resin starved areas and… Show more *Responsible for ensuring that all the composite components on the car were to the required build specifications and conformed to the correct lay-up, ply orientation and drawing specifications.*Final inspection, checking correct selection of materials, lay-up of parts to ply manuals and buddy check sheets, ply orientation, bonding and position of inserts, correct trimming to witness lines, looking for indication of bridging, non-consolidation, delamination, cracks, resin starved areas and porosity*In process inspection in the clean room of lay-up, ply orientation, ply overlaps, insert and honeycomb positions, carry out tinkle test on honeycomb and other relevant build checks.*Inspection of the finished machined composite components, Chassis monocoque, Gearbox, Rear Crash, Front and Rear Wing, Floor & Suspension*Inspection of all composite bodywork and correlation of completed weight spread sheet.*Everyday use of a Mitutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine with COSMOS software, writing of machine programs*Inspection of finished machined mechanical, fabricated and welded components*Everyday use of all hand measuring equipment.*Using Faro arm.*Writing of inspection programs to facilitate speed of inspection.*Continual contact with our Engineering, Fabrication, Composite and machining departments.*Conversant with the CIN station inspection software and its applications. Show less

Didcot Oxfordshire

*Responsible for all aspects of the Quality Control department, in a motor sport environment.*Inspection of all machined suspension items, welded and Composite components.*Everyday use of all measuring equipment, but with an emphasis on using the co-ordinatemeasuring machine.*Upkeep of all the inspection records and the materials received and used, to maintain tractability of all components.

Whitchurch Hampshire

*First article and Patrol inspection lead man in the Quality control department*Responsible for all aspects of the Quality and goods inwards departments.*Using the Co-Ordinate measuring machine to inspect all prototype work.*Responsible for the calibration of all measuring equipment and they’re relevant records.

Newbury Berkshire

*Inspection of all of the machined components and castings, including pump housings and welded pressure vessels.*Use of CMM to measure the components.*Upkeep of all the inspection records to afford trace ability to ISO 9000 standards.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

*In charge of setting up and then supervising business procedures, including staffing, marketing, inventory and management.*Control of financial transactions and creating a successful promotional strategy to expand the customer base.

Accokeek Maryland

*Dealing with first article and first piece inspection in the Metrology department.*Directly involved with receiving inspection, material review board and purchasing.*Collaborated with the design engineering department in investigating and generating problemreports in relation to manufacturing problems.

Acccokeek Maryland

*Tool and Die maker and gauge grinder.*Complete understanding of all tools and machines, utilized in the manufacture and repair ofgauges and fixtures.*Worked closely with Engineering and the Quality Control departments to ensure successful manufacture of products.

Charleston West Virginia

*Responsible for machining, trouble shooting and repairing major and minor press lines.*Worked in conjunction with Quality Control and Engineering departments*Involved with the Die tryout of the tooling for the new Volkswagen Golf*Body in white inspection.

Oxford Oxfordshire

*Tool and Die construction, repair and modification.*Working to blueprints.*Worked in the die tryout department preparing tooling for first production runs.*Carrying out first runs on the sheet metal parts to acceptable standards.

Oxford Oxfordshire

*Complete training in Machining, Tool and Die construction, Die Tryout, Sheet metal work, Welding and Fabrication and Tool and Die design.*Worked in the Engineering drawing office and Electrical workshops. Four years of day release attending the Technical College for Mechanical Engineering and Craft studies.

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Gd&T Refresher Course

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Zeiss Calypso CMM Training

Training Course In Zeiss Cmm Software, Cmm And Software Operation Five Day Course

Five Day Training Class In Articulate Cmm Use And Pcdmis Software, Articulate Cmm Arm Use

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Three day course in Human Factors

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Three day course for Visual Welding Inspection.

Visual Welding Inspection

CSWIP 3.0 Visual Welding Inspection Certificate in Visual Inspection.

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Geopak Win and software training for CMM’S

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Advanced Composites.

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Faro arm measuring course.

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Geopak three software training for CMM’S

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Excel 1997 Spreadsheets

Quality Management

A11 Introduction to Quality Assurance. A12 Principles and Techniques of Quality Management.

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Introduction to Computing ONC-Level 2. Spreadsheet Workshop ONC-Level 2.

Inspection And Gauging Measurement

Certificate awarded in Inspection and Gauging.

Geometric Tolerence, Passed

50 hours credit awarded in Geometric Tolerance.

Manufacturing Engineering And Press Toolmaking, Passed With Distinction And Credits

City & Guilds London Institute, Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies, Credit

Certificates awarded in Basic Engineering Craft Studies. Part One in Basic Engineering Craft studies (Mechanical Bias). Passed.