Founder & Owner of Datum. Datum established in April 1997 with Co-Directors Paul Nelson & Simon Auger. Vision - to make Datum the leading UK supplier in Composites / Pattern & Tooling.Experienced MD & leader, innovator & driver. Member of the ICME, Graduate of the City & Guilds of London, elected Director of Rail Forum Proven specialties:-Business Development - driven growth of Datum to market leading £multi-million pound organisation. Leadership - development of internal management team & structure to enable SME growth and deliver success. Operational - delivered Process driven manufacturing procedures & policies to Client & Market driven demands. Technology - implementation and lead on successful R&D projects within Datum delivering increased quality / productivity outcomes and successful sales to Market. Lean & Efficiency - full understanding and passion to drive business to flow and process efficiencies. Successful Implementation and development of 24hr manufacturing, ensuring cost down & manufacturing cost downs with market leading competitiveness. Supply Chain - development of £multi-million supply chain to deliver full system supply with key collaborative partners. Project Management - strong demonstrable skill set in the delivery of £multi-million projects. Communication - proven communicator at all levels within Business & Government. Engineering - fully skilled, highly qualified Engineer with a proven and innovative approach to manufacture. Rail Forum Midlands - Elected Executive Director & Commitee member representing SMEs and over 300 UK rail sector business' at a local & national level into Government / key Stakeholders etc.