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Guildford, England, Gb

Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Head of engineering department, developing innovative industrial systems to produce hydrogen for net-zero energy production.Responsible for delivering strategic objectives to convert ammonia into fuel cell grade hydrogen for production and distribution at point of consumption. Leading a high performing, multi-disciplinary team, developing novel technology solutions, and implementing business systems and procedures in support.

Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Head of department, responsible for the specification and development of hydrogen sourced, net-zero emission power supplies.Delivering strategic initiatives for new product development and introduction, whilst developing advanced manufacturing capabilities using novel materials and new technologies.

Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for technical leadership in product innovation and manufacturing solutions. Directed global design teams in product and process design, for new business development in aerospace, automotive, and marine applications.Lead customer liaison for new projects, to promote brand awareness and develop novel and innovative solutions for new applications. Delivered projects against demanding time and budget constraints, through appropriate stage gate review and management of all… Show more Responsible for technical leadership in product innovation and manufacturing solutions. Directed global design teams in product and process design, for new business development in aerospace, automotive, and marine applications.Lead customer liaison for new projects, to promote brand awareness and develop novel and innovative solutions for new applications. Delivered projects against demanding time and budget constraints, through appropriate stage gate review and management of all design, implementation and commissioning phases.Delivered strategic initiatives for the development of advanced manufacturing capabilities. Benchmarked existing engineering processes and recommended improvements, deployed future technology roadmaps, implemented new prototyping capabilities and introduced new material and forming technologies.Successfully introduced high value installations for rapid assembly, automation, robotics, metal replacement polymers and additive manufacturing. Implemented major new manufacturing plant and tooling, with significant improvement in productivity and safety, as well as cost of quality and labour overhead reduction.Promotion of lean six sigma continuous improvement principles, and provision of support in system acceptance, testing and validation activities. Performed system failure analysis on product warranty returns, determined root cause and implemented correction actions and improvements. Leadership of cross-functional teams using quality validation tools to reduce hard and soft errors.Strengthened business standards compliance and delivered multiple change programs to conform to new European safety legislation in aerospace applications. Show less

Farnham, England, United Kingdom

Head of department and member of management team for the manufacture and delivery of fastening solutions into aerospace, automotive, truck, rail, and diverse consumer market industries.Built strong leadership and project management capabilities for delivering strategic product launches on time and to budget. Maximised improvements to engineering revenue and scorecard KPI performance against service deliverables for prototyping, cost estimates, production orders, change protocols and new… Show more Head of department and member of management team for the manufacture and delivery of fastening solutions into aerospace, automotive, truck, rail, and diverse consumer market industries.Built strong leadership and project management capabilities for delivering strategic product launches on time and to budget. Maximised improvements to engineering revenue and scorecard KPI performance against service deliverables for prototyping, cost estimates, production orders, change protocols and new plant introduction. Achieved efficiency gains through organisational restructuring, project management, introduction of SAP, continuous improvement initiatives, lean manufacturing and sustaining engineering.Leadership of global teams to improve quality and response times for prototyping and manufacturing introduction. Successfully developed internal and external supply chain capacity and capabilities, to reduce costs and leadtimes.Implemented multiple new process technologies for assembly automation and robotics, to reduce costs and improve productivity. Delivered standards compliance in accord with TS 16949, ISO 9000, AS 9000 and ISO 14001 standards.Implemented new CAD system technology, with supporting training and administration.Awarded CEO business honour, for technology innovation.Presented technology seminars to prestigious industry groups and governing bodies with published articles in trade journals. Show less

Farnham, England, United Kingdom

Consultant to pharmaceutical industry, working in project management, marketing and web site development for the development of pharmacy medicines and devices. Clients inculded Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals and LogixX Pharma.Managed sales and marketing materials for release of a new anti-malarial treatment, and also revitalised a suite of existing pharmacy drugs and devices for successful rebranding. Responsible for accuracy and compliance of all clinical use materials against industry… Show more Consultant to pharmaceutical industry, working in project management, marketing and web site development for the development of pharmacy medicines and devices. Clients inculded Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals and LogixX Pharma.Managed sales and marketing materials for release of a new anti-malarial treatment, and also revitalised a suite of existing pharmacy drugs and devices for successful rebranding. Responsible for accuracy and compliance of all clinical use materials against industry regulatory standards, including working experience of GEP and GMP procedures for new product launches.Created advertising, prescribing data, package design and clinical product information content for medical publications. Developed, and administered multiple Ecommerce websites in support of new product launches. Show less

Head of department, responsible for the management and administration of new product introduction into the business. Leadership of the design engineering team, with overall responsibility for the strategic development and manufacturing process improvement of fastener products. Responsible for commercial sector sales development, adding significant year-on-year financial growth to the company from introduction of new products.Set policy for business compliance to ISO 9000 audits… Show more Head of department, responsible for the management and administration of new product introduction into the business. Leadership of the design engineering team, with overall responsibility for the strategic development and manufacturing process improvement of fastener products. Responsible for commercial sector sales development, adding significant year-on-year financial growth to the company from introduction of new products.Set policy for business compliance to ISO 9000 audits and implemented business RoHS compliance for all new and existing product classes. Show less

Design and project management of new product introduction for new fastening and latching system solutions in aerospace, automotive, truck, rail and consumer sectors. Responsible for the implementation of new fastening mechanisms from design-to-market, using new materials and forming processes. Implemented new technology to replace machined products with near-net shape process, achieving significant productivity improvements and creating new sales markets.

Responsible for the design and development of quick release fasteners, latch components and associated mechanisms.Managed product testing department and controlled all project documentation in accord with BS5750 requirements and process audits. Developed key skills in design of components for metal pressing and stamping, plastic injection mouldings, zinc and aluminium die-casting, investment casting, cold heading and rolling, sintering, metal injection moulding, CNC machining… Show more Responsible for the design and development of quick release fasteners, latch components and associated mechanisms.Managed product testing department and controlled all project documentation in accord with BS5750 requirements and process audits. Developed key skills in design of components for metal pressing and stamping, plastic injection mouldings, zinc and aluminium die-casting, investment casting, cold heading and rolling, sintering, metal injection moulding, CNC machining and rapid assembly technology. Show less

Key account management of European technical design and sales. Introduction of business into flexible metallic expansion joint and braided hose product market.

Management of development and test laboratory for pressure vessels and flexible metallic expansion joints.

Msc: Mmt, Manufacturing, Management And Technology

Bsc (Hons), Mechanical Engineering, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Photographic Society

Hnc, Mechanical Engineering

City & Guilds Full Technological Certificate, Engineering, Welding And Fabrication Technology, Distinction