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Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Swansea, United Kingdom

• A predictive analytics start-up business now generating millions of dollars in sales by providing data analytics consultancy service for multiple clients. Reporting to the CEO, responsibilities included presenting.
• Facilitated significant monthly warranty KPI reporting time savings solutions for automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers by deploying systemized web-based predictive warranty data analytics software solutions.
• Saved 50 days per month whilst increasing analytics quality by providing “one version of the truth” across Kostal GmbH's global business.
• Helped Kostal GmbH save €600k during a warranty dispute with an OEM by ensuring they were able to accurately predict future costs and make informed business decisions.
• Maximized profitability for large automotive and off-road OEMs by setting pricing and managing complete extended warranty portfolios.
• Helped a major UK Off highway company generate extended warranty portfolio annual profits of £5M-£6M and grew penetration from 10% to 20% by implementing an analytics solution that facilitated a detailed understanding.

Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom

• An international Tier 1 automotive supplier delivering control cable solution to multiple global automotive OEMs. Reporting to the CEO, responsibilities included designing, developing and signing off for new product.
• Enabled Ford to boost their Transit van range's performance and sales by developing a new gear shift cable with superior characteristics which facilitated a radical cab layout change.
• Won new business from Ford, Volvo, VW and Audi (including the Galaxy/Mondeo platform and the VW Golf/Audi A3 platform) worth in excess of £10m after proving the control cable's improvements.

Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom

• Reporting to the Quality Manager, responsibilities included carrying out test rig design and build, test program planning, detailed test report writing, failure analysis investigations, and test centre administration.
• Met complex OEM requirements by designing and project managing the test centre build.
• Designed and built complex automated environmental durability test rigs which simulated gear box and gear shifter mechanisms by adapting best practise from Japanese and US test facilities.

Maesteg, Wales, United Kingdom

• An international Tier 1 automotive supplier delivering sealing systems to all major automotive OEMs. Reporting to the Engineering Director, responsibilities included overseeing production line management, research.
• Eradicated a long running aluminium weld break issue that led to very high scrap and dangerous oven fires by designing and introducing new welding machines and processes.
• Facilitated environmental performance improvements in line with legislation changes and audit compliance requirements by introducing an environment management program in to the plant.

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

An internationally renowned department for teaching and research which delivers degree, Masters, and PhD programs featuring world leading research for Rolls Royce, power generation companies and British Steel among others. Reporting to the Head of Department, responsibilities included teaching Year 1, 2 and 3 courses, supervising Masters and PhD programs.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Engineering

Activities and Societies: Football, Volleyball

Materials Engineering, Hons Degree 2:1

Physics, Chemistry, Maths

O Levels