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Durham, GB

Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

England, United Kingdom

Design, development and introduction of interior trim components for EV

Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom

Delivery of Design and project management services to Jaguar Land Rover 22MY Range Rover launch program in Solihull

North East England

I am a dedicated experienced product design engineer with 42 years experience in NPI/NPD, working with CAD designers, SME's, prototype engineers, test engineers, as well as external resource and vendors, with varying levels of seniority and sign -offs, designing plastics, castings, extrusions, machined metal components and packaging electro-mechanical.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Interior/exterior trim and BIW closures for Jaguar Land Rover Core and SVO programmes Designed and delivered to 18/19/21MY program, interior/exterior trim (incl. headliners/pillar trims/closure finishers and all ancillaries) to JLR SVO and Core program cabin interiors. Achieved full IHI compliance wrapping feasibility, supported from start, manufacturing.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Responsible for design and delivery of designated Jaguar Land Rover exterior trim in BIW,BIW closures and mechanisms

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Using previous expertise, examined competitive product, gathered evidence and compiled technical report disputing the product’s validity and showed clear evidence of IP infringement.

Peterlee, County Durham

Delivery of customer focussed batteries and charger systems into hazardous and non-hazardous environments, such as down mines, police departments and fire departments etc.Integration of Quality based Gateway system, to bring focus to team based initiatives, and assist in the growth of the NPI functions.

Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Responsible for delivery of Enginei into marine vessels Globally - a versatile, cost effective and user friendly engine monitoring system, primarily designed for fuel monitoring in marine diesel applications, giving operators a powerful management tool, reducing fleet fuel consumption by optimising vessel performance, and enabling valuable trend data to be.

Project management of Jaguar & Land Rover 13MY EDS programme, to deliver on time, on cost and of correct quality.Enabled M1DJ virtual stage UNV2 sign-off by facilitating AIMS resolution, CAD packaging issues and FMEA sign-off to JLR satisfaction.

To manage and deliver projects to customers varying in complexity from the configuration of standard systems through to the development of new products and product ranges in the well head Power management systems.

Component and assembly Design for new product introduction, specifically new commercial range of combi-boilers and heat pumps. CAD system used was SDRC I-DEAS

Provision of contract services to assist in the Program management, development and implementation of new products in Automotive,retail, domestic and commercial applications.I have New Product Design and implementation experience, past and present, in automotive, domestic product, power tools, lighting systems and white goods, and have a lot of mechanical.

Program manager at JLR for delivery of Diesel engine mgmt Software and engine calibrations. Facilitation of Issue resolution to ensure smooth integration of SW into vehicle and compatability with all other modules in vehicle electrical architecture. Ensure module delivered on time for all build events right up to and including start of production.

Product Design Engineer, responsible for creation and implementation of numerous products, and being an integral team member from initial sketch, prototype, market research, BOM/cost feasibility, tooling and manufacture. Led dedicated design team and the associated program management of numerous successful Home products, overseeing engineers, modelmakers.

Complete spec. production to enable manufacture in Spain. Travel to Spain & Japan for overseeing design, manufacture & testing, and liasing with subsidiary suppliers. Involved in Nissan Terrano 2, Ford Maverick, Nissan Micra, Primera facelift, Serena and Hi-Line Serena. Delegation & supervision of junior engineers. Ensured cost & weight effective designs.

Design of housings for electrical & electronic control gear & luminaires. Specifically, mouldings, sheet metal housings, electrical contacts, castings, extrusions and fasteners. Material specification and corrosion protection through specific coatings. Knowledge of all relevant tooling gained through time spent in in-house moulding, casting & sheet metal.

B. Eng., Thermodynamics, Maths, Control Systems, Mechanics, Materials, Fatigue Analysis& Corrosion, Civil Law

B. Eng. engineering Technology

Hnc, Electrical Engineering; Electrical Engineering

HNC Electrical engineering

Onc, Electrical Engineering

ONC Electrical Engineering