Geoff Wheeler

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Tecnical Business Development Manager @ SPC Europe Ltd
Melksham, GB
Geoff Wheeler's Location
Melksham, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About Geoff Wheeler

Experienced Senior Process Engineer and Compounder with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, Manufacturing, and Lean Manufacturing. Strong operations professional with an Honours Degree in Polymer Science and Technology and a Diploma in Management and Leadership focused in Business Administration and Management, General from Chartered Management Institute.I am passionate about getting projects right and making the topic of interest work at its best, using my skill base to help me find the best solution. I am keen to understand how the process works and what makes the product perform at it's best in it's environment. I relish the development process of designing items from the laboratory and implenting it in to production. I am also keen to share my skills and teach engineers the knowledge I have gained.I am a volunteer Scout leader at my local troop helping to develop young people in life skills. My other hobbies are playing rugby, fishing and scale model making.My email address is: geoffpwheel@hotmail.com

Geoff Wheeler's Current Company Details
SPC Europe Ltd

Spc Europe Ltd

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Tecnical Business Development Manager
Melksham, GB
Employees:
41
Geoff Wheeler Work Experience Details
  • Spc Europe Ltd
    Tecnical Business Development Manager
    Spc Europe Ltd
    Melksham, Gb
  • Honeywell Aerospace Uk
    Senior Advanced Design Mechanical Engineer
    Honeywell Aerospace Uk Jan 2024 - Present
    Yeovil, England, United Kingdom
  • Goodyear Dunlop Tires Benelux
    Senior Process Engineer - Plant, Compound & Reinforcement Technology
    Goodyear Dunlop Tires Benelux Jun 2021 - Jan 2024
    United Kingdom
    With the buy out and integration of Cooper Tires, this role is to industrialise new compounds in to the various plants around EMEA. This is working closely with the plants to help impliment the new compounds and get them to mix and process well while meeting the corporate test limits each plant must comply to. My areas are liasing with external mixing companies to suply in to Goodyear and to help transition the Serbian plant in to producing Goodyear comopunds.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd.
    Global Mixing - Senior Process Engineer
    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd. Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
    England, United Kingdom
    Based in the UK but working for Cooper Tire Corporate (Findlay) I am covering the mixing operations in mainly the European and Asian plants and when required, in the US plants reviewing processing concerns and improving mixing efficiencies. I am also involved in the process of mixing room standardisation and commissioning the new lines of machinery. Product development also plays a big part of the role with the development and industrialisation of new compounds to the plants.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd.
    Lead Engineer - European Tech Centre Advanced Technologies
    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd. Mar 2017 - Oct 2019
    Melksham, Wiltshire, Uk
    Working within the Materials Applications department and continuing with compound technology advances for improving primarily European tyres with better label grades to advance the products in the market. Also working closely with the Corporate offices in the US to develop the compounds for the Original Equipment submissions and implimenting the selected compounds in the to the plants in US and China.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd.
    Lead Engineer - Advanced Technology
    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd. Jul 2013 - Mar 2017
    Findlay Ohio, Usa
    Starting work in the newly formed Global Tech Center as an Expat working in the Advanced Technology department as a Lead Engineer. Primarily involved in leading developments for the European market and improving the technologies to improve the label grades of the tyres be redesigning the compounds involved. The main project was to gain an A/A rated tyre, which was completed in concept. This involved developing new compounds for the tyre and mentoring young compounders involved with the project, and closely working with tyre designers to bring the full development together. The project successfully met the goals and gained a Chairmans award for the advancments gained.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd.
    Technical Services Manager
    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd. Apr 2011 - Jun 2013
    Melksham, Wiltshire
    Managing a 10 person team in Tyre testing for both rig testing and road testing for vehicle and motorcycle. Organising the yearly winter testing in Sweden and other testing programs at various European test sites for summer tyre testing. While I was leading this team we gained ISO 17025 status in Rig testing on specified testing machines. Also being involved with the regulation testing required to sell the tyres and involved in working groups within the European Tire and Rim Technical Organisation.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd.
    Materials Applications Engineer
    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd. Mar 2007 - Jul 2011
    In the newly formed European Technical center and working within a small team conducting research and development for new tyre compounds for the European tyre market. Designing compound developments from the lab to the tyre project and eventual production. Developing primarily summer tread compounds but also developed the other compounds within the tyre.Gaining Lean 6 Sigma Green Blet certification within this role.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd.
    Development Chemist Team Leader Tyres & Remoulds
    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd. Jun 2006 - May 2007
    Melksham, England, United Kingdom
    Leading the team of chemists and works chemists within the Development Chemists team. This work also involved working with Remould customers and visiting their facilities. Developing new compounds for them and conducting on site trials.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd.
    Works Chemist
    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd. May 1997 - Jun 2006
    Melksham, England, United Kingdom
    Working a continental shift pattern covered the 7 day operation dealing with processing and development programs to maintain production. This involved the release and corrective actions for the various compounds and could be called to anything from the Mixing to the Preparation areas making the components for tyre building.
  • Avon Rubber Plc - Avon Tyres
    Mixing Technical
    Avon Rubber Plc - Avon Tyres May 1993 - May 1997
    Melksham, England, United Kingdom
    Working in the Mixing area gaining experience on the different styles of mixing and using different polymers for Tyre and Industrial applications. Building my knowledge on the processing and development needed to create good performing compound whilst also continuing with the work for the external sales. I was also involved with commissioning new equipment whenever required. During this time I started in 1994, studying for my Bsc (Honours) in Polymer Science and Technology. Once again on a day release scheme between Trowbridge college and Brunel University in London
  • Avon Rubber Plc - Avon Tyres
    External Sales Technical
    Avon Rubber Plc - Avon Tyres Jul 1990 - May 1993
    Melksham, England, United Kingdom
    I was gaining experience on the external sales compounds, developing new compounds, creating a working process for them, commissioning new machinery and liaising with customers for trials of their compounds. During this period of time I was studying for my Higher National Certificate in Science (Polymer Technology) at Trowbridge College, again on a day release scheme.
  • Avon Rubber Plc - Avon Tyres
    Technical Trainee
    Avon Rubber Plc - Avon Tyres Aug 1988 - Jul 1990
    Melksham, England, United Kingdom
    On a 2 year training program spending 6 months in each department. Mixing, Calenders, Extrusion, Car / Truck / Motorcycle Tyre Building, Tyre Test, Road Test and then a few months preparing certification for the Department of Transport for new tyre sizes that were being introduced. I was studying for my National Certificate in Science (Polymer Technology) through this period on a day release basis at Trowbridge College.

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Geoff Wheeler attended Chartered Management Institute, Brunel University.

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