Jon Blackham Email & Phone Number

Brackley, Gb

Brackley, England, United Kingdom

Concept Body Structure Design and Packaging. Lightweight structures. Aluminium Front End

Shires Elite Taekwon-Do, Brackley

Qualified to 5th Degree Black Belt under UK ITF. Capable of teaching all ages from beginner through to Black Belt and beyond

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

• Feasibility study for front end bumper assy. Feedback of design changes for manufacture and assembly.• Concept design of cooling duct assembly for new bumper concept• Creation of assembly fixtures for HMI assembly.• Conduct technical meetings with various internal departments and suppliers.

Pershore, England, United Kingdom

• Design of Cab Door utilising Thermoplastic composite sheet• Design outer panels from A surface data.• Concept door hinge and support structure design.• Door package concept for impact beam, glass drop and latch

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

• Design of full van cab for mounting onto skateboard chassis. All panels designed from blank screen.• Creation of A surface cladding panels for cab and load bay.• Joining strategy development for load bay on to chassis and cab.• Interior study to simplify and reduce part count for existing product facelift.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

• Front end structure concept development, design and packaging.• Active Grille concept and cooling pack integration schemes.• Concept studies for NPD to ascertain suitability of new A Surface data with vehicle mechanical requirements.

Wfh

• Ferrari F250 SWB• Package and Integration of supplier designed windscreen wiper system.• Design of bespoke windscreen washer tank and associated components.• Design of bespoke Hood Hinge Assembly.• Package of Hood latch plus package and deign of bespoke latch Loop.• Creation of Treadplate models from styling data.• Supplier Management, Creation of project documentation for presentation to all departments.

Wfh

• Concept design of Front Shock Tower and associated cross car forward structure.• Designs utilising 3D Additive Manufacturing process. Parallel studies for same components using casting processes.• Conducting online meetings with other Design Engineers, FE Engineers and Ferrari Project Management team.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

• Concept design of Carbon Fibre floor and underbody for prestige hybrid EV utilising carry over metallic structure.• Taking concept design of Carbon Fibre Active Rear Wing system to prototype and production levels. Re-designing and modification of existing components to aid manufacture and assembly processes.• Design of complete composite train door assembly to utilise carry over ancillary components.

Silverstone, England, United Kingdom

• Design of complete monocoque carbon fibre chassis for Hennessey Venom F5 up to prototype release.• Initial complete vehicle package of Occupant, Powertrain, front and rear subframe concepts, initial cooling layout.• Door swing and hinge concept.• Design of full interior foam buck.• Adjustment and repair of A surface data to enable body design.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Design of metallic components for BIW/Under Body applications on new Jaguar SUV. Concept Design of light weight body structure for premium OEM

Wellesbourne

Design of Carbon Fibre Front Splitter and Rear Diffuser, modification to existing bumper skin and design of new gurney and bracketry, new rearward wheel arch liner for Vanquish model update. Creation and update to 2D drawings and sending data to suppliers for quoting and production. All design work carried out using Siemens NX 8.5

Silverstone Circuit

Package and Design Composite structures for Electric Sports Car

Gaydon, Warwickshire

Mechanical Design of Aluminium Body Structures

Brackley, Northamptonshire, Uk

Mechanical Design of Composite Race Car components for Body, Chassis and Electrical/Electronic packaging and Assembly Jigs and fixtures for component assembly.

Silverstone

Feasibility and Design of Carbon Fibre and metallic components for Jaguar Hybrid Supercar.

Gaydon, Warwickshire

Carry out feasibility studies for new facelift design themes for Landrover L319 Discovery. Package studies for carry over lighting systems and construction of surface models for styling change evaluation on bumper

Brackley, Northamptonshire

Construction of Free Form Surfaces using Catia V5 GSD for Aerodynamic Development in the wind tunnel. Design Wind Tunnel half scale model parts utilising Rapid Prototype techniques. Creation of detail drawings for use in the model shop

Enstone, Oxfordshire

Design of Jigs and fixtures for use in the wind tunnel and model shop to assist with position and production of scale models. Design of components to be produced using Rapid Prototype techniques for use on the model and associated structure. Creating Full Detail Drawings for all parts to be manufactured.

Boeblingen, Germany

Concept Design of Injection Moulded trim components for Daimler for use on Folding Rear Seat structures Headrest Concept with regards to component package and design and legislation

Farnborough, Hampdhire

Complete A-Surface Design of Mobile Phones and associated Accessories utilising Catia V5

Turin, Italy (Client Studio - Torino Design)

Feasibility and packaging on new vehicle design. Tracking styling changes and documenting resulting affects with regard to Safety Regulations, Pedestrian Impact, Vision Requirements, Ingress/Egress Head Clearance etc.

Farnborough, Hampshire

Complete A-Surface Design of Mobile Phones and associated Accessories utilising Catia V5

Woking, Surrey

Re-design of False Floor Structures and Interior Trim from Carbon Fibre for McLaren Mercedes SLR, creating full 3D Designs and detailed 2D Drawings for supplier issue. Taking part in DFMA for the Carbon parts to ensure adequate Insulation measures against abrasion and subsequent electrical failures had been utilised. Modification of Luggage Compartment Trim using covered Vacuum Formed parts for weight reduction. Creation of 2D Assembly drawings for modified existing parts.

Gifhorn, Germany

Design of Body In White components for TATA Pick-up Truck. Conceptual development of Panel Junctions for A Pillar upr & lwr, Bulkhead, Dash Upr, Plenum Closer, Inner Fender with Reinforcement and C Pillar lower, including reinforcement, Body Side Otr & Inr, Seat Belt mounting, floor and Rear Panel.