‘Dirty Hands’ Secret of Success… Standing as a graduate on the shop floor, my Masters in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering didn’t mean much to the operator who I was asking to rework my prototype again to make more last minute ‘design improvements’.So I had to get my hands dirty, I learned how to weld and do all the manufacturing that was carried out in house. I started building my own prototypes and the more processes I learned to do, the less I had to do - builds became quicker & easier.This cross-department working led to me holding concurrent Engineering Manager and Production Manager roles. I had to break down the departmental silo walls just to do my job. I had to work out the balance between the opposing perspectives to find the best solution - the key to creating great designs: The ability to objectively balance perspectives to achieve the objectives:How do we: make it? Guarantee it is made correct each time? Sell it? Make a profit? Get the customer to pick it? Get the customer to return?I proceeded to take on interim management and consultancy roles to expand my perspectives.So how does a Design Engineer become ‘exceptional’ and gain the perspective to answer all these questions while meeting targets? It is a challenge but we’ve developed a structured framework to help engineers achieve this.CONNECT WITH ME IF YOU’RE A…→ MANAGING DIRECTOR tired of refereeing between departments, you’re trying to build a cohesive company team culture to deliver cutting edge innovation and competitive advantage and achieve happy customers and healthy profits→ ENGINEERING MANAGER who wants their team to be recognised as industry leading and products as world class but can’t see the wood for the burning trees→ DESIGN ENGINEER OR GRADUATE who is missing that key to unlock the next level in your product development ability, you’re not sure what it is or where to find it.Contact me or check out our website to look at the various ways we can help.