Mat Smith Email & Phone Number

Bishops Cleeve, England, United Kingdom

- Mentoring Design Engineers and Design Technicians within the EU and India regions of the Transportation SBU.- Design Reviewer for all Custom Design Projects developed within the EU and India Region. - Principle DFMEA specialist within EU & India Transportation SBU.- Developing design solutions for a wide variety of applications in the Automotive, Commercial Vehicle and Aerospace industries for a number of major OEM's including Jaguar Land Rover, Maserati, Daimler, Volvo and BMW.- Design Specialist for Southco’s Rotary Latch product range including mechanical and electronic Glove Box Latches and metal multi-stage Rotary Latches. Responsible for designing Southco's first electronically isolatable Push Button Latch and Million Cycle Steel Rotary Latch.- Design Specialist for Southco’s Position Control Constant Torque Engine Technology, responsible for designing Southco’s global benchmark for Centre Console Hinges.- Extensive Customer facing experience, building a reputation as the ‘go to’ Engineer for Projects with acknowledged demanding Customers.- In depth knowledge and understanding of the factors impacting the design of Moulded, Cast and Pressed Metals components. Currently developing my knowledge around Additive Manufacturing. - Lead Global Catia V5 Power User managing a Team of 5 users within the Europe region.- System Administrator for all Southco's Partner Communication Devices within Europe.

Worcester, United Kingdom

Gloucester, United Kingdom

- Producing detailed designs which comply with pre-defined financial constraints.- Liaising with Estimating and Sales to establish project requirements.- Attending post contract design meeting and conducting site surveys.- Preparing Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Health & Safety documentation.

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

- Developing and evaluating complex design concepts in a 3D environment.- Designing products to a variety of test standards including BS, EN, AAMA and SISA standards.- In depth understanding of the factors affecting the design and manufacture of metal pressings, injection mouldings and die-cast components.- Managing projects ranging from the design and release of a single product to the redesign of an £18 million product range with a total project spend in excess of £500,000.- Total Project Team management, coordinating the project related functions of all departments within the company.

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

- High level competency using Catia V5 2D / 3D CAD, Enovia Smarteam PDM and QAD MFG/Pro MRP systems. - Working to departmental, company, national and international standards.- Creation and maintenance of Technical documentation.

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

- High level foundation in all aspects of engineering including manual and CNC machining, forging, sheet metal fabrication and electronics.

Mechanical Engineering

During my studies with the Open University I completed the following courses: - - Diploma in Design and Innovation - The Engineer.

Btec Hnc Mechanical Engineering

Secondary School Education

Activities and Societies: I played in the School's Cricket, Rugby and Football Teams. As a member of the Football Team I helped the Team.