Martin Blount Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Wolverhampton, Gb

Walsall, West Midlands, Gb

Managed a team of engineers, covering all contracts, projects and facilities management activities within the business.I developed the new C&D Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) range, resulting in a range of over 90,000 configurable options. This extensive project included writing a complete design specification, carrying out colleague training, creating all drawings and supporting literature and designing the manufacturing process, complete with new tooling designs.Responsible for all compliance, associated legislation, directives and standards of all product design and manufacturing processes within the company.Designed and built routine test facility for ATS’s and EV charge points from scratch and created test procedures for internal test and external commissioning.

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Gb

Managed the design, manufacture and commissioning of switchgear and controlgear to prestigious projects such as Eurotunnel Brexit preparations, Mercedes AMG Powertrains PV implementation, BMW manufacturing facility switchgear upgrades and Marks & Spencer Foodhall new stores.

Telford, Shropshire, Gb

Managed switchgear projects between £100 to £250,000 from enquiry to commissioning. Projects ranged from lighting and power distribution boards to package sub-stations. Responsibilities included tendering for new enquiries, liasing with customers, producing engineering drawings, technical submittals and O&M manuals. Ensured equipment was manufactured correctly and on time. Carried out quality and electrical tests on all equipment before delivery and supervised delivery and installation of larger switchboards.

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

Tendered for busbar trunking projects ranging from £5,000 to £500,000. Assisted in the development of bespoke tendering software.

Rueil Malmaison, Paris, Fr

Managed the progress of new busbar trunking projects from customer orders to Installation. Responsibilities included liasing with customers, performing site surveys, creating engineering drawings and ensuring that busbar trunking projects ranging from £10,000 to £1,000,000 were delivered correctly and on time.

Suwa, Nagano, Jp

Responsible for all major maintenance and improvements on ink cartridge packaging lines, serving EMEA. Created a cost saving of over £400,000 per year on a single project with a total expenditure of £50.

Introduced product improvements, resulting in £700,000 of new orders in one year. Created cost savings by sourcing components from China. Developed manufacturing processes and tooling to help improve lead times and product quality.