I am a very experienced design / project engineer with excellent 3-D CAD skills, Unigraphics (NX10) , Catia V5 and based on learning Catia to a productive level of competence after a 1 week's training and Solidworks, which I taught myself in a couple of weeks, I believe I could do the same with any other system, i.e. Solidedge, Autocad etc. together with TeamcentreI originally trained at Hatfield Polytechnic (now The University of Hertfordshire) in Mech & Aero Eng'g, I have mainly worked in Automotive Powertrain but have experience of several other industries, including consumer products and special purpose machinery together with a period as a sales engineer, which provides an enhanced breadth of experience to any job I take on.By working successfully in industries other than automotive I have a proven ability to adapt and to fit in to any team I am assigned to.I have experience of running small design and development teams and of liaising with both customers and suppliers. I enjoy working in a team environment and am willing and able to learn from anyone. I am able if necessary mentor other employees in areas where I have expertise.I have considerable experience of for the following production methods, plastic mouldings, most forms of casting in both ferrous and non-ferrous materials, sheet metal design and welded fabrications. I can use my skills and knowledge to convert a concept into a fully working design, I can then, with the assistance of purchasing, arrange for procurement, I don’t even mind getting my hands dirty to assemble the components and carry out testing on them.My commercial and liaison experience brings a balance between the perfect engineering solution to a problem and cost effective design solution.I have worked within the major Company environments and have experience of many of their program management tools.Specialties: I am experienced in most engineering manufacturing processes and have designed components in most materials.