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Based in Mid Wales, Riversimple is a vehicle manufacturer at the forefront of the development and production of ‘next-generation’ electric vehicles.Our first car, the Riversimple Rasa, uses hydrogen to make electricity on-board; it has a 300 mile range and does the equivalent of 250mpg. Rasas are quick and easy to refuel, approx. 3 ~ 5 mins at a pump, and are great fun to drive (Hydrogen pumps are few and far between at the moment but are being installed slowly and steadily across the… Show more Based in Mid Wales, Riversimple is a vehicle manufacturer at the forefront of the development and production of ‘next-generation’ electric vehicles.Our first car, the Riversimple Rasa, uses hydrogen to make electricity on-board; it has a 300 mile range and does the equivalent of 250mpg. Rasas are quick and easy to refuel, approx. 3 ~ 5 mins at a pump, and are great fun to drive (Hydrogen pumps are few and far between at the moment but are being installed slowly and steadily across the country).Our purpose is “To pursue, systematically, the elimination of the environmental impact of personal transport”.To achieve this, our cars have been designed from scratch to deliver a step change in fuel efficiency and environmental performance. They are powered by hydrogen, built with lightweight but strong composite materials. The Rasa weighs less than half as much as a conventional car, is highly aerodynamic and stable and uses regenerative braking to recover over 50% of kinetic energy when braking.Riversimple intends to offer the cars on subscription rather than sell them. We have created a simple pricing structure that enables customers to take a Rasa and pay a single monthly service fee that covers everything - the car, the maintenance, the insurance and the fuel. Our customers will have all the pleasure but none of the hassle of ownership.To see the cars and the service in action you can follow our Clean Mobility Trial which is just getting underway and will see 20 vehicles being driven by members of the public for 12 months. This new campaign will be going live very soon, do please take a look - http://riversimple.seedrs.com/ Show less

• Qualified engineer with extensive management experience in automotive manufacturing, operations, supply chain and sales.• Proven supply chain management and procurement experience, dealing with both small and large value organisations.• Currently providing engineering support, product research and procurement for Riversimple’s pilot fleet of hydrogen fuel cell cars.• Previous clients have been in the UK automotive industry and international motorsport customers such as Dome Cars… Show more • Qualified engineer with extensive management experience in automotive manufacturing, operations, supply chain and sales.• Proven supply chain management and procurement experience, dealing with both small and large value organisations.• Currently providing engineering support, product research and procurement for Riversimple’s pilot fleet of hydrogen fuel cell cars.• Previous clients have been in the UK automotive industry and international motorsport customers such as Dome Cars, TOM’s and Skoda Motorsport. Show less

Following the takeover of GasPlas AS by FGV Cambridge Nanosystems (CNS), I was appointed Senior Operations Engineer.• Daily tasks included procurement, reactor design, sales, logistics, maintenance and servicing of reactors, plant machinery and laboratory equipment, staff training and Health & Safety.• Research for new products, suppliers and services to improve performance (energetic cost of product) and reliability of the reactors.• Responsible for negotiating terms with suppliers… Show more Following the takeover of GasPlas AS by FGV Cambridge Nanosystems (CNS), I was appointed Senior Operations Engineer.• Daily tasks included procurement, reactor design, sales, logistics, maintenance and servicing of reactors, plant machinery and laboratory equipment, staff training and Health & Safety.• Research for new products, suppliers and services to improve performance (energetic cost of product) and reliability of the reactors.• Responsible for negotiating terms with suppliers to ensure high quality / value for money goods and services.• Manage cost saving targets for reactor development and building /production operations.• Manage reactor’s Bill of Materials (BoM) to include costs of manufactured / proprietary items.• Created stock control system and a re-stocking order process.• Represent company at conferences, trade exhibitions and meetings with EU partners of PlasCarb, a three year innovative plasma based project to transform food waste into high value graphitic carbon and renewable hydrogen.• Responsible for the preparation and despatch of sales orders and customer communication to reinforce customer loyalty and retention. Show less

• As CEO of Enplas UK, the Norwich based research facilities of GasPlas AS, I helped secure the successful sale of GasPlas to new investors, FGV.• Managed the smooth integration of GasPlas's reactor technology with new partner, FGV Cambridge Nanosystems.• Responsible for the design and choice of suppliers for the production infrastructure at the new facility in Cambridge.

• Project Engineer / Manager at GasPlas’ research facilities in Norwich.• Responsible for the design and build of GasPlas’s pilot plasma system (separates natural gas into hydrogen and high value graphitic carbon).• Responsible for the engineering design and procurement of all GasPlas plasma reactors.

• Engineering support and procurement services on the LIFEcar project (with Morgan Cars) and Riversimple's first lightweight network electric vehicles, the Hyrban.• Responsible for the build of the cars, including the carbon fibre monocoques, the sourcing of all components, management of the cars’ bill of material (BoM) and the employment of various specialist subcontractors.• Much of the technology used on the car was new to the automotive industry so considerable research had to be… Show more • Engineering support and procurement services on the LIFEcar project (with Morgan Cars) and Riversimple's first lightweight network electric vehicles, the Hyrban.• Responsible for the build of the cars, including the carbon fibre monocoques, the sourcing of all components, management of the cars’ bill of material (BoM) and the employment of various specialist subcontractors.• Much of the technology used on the car was new to the automotive industry so considerable research had to be done finding new suppliers from other industries. Show less

• Responsible for the export sales of motorsport components, equipment & accessories. Client base included teams in F1, F Nippon, Le Mans, Japan GT, F3, and World Rally championship.• Frequent travel to Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, the Czech Republic and various other European destinations.

• Responsible for export sales of motorsport, automotive, industrial and agricultural parts.

• Management of their British Formula 3 Race Team.• Responsible for the teams’ sponsorship activities which culminated with the launch, at Silverstone, of the first tobacco-free sponsored racing car ‘The Extinguisher’