Engineering department management (9 staff + 1 part-timeconsultant). With an additional responsibility for up to afurther 20 staff seconded to me on a project by project basisas required.• Member of Senior Management team.• Weekly & Monthly reports to the company board.• Managing department monetary, jig & developmentbudgets (£220k non-specific project budget yearly / up to£1.7m on specific projects).• All development & prototype final sign off.• Attaining & maintaining European Type Approval on ourvehicles.• Tooling justification studies.• Major tooling cap-ex & tooling sign off.• Developing procedures & strategies for prototype testing.• Overseeing all testing & verifying results.• Appointment of consultant stylists & engineers on acontractual basis.• Responsible for concessionary sign off on any vehicle.• Vehicle electrical systems development & testing.• Introducing new materials & production methods into thebusiness.• Holding continous improvement meetings & analysingwarranty data.• ISO Audit team member.

Design & development work on all prototype cars & vans• prototype component design & fabrication• jig design• fault diagnosis• practical problem solving• road testing• mechanical systems design• 3D & 2D design (using Solidworks, INVENTOR &AutoCAD)• management of CAD library• producing prototype schemes & layouts• creation of Production, Customer & Type Approvaldrawings• liaising on technical issues with procurement dept,contractors & outside suppliers• development / project time & personnel management• introducing new production techniques• working directly with customers to design in specificvehicle requirements• overseeing ISO procedures are maintained• training of apprentices and new personal in the EngineeringDepartment, including the teaching of CAD and draughting

Bespoke Lexus Tuners & World Touring Car Championship Team.• project work on a variety of cars such as Lexus IS220d WTC car, the LGT Formula Ford car and on various Lexus road car projects• use of SOLIDWORKS & PDM Works• producing prototype schemes & layouts• component design• creation of production & G.A drawings• jig & fixture design• small machine design

Fabrication & Weld apprentice.