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Essex, England, United Kingdom

• Project Manager for an automated tube trailer project which was part funded by Innovate UK. Day to day liaising with the rest of the team to ensure the project was progressing as it should. Liaised and presented quarterly presentations to Innovate which included financial reporting of the budget, project risk analysis, project timing plans and project progress. There were a number of project challenges which included major hydrogen components being delayed by COVID. Ultimately this reflected on the budget and the timing plan. In the end the project was severely delayed because of the long component delays. However, I managed to collect all the Innovate funds due to CMB which totalled £650k. The project has since been completed and bunkered a vessel.• For the various hydrogen projects it has been necessary to establish which standards we need to comply to such as EC79, R134, R49, BCGA, TPED etc.• For the genset project it was necessary to understand the process of CE marking and arrange for external training to be given. Also Understanding how DOI’s (Declaration of Incorporation) are set-up.• Instrumental in setting up a Dyno Facility Appraisal with the VCA. Which meant closing out actions from the deficiency report successfully.• As hydrogen is not a certified fuel I instigated discussions with various agencies such as the VCA and the STA to better understand the process involved in getting a mono fuel and dual fuel engines certified. The process is still ongoing with the STA with regular update meetings.• Gathering EC79/R134 certificates for the various projects that use certified components such as pressurised Hydrogen Type-3 & Type-4 cylinders. • Assisted with a number of FMEA, HAZID & HAZOP studies on a couple of projects to realise the risks involved with compressed hydrogen.• Working with engine manufacturers such as Volvo Penta, MAN and Ford for both marine and industrial applications.

Essex, England, United Kingdom

• Liaise with customers to better understand their requirements. Organise customer visits to discuss the project in more detail. • Typical customers include Lotus, Morgan, Caterham, TVR, Noble etc.• Create customer NDA’s to ensure Ford’s security and allow customer to share Ford information.• Attend the Global Powertrain Alliances meeting to float new projects with the team and ensure that the project is not in direct competition with Ford vehicles. If necessary, raise a risk assessment document to enable the OGC or legal department to make a decision on if the project is granted approval. • Supply customers with technical drawings, data and CAD files as requested.• Set-up customers with access to the Ford Parts Catalogue if deemed necessary.• Contact Ford engineers globally for technical information for customer’s projects.• Instrumental in setting up Revolve as a Qualified Controls Modifier (QCM) allowing customers access to Ford calibrations and development ECU’s through Revolve if required.• Liaise with local engineers at Dunton for technical information.• Fluent in the use of Ford software systems such as ECAT, ETIS, the US parts catalogue and Professional Technicians • Good knowledge of all European and US engines and transmission including diesel engines.• Attend our dealer’s sales meetings to offer technical assistance and to gain a better understanding of what is selling in the non-Ford markets.

Essex, England, United Kingdom

Motor Industry Research Association (Nuneaton) (1994 - 2000) Employed as a Senior Preparation Engineer in the Impact Simulation Department. My duties were as follows: • To design and develop test rigs for the impact simulation department such as aircraft seat rigs, fully strengthened body shells for simulated crash tests, train carriage tests, side impact tests, air bag tests etc.• All fabrication work undertaken including welding, machining, etc.• Supervision of eight staff, organising daily work schedules and long term project planning.• Liaison with customers to optimise their final requirements for the test. Promotion to Project Engineer and re-titled Test Engineer. The duties are as follows:• To organise and supervise daily work schedules within the lab environment often Running projects from conception to completion.• Recruitment and appraisals of the Impact Simulation Departments staff.• Liaison with the customer to fully understand their test requirements.• A full understanding of the customer’s instrumentation needs such as correct positioning of accelerometers, pressure transducers, thermocouples, strain gauging, load cells, etc.• Interfacing the hardware (instrumentation) with the software to produce correlation results to match customer requirements.• Producing data and analysing the performance of the test and helping the customer to understand the finer points of the data.• Promote a professional image to the customer at all times. Promoted to Senior Project Engineer as from the 1st of January 1998. My duties covered much of the above but with more responsibility towards finance, recruitment of staff, problem solving and generally controlling lab activities.

Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Motor Industry Research Association (Nuneaton) (1994 - 2000) Employed as a Senior Preparation Engineer in the Impact Simulation Department. My duties were as follows: • To design and develop test rigs for the impact simulation department such as aircraft seat rigs, fully strengthened body shells for simulated crash tests, train carriage tests, side impact tests, air bag tests etc.• All fabrication work undertaken including welding, machining, etc.• Supervision of eight staff, organising daily work schedules and long term project planning.• Liaison with customers to optimise their final requirements for the test. Promotion to Project Engineer and re-titled Test Engineer. The duties are as follows:• To organise and supervise daily work schedules within the lab environment often Running projects from conception to completion.• Recruitment and appraisals of the Impact Simulation Departments staff.• Liaison with the customer to fully understand their test requirements.• A full understanding of the customer’s instrumentation needs such as correct positioning of accelerometers, pressure transducers, thermocouples, strain gauging, load cells, etc.• Interfacing the hardware (instrumentation) with the software to produce correlation results to match customer requirements.• Producing data and analysing the performance of the test and helping the customer to understand the finer points of the data.• Promote a professional image to the customer at all times. Promoted to Senior Project Engineer as from the 1st of January 1998. My duties covered much of the above but with more responsibility towards finance, recruitment of staff, problem solving and generally controlling lab activities.

Chichester, England, United Kingdom

Employed as a mobile mechanic to service all types of forklift trucks: Electric, Gas,Diesel, cargo container carriers, all terrain, etc.

Maidstone, England, United Kingdom

• Recruitment, training and organisation of work schedules for ten members of staff.• Meeting customer needs by providing a professional service and therefore creating satisfaction for myself and other members of the team.• Judging competitors and using my observations to make commercial decisions.• Setting budgets, stock control, book-keeping and auditing.• Control of the superstore alongside the assistant retail manager in the absence of the manager.

Europe

• Several trips to Europe repairing and commissioning marine equipment from large marine Sulzer Diesel main propulsion to generator and ancillary engines.

Hastings, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the day to day running of the workshop.• Stock control and auditing.• Customer liaison.• Motivation of team to maintain customer expectations.

Hastings, England, United Kingdom

• Worked alongside other members of the team to maintain standards required. Electrical and mechanical problem solving on all vehicles.• MOT tester.• Gained experience in diesel technology including marine engines (Mercruiser, Caterpillar, Volvo Penta and Iveco).

Hastings, England, United Kingdom

• Maintenance of heavy plant machinery, mobile cranes, generators, compressors, bulldozers, earth moving equipment, forklift trucks etc.• Contract work to Rotterdam maintaining large marine engines, Total overhaul of marine dredger engines.• Special attention to four all terrain mobile cranes.

Hastings, England, United Kingdom

• Four year apprenticeship on a variety of light vehicles and commercial vehicles.