Consultancy and mentoring in engineering, change management, quality and program management across marine, transport, energy and defense sectors. Customers including: Jacobs UK, MOD, Safinah, Estanc AS, Alstom, Assystem UK, Lucchini UK, Estonian Enterprise Board, Claremont Controls Ltd, University of Central Lancashire, University of Lancaster, Drewry Shipping, Aone+, AmeyMouchel. See below for specific projects.

Specialist coatings consultants for the marine sector. Quality Director responsible for application and approval of processes to ISO 9001; Board Member.

Management of quality assurance and business improvement aspects of a £100m projects and manufacturing based international business.Business improvement included implementation of such tools as lean, 6 Sigma, 5SQuality assurance included certification to ISO9001(2000) and interfaces with international clients

Quality Director for multi site international design and manufacturing unit based in Ornans, France. Responsible for all aspects of policy deployment, quality assurance, process improvement, client liason, certification to international standards, environment, welding co-ordination.>Chair - Alstom International Technology Transfer Commission 3 - Fabrication Systems and Welding>Board Member - TWI Research Board

Head of production engineering engineering, maintenance, welding engineering, planningSpecific projects incuded:- Redesign & build of factory incorporating lean principles- Transfer of procuct manufacture from and to abroad- Certification to ISO9001- Capital project planning, justification and implementation- Welding Co-ordination>Chair - GEC Welding and Fabrication Special Interest Group for technology transfer>Board Member - TWI Research… Show more Head of production engineering engineering, maintenance, welding engineering, planningSpecific projects incuded:- Redesign & build of factory incorporating lean principles- Transfer of procuct manufacture from and to abroad- Certification to ISO9001- Capital project planning, justification and implementation- Welding Co-ordination>Chair - GEC Welding and Fabrication Special Interest Group for technology transfer>Board Member - TWI Research Board>Chair - UCLAN Enterprise Steering Committee / Board Member UCLAN Quality Board Show less

Responsible for: - co-odination of production based R&D across UK shipbuilding industry, particularly for inter-European projects- planning of and assistance with justification of capital projects acroos UK shipbuilding industry- co-ordination of welding and automation technologies development

Seconded to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne to research using high power lasers for welding and cutting in the production of ships. Developed a novel welding process using high power lasers and filler to join ship structures. Awarded PhD

Manager of a steelwork production shop producing ship panels and sections. Function also involved the re-design of facilities and practices

Project manager for the construction and commisioning of a 52m Fast Strike Craft