Steve Dowling Email & Phone Number

Worcestershire

Leamington Spa

Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, Glos.

Senior Platform Engineer at GDUK – Responsible for installation of Bowman communications system to several vehicles, leading a team of 4 engineers. Technical specialist on tracked vehicle suspension, steering, engine installation and cooling and transmission installation, working in a large team to control tier 1 suppliers. Responsible for supplier liaison through bid phase for Auxiliary Power Unit, requiring the interpretation and transmission of technical and commercial requirements to a multi-national range of bidders. Managed the joint purchasing responsibility with a sister company, culminating in placing an order worth approx. 7M£. Responsible for design of armour test rigs, with a total spend of approx. 100k£ each.

Ashchurch, Gloucestershire

Aug’07 – Present – Senior Platform Engineer at GDUK – Responsible for installation of Bowman communications system to several vehicles, leading a team of 4 engineers. Technical specialist on tracked vehicle suspension, steering, engine installation and cooling and transmission installation, working in a large team to control tier 1 suppliers. Responsible for supplier liaison through bid phase for Auxiliary Power Unit, requiring the interpretation and transmission of technical and commercial requirements to a multi-national range of bidders. Managed the joint purchasing responsibility with a sister company, culminating in placing an order worth approx. 7M£. Responsible for design of armour test rigs, with a total spend of approx. 100k£ each.

Dunkeswell, Devon

Project Engineer at Supacat ltd. – Responsible for the design of the lifeboat launcher system, was leading a small team. Also worked on the LIMAWS(G) and LIMAWS(R) systems. (Gun carrying and rocket carrying wheeled vehicle weapon systems. Predicted contract values would have been approx. 150M£)

Bath,

Design manager at Horstman Defence Systems – Responsible for the transfer of hydro-pneumatic product lines from a sister company. Responsible for re-design and customer liaison with a number of customers world-wide.

Taunton Somerset

Chief Engineer at Cameron Equipment – Responsible for design and development of a wide range of machinery for the reeling and slitting of paper and film. Involved fundamental design of machinery and analysis of dynamic problems with existing machines.

Meriden Then Warwick

Project Manager at Commercial Hydraulics Ltd. – Responsible for the design and development of light-weight diesel engined electrical generator sets for Rapier missile systems. Responsible for the design and qualification of a novel actuator for nuclear power station shutdown valve.

Nailsworth, Glos

Senior Consultant at Blackstone design Company – responsible for innovative design for the mechanical handling, power transmission and consumer goods industries, from initial concept to pilot production, including drafting patent applications.

Bath, United Kingdom

Engineering Manager at Horstman Defence Systems – responsible for the design of the Warrior rotary suspension damper system. Later took control of the whole engineering function, of 12 engineers, reporting to the managing director.

Gloucester

Development Engineer at Commercial Hydraulics – Responsible for the commissioning of hydrostatically steered FV432, followed by research into tracked vehicle steering and handling. Responsible for development and installation of the Challenger steer transmission.

Peterborough

Validation Test Engineer at Perkins Engines Co – Initially graduate trainee, followed by a period as PA to a director. Later worked on validation testing of new engine introductions, in product reliability department.

Ma (Cantab), Mechanical Sciences, 2(Ii)

Ma (Cantab), Maths, Physics To S Level And Chemistry A Level