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Birmingham, Gb

Birmingham, Gb

Banbury, Oxon, Gb

Established a new project leadership team to improve engineering delivery capability, including the implementation of systems engineering V-model lifecycle and associated best practice engineering processes.Successful leadership and turn-around of challenging, complex engineering projects achieved through the application of robust engineering delivery processes, prioritisation of requirements and team objectives, combined with effective customer relationship management.

Coventry, West Midlands , Gb

Responsible for TMETC’s Quality Management System (QMS) and ISO9001 certification, successfully passing through a major external audit cycle. Led TMETC’s TATA World Class Quality accreditation, and the preparation for IATF16949 QMS integration with our parent company. Built a team of UK-based consultants to drive improvement in our parent company’s engineering quality capability driving significant improvement into TATA’s New Product Introduction (NPI), requirements management and component quality maturation processes.

Responsible for the overall management of TATA’s R&D project portfolio, as well as TMETC’s technology project delivery, achieving over 90% RFT milestone success. Successfully implemented a new R&D project delivery process across TATA to improve business capability to identify and fulfil strategic R&D needs.

Led the engineering team to deliver a major new vehicle programme through key stage gateways, achieving on-time hand-over to parent company to complete the industrialisation phase. Achieved engineering release timing, quality and cost objectives (status with roadmap).

Norwalk, Ct, Us

Successful implementation of significant engineering quality and cost improvements across the product range.Introduction of processes and toolsets to improve engineering robustness.Strengthening of relationships & assessment of JV project opportunities with other Terex divisions to leverage business synergies.

Southfield, Michigan, Us

Responsible for the successful, on-time and on-budget implementation of vehicle interior systems programmes for a major UK OEM client. Key accountabilities included overall programme management, sourcing of tooling, facilities and materials, and the manufacture and supply of prototype parts to the customer in accordance with APQP. Key achievements included organising and managing inter-plant operational, process & logistical interfaces across a network of IAC Group plants to successfully fulfil customer requirements.

Gaydon, Warwick, Gb

Led a strategic sourcing project to evaluate alternative engine manufacturing and procurement options, including the evaluation of supply chain capabilities and the associated business case implications, presenting my recommendations to the AML Leadership Team to inform their strategic decision-making. Led the concept study for a high-performance hybrid-EV, including the assessment of product requirements, vehicle integration, and the detailed evaluation of alternative technologies, suppliers and overall business case.

Coventry, West Midlands, Gb

Led the concept design of the new premium cross-carline platform architecture, successfully presenting the engineering, manufacturing and business case recommendations to the JLR/ Ford Leadership Team to achieve Programme Strategy gateway approval. My key achievement was to balance the need for brand differentiation and premium product requirements, whilst maximising investment efficiency, platform-sharing and system commonality.

Coventry, West Midlands, Gb

Responsible for evaluation of the technical feasibility and business case for new product concepts/ market opportunities, presenting recommendations to the JLR Board to support product strategy and programme planning decision-making. Led a strategic review to determine a more business-efficient platform architecture strategy resulting in 40% product cycle plan investment saving.

Coventry, West Midlands, Gb

Led the cross-functional engineering team to achieve significant quality and cost improvement, together with the introduction of new features and technology, with full budgetary and engineering sign-off responsibility.

Coventry, West Midlands, Gb

Led the cross-functional Engineering delivery team to achieve successful vehicle programme launch to fulfil quality, timing and engineering objectives.

Gb

Managed body plant manufacturing operations, including volume ramp-up and process maturation of new facilities, together with the recruitment and training of new personnel. Applied lean manufacturing principles and lead the team to achieve significant improvements in quality and productivity.

Full P&L accountability for the manufacturing operations of a c.£20M turnover consumer product business, employing high technology continuous process facilities with multi-shift operations and a unionised staff of c.200.Successfully initiated & implemented cultural change by introducing team-working principles & more effective communication, introducing more efficient working practices.Restructured the manufacturing operation to transform quality, cost & process efficiency performance, introducing lean manufacturing techniques with overall productivity improvements of c.30%.

Gb

Managed process capability & quality improvement projects, together with the launch and volume ramp-up for new powertrain manufacturing facilities

Mba Warwick Business School; Bsc (Hons), Business Management

Bsc (Hons) 2(I), Mechanical Engineering

3 A' Levels/ 9 O' Levels

C.Eng., M.I.Mech.E