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Gaydon

Appointed within the Vehicle Integrity team to ensure brand DNA and global customer requirements are satisfied in the development of new vehiclesKey responsibilities include:- Creation of vehicle character and subjective performance targets for global and market specific vehicles- Confirmation of achievement of vehicle target performance through subjective assessment of prototype, production and competitor vehicles with a ‘customer first’ mindset- Formal reporting and presentation to executives of assessment results- Vehicle demonstration to VIPs and at public events e.g. Goodwood Festival of Speed

Cranfield, Uk

Appointed within the Vehicle Evaluation department to ensure European customer requirements are satisfied in the development of Infiniti brand vehiclesKey responsibilities included:- Confirmation of achievement of vehicle target performance through subjective evaluation of prototype vehicles and competitors- Representation of European customer requirements in engineering decision processes- Formal reporting of evaluations and European customer requirements including the updating of Design & Test standards

Farmington Hills, Usa

Appointed within the Vehicle Programme Management department at NTCNA on a 13 month assignment in the USA to ensure European customer requirements were successfully applied to a new vehicle being developed in the USA and produced in MexicoKey responsibilities included:- Liaison between NTCE, NTCNA & NMEX Design, Test and Manufacturing groups- Project control, creation and management of vehicle test plans including vehicle allocation for test sections in NTCE, NTCNA and NMEX- Management and reporting of project progress for milestone meetings- Confirmation of target achievement and production quality during the development process through subjective evaluation

Cranfield, Uk

Appointed within the Vehicle Evaluation & Experiment department to ensure European customer requirements are satisfied in the development of new Nissan vehiclesKey responsibilities included:- Creation of vehicle performance targets describing to engineering the product concept- Confirmation of target achievement during the development process- Subjective evaluation of vehicles in all areas of dynamic and static performance- Analysis of customer survey results to identify strengths & weaknesses of vehicle performance from the customers perspective- Representation of customer requirements in engineering decision processes- Formal reporting of evaluation & test results

Worthing, Uk

Appointed within the Product Concept Group to work on future programme strategyKey responsibilities included:- Co-ordination of future programme concept studies, including chairing inter-departmental meetings, concept direction- Market analysis, identifying market opportunities including volume forecasting- Formal reporting and presentation of concept studies to management

Worthing, Uk

Appointed within Vehicle Test group to test, develop and validate vehicles and their systems.Key responsibilities included:- Co-ordinated an EOBD Durability programme, duties involving ECM downloading, problem identification and solving, reporting, supplier liaison and overseas running- Objective & Subjective Vehicle testing including : Performance & Economy, Climatic Testing and Aerodynamic Development (Scale & Full Size) - Vehicle preparation - Ensuring fitment of correct parts & necessary instrumentation- Writing of test procedure standards