Peter Harley

Mechanical Design Engineer

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Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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Timeline
About me
Head of Technology at Crux Product Design
Education
- City & Guilds
  2007 - 2008
  Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
- Queen's University Belfast
  2010 - 2014
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Turbomachinery (Supported by IHI Charging Systems International)
- Queen's University Belfast
  2005 - 2010
  Master of Engineering (MEng) Mechanical Engineering First Class Honours
Experience
- Arntz Belting Company
  Aug 2007 - Aug 2008
  Mechanical Design Engineer
  Placement student (1 Year) as a Mechanical Design Engineer in a rubber ‘V’ belt manufacturing plant. Time spent between three departments simultaneously; Design Department, Health and Safety, and Quality Control.Involved in upgrading a particular section of the production line with an overall target of reducing downtime. Designed and fitted new components, and compiled the necessary standard operating procedures.
- Queen's University Belfast
  Jan 2013 - Jun 2013
  Part-time Lecturer
  Lecturing Computation Fluid Dynamics to Stage 3 undergraduate Mechanical and Aerospace engineering students.
- IHI Charging Systems International GmbH
  Feb 2014 - Jan 2016
  Development Engineer
  Compressor development including stage design and impeller aerodynamics, as well as new concept evolution and integration.
- ASME International Gas Turbine Institute
  Aug 2015 - Jun 2021
  Session Organiser (Turbo Expo)
  Volunteering as a Session Organiser for the ASME Turbo Expo, specifically to support radial turbomachinery compressor tracks.
- Dyson
  Feb 2016 - Jun 2021
  Continued with leading the Environmental Control Aero-Acoustic Research group, responsibility expanded to more strategic planning, ownership and execution of product research programs, as well as directly leading Chief Research Officer sponsored Research division enhancement programs. Leading the Environmental Control Aerodynamic, Turbomachinery, and Acoustic research teams. Responsible for a cross-functional headcount of 18. Delivering technical support to all Dyson product categories as well as emerging technology research and development. Team leader in turbomachinery and aerodynamic technology innovation. Responsible for headcount of 3 between February 2016 and September 2017. Responsible for headcount of 10 between September 2017 and November 2018.
  - Senior Research Manager - Aeroacoustics
    Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
  - Research Manager - Aerodynamics
    Jun 2018 - Oct 2019
  - Lead Aerodynamics Engineer
    Feb 2016 - May 2018
- Crux Product Design
  Jun 2021 - now
  Head of Technology
  Leading the Applied Sciences group to deliver next-gen technical support across medical and consumer clients.
Licenses & Certifications
- Fellow of the IMechE
  IMechE
  Mar 2021
- CEng
  IMechE
  May 2017
- Mental Health First Aider
  Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England
  Nov 2020
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Peter Harley
  Dyson Hackathon 2017 Dyson 2017 Participant on the winning team of the Dyson Hackathon 2017 by converting a Dyson CSYS lamp into a plotter.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NBM_5NryVs
- Awarded to Peter Harley
  Queen's University Belfast Emily Sarah Montgomery Travel Award ASME 2013 Travel award received to assist travelling to San Antonio, Texas, US in June 2013 to attend and present at the ASME Turbo Expo 2013
- Awarded to Peter Harley
  IMechE Overseas Travel Grant IMechE Jun 2012 Grant awarded to assist travelling to Copenhagen, Denmark in June 2012 to attend and present at the ASME Turbo Expo 2012
- Awarded to Peter Harley
  Schrader Electronics Prize Schrader Electronics 2007 Awarded for academic performance in Stage 2 of undergraduate study