Helene Wheeler

Helene Wheeler

Design Engineer and sponsored student

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  • About me

    Director at H & M WHEELER LIMITED

  • Education

    • Westlands High School

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    • Imperial College London

      1987 - 1990
      BEng Total Technology Course Mechanical Engineering Upper Second
  • Experience

    • GEC Alsthom Engineering Systems Ltd

      Oct 1986 - Jul 1992
      Design Engineer and sponsored student

      Worked for 1 year before university in various departments and attending day release classes at local college learning machining, inspection procedures, welding etc. This company was approved by Imperial College for sponsorship on Total Technology course. Worked every summer for them and then after graduation also until I moved to US with Soros Associates..

    • Soros Associates/Roberts & Schaefer Company

      Jul 1992 - Jun 2003
      Project Engineer/Manager

      Joined the New York office then got transferred to Chicago when Soros was acquired by Elgin National Industries.Prepared proposals, managed projects, worked with diverse team of engineers and customers worldwide on bulk material handling projects where Soros were employed as Consultants. During this time spent 6 months on site at Port of El-Dekheila in Egypt on a project for MIDTAP and 8 months building a pet coke storage facility at LAXT, US.

    • Parramatta Group/Flexco

      Jun 2003 - Dec 2004
      Applications Engineering Manager

      Joined a new offshoot Company of Flexco and helped introduce transfer chute technology into US from Australia. Prepared proposals, visited bulk material sites in US and Canada and set up and managed each contract through to completion.

    • Froude Hofmann Ltd

      Jul 2005 - Dec 2010
      Head of Projects

      Managed a team of 6 Project Managers.Responsible for delivering all projects on time and on budget. Worked with chassis dynamometers, engine test cells and large LS dynamometers for testing ship engines.Developed a Project Management Gate System then trained personnel and implemented it across the Company.

    • Froude Hofmann Test Technology (Pvt) Ltd

      Oct 2010 - Dec 2012
      Operations Director - Asia

      Took on a 2 year Contract to set up manufacturing of dynamometers in India. Lived in Chennai overseeing the factory set up, recruiting and managing local staff and finding quality precision part suppliers. Developed a strong low cost supply chain and learned alot about business in India.

    • Sierra-CP

      May 2013 - Jul 2019
      Project Manager

      Responsible for turnkey design, supply, installation and commissioning of Engine & Powertrain Test Cells for Automotive Customers. Also responsible for many smaller projects within Sierra-CP Engineering for supply of bespoke equipment. Carry out site management and CDM responsibility as required. Manages a team of Operations personnel.

    • H & M WHEELER LIMITED

      Jul 2013 - now
      Director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Prince 2 Practitioner

    • SSSTS

      CTS
      Aug 2024