Ronnie Culshaw

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Principal Test Engineer at MBDA Missile Systems

  • Education

    • Blackpool and The Fylde College

      2021 - 2024
      BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering 1st Class Honours with Commendation

      Dissertation topic of "Improving Performance and Removing Obsolescence for a Servo Motor Circuit Card Assembly", investigating the low temperature performance of hall effect current sensors.

    • Blackpool and The Fylde College

      1991 - 1993
      ONC Electrical & Electronic Engineering Pass
    • Balshaws High School

      1986 - 1991
    • Preston College

      2013 - 2015
      HNC Electrical & Electronic Engineering Distinction

      Major Project topic was to develop an optical colour sensor to detect between leaded and unleaded fluxes, to be integrated as a poka-yoke measure on an inline selective soldering machine based upon the product setup to prevent manufacture of non-conforming PCB assemblies.

    • Wine & Spirit Education Trust

      2023 - 2023
      WSET Level 2 Award in Wines Pass with Merit (82 pts)
    • The University of Salford

      1996 - 1998
      ONC Medical Physics & Physiological Measurement Pass
  • Experience

    • BNFL

      Aug 1991 - Dec 1995
      • Instrumentation Craftsman

        Jan 1995 - Dec 1995
      • Instrumentation Apprentice

        Aug 1991 - Dec 1994
    • Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

      Mar 1996 - Sept 1998
      Renal Systems Technician

      Service, maintenance and repair of the equipment used to treat patients who need dialysis including Haemodialysis, CAPD and associated water treatment facilities.

    • Torotrak (Development) Ltd

      Sept 1998 - Dec 2005
      Instrumentation Technician

      Instrumentation support for the research & development of automotive Infinitely Variable Transmissions

    • Hitachi Automotive Systems UK Ltd

      Jan 2006 - Jun 2018

      A time served, experienced engineer who is self motivated, dedicated and resourceful,who has a natural technical curiosity and thrives on challenges which result in provensolutions from concept through to implementation.· Engineering support to production lines to ensure the quality of finished EngineControl Unit assemblies with lead responsibility for automated End Of Line Test.· Investigation and diagnosis of production line & field failures of complexmicroprocessor based electronic products.· Production and control of quality documentation including APQP, Control Plans &PFMEA and data analysis of production data for continuous improvement.· Excellent experience of cross functional working, winning successive PresidentsGold Medal Awards at Hitachi Automotive Systems Global Small Group ActivityTournament for reject reduction and reduced downtime.· Responsible for all aspects of product quality, being the window person for the OEMCustomers down to the supply base. Show less

      • Production Engineer

        Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
      • QA Engineer

        Jan 2006 - Mar 2018
    • MBDA

      Jun 2018 - now
      • Principal Test Engineer

        Jul 2022 - now
      • Senior Test Engineer

        Jun 2018 - Jun 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Youth & Community Worker

      Issued by South Ribble Borough Council on Sept 1992
      South Ribble Borough CouncilAssociated with Ronnie Culshaw