Experience

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  Aco technologies

  Oct 1999 - May 2008

  Design engineer

  Project leadership and delivery of product design projects including creation of technical drawings with 3D CAD software SolidWorks, from concept design through prototyping, production engineering and product launch.Verification of designs with hand calculation, FEA and physical testing.Projects include design and co-ordination of product manufactured in house and by 3rd party suppliers.

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  Ratcliff palfinger

  May 2008 - Jul 2012

  Leader of team responsible for the design of bespoke tail lift solutions and front line technical support to customers and sales team.Supervision and creation of technical drawings to BS8888 with SolidWorks 3D CAD, verification of design including structural hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis.Mentoring of developing engineers including mentoring on IMechE Monitored Professional Development Scheme.Internal auditor to ISO9001 and TS16949. Responsible for design of commercial tail lifts including new product development and design improvements. Design verification including stress analysis, FEA and hand calculation.Co-ordination of physical testing, creation of test reports, authoring associated technical documentation and ensuring compliance to ISO standards and Machinery Directive.Project management of product field campaign including co-ordination of retrofit work through agent network.

  • Engineering Team Leader

    Apr 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Design Engineer

    May 2008 - Apr 2010
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  Fibron

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2020

  Design Manager for ROV product stream including:- Prioritisation and management of workload- Design of armoured main lift cables and ROV tethers- Customer liaison and support- Collation and analysis of test data- Creating engineering documentation, technical files and test procedures- Technical Support to marketing, sales and Production departments Management of design team including personnel management, workload prioritisation, defining and optimising working practices.Product design, creation of engineering documentation and design calculations.Product certification documentation including liaison with Lloyd's, DNV and other independent bodies and test houses.Also project-managed implementation of cloud-based workload monitoring and prioritisation database and project to introduce document control system.

  • ROV Product Stream Design Manager

    Jan 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Design Manager

    Aug 2012 - Jan 2019
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  Ocado technology

  Oct 2020 - now

  • Engineering Manager

    May 2024 - now

  • Engineering Team Lead

    Nov 2021 - May 2024

  • Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

    Oct 2020 - Nov 2021