David Gorton

Experience

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  Royal Ordnance Patricroft

  Jan 1976 - Jan 1989

  Production Engineer

  Time served Turner / Manf Engineer with a fully sealed M.O.D. apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering. With over 13 years in high precision production manufacturing, working on conventional ammunition, warhead and missile hardware. Patricroft was at the forefront of manufacturing rocket motors such as ALARM, Harpoon, Sea Wolf and Sea Dart. Patricroft had developed advanced machining to cover many aspects of ammunition and missile systems such as Exocet, Milan,Rapier, Javelin, Sidewinder.Key areas of advanced engineering covered capabilities in advanced Flow forming, Electro Slag Refining (ESR) and vertical forging of Chieftain tank gun barrels.REME - Regiment -BordonKeyAchievement Operation Crusader 65000 British Forces deployed across Europe - Largest Force since 1944 Show less

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  Garryson Insley

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1992

  Technical Sales Manager

  Applications engineering , working as a bridge between customers and engineering to design or redesign, develop, test, and implement complex tooling , manufacturing problems and applications. Providing technical support and expertise to customers in regards to standard and specialist Solid carbide cutting tools,Cutting tool specialist design and manufacture , Composite cutting tools, Precision Miniture , High Speed machining routers, Special form tools, solid Carbide Reamers etc.. Technical application solving for clients and technical assistance to field sales staff, supply & servicing of UK Distributor networks such as (Cromwell Tools, Buck and Hickman, Monks and Crane). Show less

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  Sip Dixi

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  UK Sales Manager

  Business development for the UK market to promote the Swiss Solid Carbide Cutting Tools division (Dixi 4) into the UK, to promote, standard, specialist and Turnkey packages to compliment Advanced CNC Capital equipment produced by the Swiss principals.Cutting tool specialist design and manufacture , Composite cutting tools, Precision Miniture , High Speed machining routers, Special form tools, PCD,PCBN, Brazed Carbide Flat/Spiral,Solid Carbide Reamers etc..

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  High Technology Tooling

  Jun 1994 - May 1999

  Managing Director

  Design & Manufacture of high precision tooling for metal cutting incl Solid Carbide Cutting Tools, UK Agent for Ritz tooling, Cutting tool specialist design and manufacture of Composite cutting tools, Precision Miniture tooling, High Speed machining routers, Special form tools, PCD,PCBN, Brazed Carbide Flat/Spiral,Solid Carbide Reamers etc.. •Designed & manufactured a comprehensive range of conventional and specialist Solid Carbide Tooling, Composite Tools, PCD Tooling•Designed a range of Carbide tooling for High Speed Machining for the Aerospace, Engineering and Plastics industries. •Direct sales to OEM’s with additional distribution through approved Agents and UK Distributors. Show less

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  DERA / QinetiQ Managed Services

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2005

  Program Manager

  Programme Manager working on (Goodrich Aerospace UK sites )Programme manager delivering a complexed outsourced business managing the quality and performance of the managed service programme of Contractual value of around 10 Million pounds across multiple sites throughout the UK Working with Board level directors down to shop floor engineers Quality, Innovation and operational KPI and service level performance reviews. Man Management of over 60 staff inclusive of Site Managers and technical engineers and back office staff.Track record of successfully leading and delivering a number of major, technology centric complex projects adding substantial value to the business, cradle to the grave projects.Indepth Knowledge of QA systems applied at manufacturing and external body qualification, AS9100 Rev C, ISO 9001, ISO17025, ISO 14001, EASA. Show less

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  Johnson Controls - UKAEA Risley

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Project Manager

  Seconded working for Defence Evaluation Research Agency (M.O.D) Responsible for initial project start up of 6 individual sites within the Goodrich Aerospace group Covered all Due diligence requirements to provide a complex out sourced managed service programme on UKAS Metrology and associated measurement services such( FAI, LAI, BoI )Planning and management of process improvement work streams, management of engineering packages from requisition to delivery

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  QinetiQ Managed Services

  Dec 2005 - Dec 2007

  Group Projects Manager/ Defence Bid Manager

  AchievementsExperienced Operations, programme manager, established a comprehensive portfolio of engineering managed services (Metrology, Inspection, calibration) involving the creation of R&D projects with MoD clients , commercial networks and operational partnerships with government agencies and blue chip organization’s Primary interface with client and to key subcontractors, totally reponsible for commercial, schedule & technical success of projects & programme outputs. Management of key UK Ministry of Defence clients, working directly within Rolls Royce UK, Civil & Military Aerospace, Nuclear UK Sites.Delivered key Metrology projects(UKAS Laboratories) to all Goodrich UK Sites ( Huyton, Wolverhampton, Shaftmoor Lane, York Road, Marston Green and Pitstone).Key partnership program working directly with Group Strategic Procurement to provide long term partnership agreements and encompass Group strategies to cover UK manufacturing sites.Championed the development of Vendor Scheduling and other initiatives to improve processes and reduce operational costs to client. Show less

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  QinetiQ

  Dec 2007 - Aug 2009

  Senior Programme Manager/ Defence Bid Manager

  Achievements: Programme Manager responsible for developing T&E capability design, development and operation, provision of trials design, trials delivery equipment, instrumentation, calibration and measurement Delivery Partner of largest UK contract to Rolls-Royce Civil & Defence global business . Delivery Partner to Goodrich Aerospace UK sites ( ex TRW, Lucas) via outsourcing of UK UKAS Metrology laboratories covering UKAS CMM facilities,calibration, specialist 1st principle measurement and Inspection organisations.Responsible for Bid & Account Management leading the business unit, key member of the management /Leadership Team , possessing a track record of securing multi-million pound contracts. Management of relationships with major prime and Tier 1 aerospace companies with particular focus on aerostructures, sub maritime support via Devonport and Barrow.Responsible for a range of industry leading repositioning and strategic partnering projects, transformational change to aide client solutions.Business Development & Key Account Management of major Aerospace Primes & Tiers 1's - including managing business change in both the organisations of the customer and QinetiQResponsible for the development of business transformation service programs with major aerospace clients within UK Industry, provision of the largest UKAS laboratories with key partners within the UK. Responsible for the development of major opportunities with key clients and transition planning of business projects, LTPA with MoD, implementing business strategy in relation to the client Rolls-Royce UK, Airbus, Goodrich Aerospace UK, Cobham Group, Sellafield Ltd & Ford Automotive, Davenport Dockyard. Show less

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  North West Aerospace Alliance

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2014

  Commodity Group Project Manager

  Working with key stakeholders from UK Aerospace Primes, BAE, Rolls-Royce, Airbus in order to develop strategic UK Supply Chain structure, policies, and operations of each organisation to assist suppliers business growthIntegrating key NW stakeholders such as, NW Universities, regional and sub-regional support organisations, knowledge Transfer Network organisations (KTN’s) UK Catapult Centres of Technology (AMRC, MTC ) building appropriate working relationships for each commodity Group. Specific Accomplishments:Direct engagement with Senior Directors , Strategic Stakeholders within the UK supporting the UK Primes Organisations.Delivering manufacturing excellence and determining excellence diagnostics through joint or self analysis Consultancy.Developed and Published a report commissioned for UK Government - AAD KTN “Autonomous Systems” within the UK environment and the structure of Autonomous Systems capability Groups for the supply chain. Show less

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  James Fisher Nuclear Limited

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Senior Projects Manager

  Senior Progects manager responsible for Fixture Design & Manufacture projects interfacing with key client side team within Rolls Royce Nuclear . Project delivery of multifunctional teams of engineers, delivery of special to product next generation programme of fixtures & tooling for the UK's existing and future submarine Flotilla build programme , including working within a List X cleared facility and environment. Key AccomplishmentsDelivery of varying projects from full life cycle tender to completion developing opportunities from the prospect stage (via pre-qualifications where appropriate) and tenders, to successful contract award, project execution and delivery.Experienced in stage gate design process all phases of the project life cycle. Show less

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  Trescal

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2020

  UK Programme Manager- Head of Business Operations

  Head of UK Projects , responsible for the development & implementing business lean transformation , Operational best practices , six sigma to a portfolio of programs with Blue Chip organisations Rolls Royce UK and RR Singapore- Rolls Royce Nuclear, BAE Military UK, Babcock -MoDKey Achievements Head of Business Roles - Responsible for the operational improvement through lean , six sigma Transformation in high profile Metrology & Defence related businessesBusiness Unit Manager , responsible for the implementation/business transformation of operations management of Stevenage UKAS Calibration Test Measurement laboratories.Head of Business ,responsibility of operations Derby Centre of Excellence UKAS Test & Measurement facilities & CMM Inspection aligning with its business strategy and strategic vision. Integrated delivery partner of Metrology with Rolls Royce, UK and Asia BAE Business Leader Award -UK BAE Chairmans Award 2017 Excellence to BAE Military/AirAchievement.SingaporeNew business startup programme of Outsourced UKAS Calibration and Metrology Laboratories / managed services to ST Aerospace Group based in Singapore assisting the development of new facilities to support the growing South East Asia Aerospace corridor. Operational Delivery and support to RR Singapore and Seletar Trent Test Facilities providing overall calibration and metrology services.Implemented new Business operations and delivery , new Metrology and management system into Trescal Singapore , development of calibration engineers, building of new back office teams , working closely with Singapore ST Aerospace directors, RR Singapore , French Directors & UK Financial teams in addition to business operations. UK role: BAE Programme Manager with Manufacturing Operations within key BAE Fast Jets MAI business units Brough, Samlesbury and Warton & UK BAE sites.Primary interface with Heads of Procurement, manufacturing, Quality engineering & logistics senior stakeholders. Show less

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  Amentum

  Dec 2020 - now

  Projects Manager

  Multiple phased delivery of critical engineering R&D projects.. Primary interface of external & internal AWE technology stakeholders co-ordinating multiple disciplines to drive and implement strategic DoE engineering trials on behalf of MoD client.Strategic Trials Project Manager -Responsible for the development and implementation of best practice ,bespoke high value projects with critical timescales with multiple stakeholders , Technical, MoD and wider integration with US Parent