Paul Drury

Experience

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  Royal Academy of Engineering

  Oct 1991 - Aug 1992

  Project Engineer (Royal Academy of Engineering Year in Industry scheme)

  As part of the Year in Industry scheme which involved small-scale project work in a hard-metal manufacturer.

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  De Montfort University

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Teaching Company Associate

  2 Year Technology Transfer project that improved manufacturing processes, increased high BS/DIN standard output from 25% to 60%, increased throughput, reduced quality defects and led to cost reductions of £50,000 pa.

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  Opus Metrology

  Jan 1998 - Apr 2013

  Production Engineer

  Designing and implementing factory wide manufacturing changes to improve productivityMonitoring and controlling process quality using quality toolsTraining operators in new proceduresImproving specific quality defect from 30% defect rate to zero %Researching and developing new manufacturing techniquesIncreasing high grade yield rates from 25% to 70%

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  Thomas Salvesen Enterprises Ltd

  May 2013 - Sept 2018

  High precision machining of metrology componentsTraining and staff development Managing production area and teamPreparing quotations for sub contract clients and new projectsDeveloping and writing Standard work proceduresMachining components to sub-micron tolerances

  • Manufacturing Specialist

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2018

  • Manufacturing Development Engineer

    May 2013 - Aug 2017
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  Loughborough University

  Feb 2020 - Feb 2024

  During this contract post I conducted a systematic review of the influence of energy efficiency measures on the overheating risk of UK dwellings as part of a project for The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The work involved creating search protocols and advanced searching of research databases. I then filtered the identified papers using Mendeley reference manager and Covidence software, which enabled a transparent, and repeatable approach following the PRISMA protocol. I subsequently conducted an extensive synthesis of the relevant research papers utilising a Government approved framework to assess the quality of the research findings. The findings were disseminated through a report and presentation to key stakeholders. Show less

  • Doctoral Researcher in Built Environment Energy Demand Studies, LoLo CDT in Energy Demand

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2024

  • Research Assistant

    Jan 2023 - May 2023

  • Research Assistant

    Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
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  Midlands Net Zero Hub

  Oct 2023 - now

  Lead important initiatives in the social housing retrofit sector, focusing on project management of the £100M Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1 programme , compliance, and stakeholder engagement.Chair monthly progress meetings with consortium members to ensure alignment on key milestones and validate project KPIs to track and drive performance.Generate comprehensive reports for government stakeholders, ensuring all grant expenditures adhere to scheme regulations.Manage a dynamic team, including a senior project officer and two project support officers, fostering collaboration and delivering results.Contribute to strategic growth by collaborating on high-value bids such as the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3.Using data analytics to assess EPC ratings and identify retrofit opportunities across the Midlands.Deliver seminar sessions to promote awareness and best practices in domestic retrofit solutions, advancing energy efficiency and sustainability in housing. Show less Supporting the delivery of retrofit works for 23 consortium members funded by wave 2.1 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. • Chairing monthly consortium meetings, ensuring accurate project reporting and reviewing key documents.• Evaluated and improved the on-time submission of monthly reports through effective communication and automation tools.• Created various Excel tools for data consistency checks, monthly report automation, and delivery forecast accuracy.• Led and presented multiple seminars on topics including fraud risk, tenant engagement, retrofit overheating risk, retrofit lessons learnt, and project risk assessment• Liaised with external speakers to enhance forum discussions on retrofit data monitoring.• Conducted comprehensive research projects and compiled detailed reports on social housing stock and hard-to-treat homes.• Successfully implemented updates to the Fraud Risk Register, achieving a complete green rating across all sections.• Managed two Project Support Officers Show less

  • Principal Fuel Poverty Project Officer

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Senior Fuel Poverty Project Officer

    Oct 2023 - Sept 2024