Jon Price

Experience

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  Comet

  Jan 1982 - Oct 1986

  Repair Technician

  Repairs to all types of brown and white goods.Customer Service training and experience.

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  Valley TV Services - Abertillery, South Wales (1986)

  Oct 1986 - Dec 1993

  Small Business Owner

  Own business in TV/Video brown goods repair/sales/rentalsSold to business partner to join BA Engineering in 1993

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  Solutions Property Management - South Wales Ltd

  Jan 1987 - now

  Owner / Director

  Property Investment and Development, Buy to Let, Landlords, Agents and Investment Sourcing.Rent Smart Wales, RLA and NRLA registered and accredited.

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  British Airways

  Dec 1993 - Dec 1995

  Senior Avionic Technician

  Avionic component repairs on a wide range of Aircraft systems. Flight controls, Navigation, Power management, Actuation, Catering and Water/Waste. Electronic/Electrical and Mechanical repairs to component level.

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  British Airways

  Dec 2015 - Oct 2020

  Technical Support and Business Development for BA Aircraft components and systems. In-sourcing new work and capability enhancements to deliver new product technology for an expanding modern fleet. Set up a customer oversight office at BE Aerospace (USA) to drive quality and engineering improvements on BA's First Class Suites and Cabins for the 787-9 Dreamliner programme. Acceptance criteria defined and developed with design and production departments and managed through to sign off.Liaison with external suppliers and Boeing to deliver the finished articles to the required standards. Embedding new processes and lean principles for improved quality and production.

  • Product Development Engineer (Technical Support)

    Dec 1993 - Oct 2020

  • Quality and Delivery Manager - Arizona, USA (Secondment)

    Dec 2015 - Jul 2016
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  University of South Wales

  Dec 2020 - Jul 2021

  Principle Project Technician - Electric Vehicle Power Systems

  Lots to learn, but bringing years of aerospace standards & experience to a new and exciting industry for the future. Keeping up with cutting edge, low carbon technology, through product testing and development. https://www.southwales.ac.uk/research/research-areas/capse

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  MicroLink Devices UK Ltd

  Jul 2021 - now

  World Class Solar Cell Technology - Powering the Future New Business Capabilities in South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • Manufacture & Test Manager - Aerospace Solar Arrays

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Process Engineering - Solar and Compound Semiconductors

    Jul 2021 - Mar 2023