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Consultant/specialist in mechanical and product design. Very experienced in a wide variety of manufacturing industries, aeronautical, automotive, consumer products, gaming & amusement, and telecommunications. Specific expertise in the design of cost effective solutions to meet exacting Customer requirements and tight time scales. Product Design Design of consumer, automotive, aeronautical, marine products and enclosures. High-pressure thermoforming and Injection moulding of plastics. Prototype and multi-cavity plastic injection mould tool design. Pressure, gravity die & investment casting of aluminium alloys. Sheet metal enclosures. Acoustic design of telephone handsets. Prism and light-guide design. Keypad and keymat design. AutoCAD, Pro-Engineer & SolidWorks CAD packages. Pro-Mechanica, CosmosWorks, Ansys CFX, FloTherm XT & Mouldflow Plastics Advisor FEA packages Mechanism Design Coin handling and validation systems. Helical and epicyclical gearbox design. Thermodynamic, Fluid dynamics & Stress Analysis Electro/Mechanical Design AC & DC Motors & Solenoids. Bonded and substrate strain gauges. Liquid Crystal displays. Noise cancelling microphones. Electro-luminescent panels. Touch screen technology EMC & ESD design requirements Integrated over-moulded circuits and connectors Project planning & management The compiling and writing of ISO 9000 level 2 and 3 procedures Project planning and control utilising Microsoft Project 2007. Compiling of detail project and unit costing. Compiling and running of Product Risk assessments. Knowledge of Patent and intellectual property laws. The selection and management of far-eastern design, injection mould tooling & sub-contract manufactures. Running and trouble shooting of plastic injection mould tooling trials, both in the UK and the Far-East. Product requirement definition The compiling and writing of Product design specifications & briefs The setting up and running of customer Quality Functional Deployment (QFD) seminars Environmental product & system qualification Civil Aviation Authority & Federal Aviation Administration approvals procedures Writing and reviewing of qualification procedures and test reports The conducting of EMC, ESD and environmental certification testing Certification to RTCA DO160E, Boeing D6-36440 and AirBus Directive ABD 0100 requirements EC low voltage directive CE mark requirements
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United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
French
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My experience
2014 - ?
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Thermal Design Engineer. (Cobham Wireless)
Principle Mechanical.
Responsible for the mechanical and thermal design of the companies new AURA Radio Cards.
Mathematical & CFD modelling of individual electronics PCBA's, modules and cabinet systems using
Mathcad and FloTHERM XT
Advising on electronic component placement and PCB design to optimise thermal management
Introducing "Form-In-Place" EMC gasket technology into the design of the AURA module
Recommending, sourcing and introducing Mentor Graphics FloTherm XT into the company
Mathematical & CFD modelling of individual electronics PCBA's, modules and cabinet systems using
Mathcad and FloTHERM XT
Advising on electronic component placement and PCB design to optimise thermal management
Introducing "Form-In-Place" EMC gasket technology into the design of the AURA module
Recommending, sourcing and introducing Mentor Graphics FloTherm XT into the company
Design, Mentor, Management, Radio, Sourcing, Technology, Wireless, PCB design, Electronics, Cfd, PCB, EMC
2010 - 2014
job
Principle Mechanical Design Engineer - Team Lead
Raymarine UK Limited.
Responsible for the mechanical and industrial design of two new ranges of innovative multi-functional displays (Design patents granted) and a solid-state radar
The management of In-house and contract mechanical design teams & far-eastern tooling and product manufactures for this new product ranges
Introduce Solidworks and PDM best working practises
The management of In-house and contract mechanical design teams & far-eastern tooling and product manufactures for this new product ranges
Introduce Solidworks and PDM best working practises
Design, SolidWorks, Management, Mechanical design, Industrial Design, SOLID
2009 - 2010
job
Self-Employed Security Cleared Environmental Qualification Engineer
Martin Baker Aircraft Company.
Writing and compiling flammability certification documentation for crashworthy aircraft seating.
Formulating requirements and procedures with respect to EASA & FAA material flammability certification
Producing flammability, smoke and toxicity test plans.
Formulating requirements and procedures with respect to EASA & FAA material flammability certification
Producing flammability, smoke and toxicity test plans.
Writing, Test, Security
2008 - 2009
job
Liaison
CAA/FAA.
Engineering Manager. (Bioquell)
Responsible for the design and control of staff involved in the development of a Biological and Chemical
weapons decontamination system for the US military.
Introduce, train and mentor staff in new design generation and evaluation techniques.
Environmental thermal analysis including solar radiation of the System using mathematical calculations and Pro-Mechanica FEA
Responsible for the design and control of staff involved in the development of a Biological and Chemical
weapons decontamination system for the US military.
Introduce, train and mentor staff in new design generation and evaluation techniques.
Environmental thermal analysis including solar radiation of the System using mathematical calculations and Pro-Mechanica FEA
Design, Mentor, Engineering, FEA, Development, Calculations, Manager
2006 - 2008
job
Principle Mechanical Engineer
Self-Employed.
(Buehler Motor UK)
Responsible together with the Technical Director for the innovative design of a new automotive
auxiliary water pump (Patents granted).
The design for volume production of plastic and aluminium die-cast components using Solidworks 2008
The design of high voltage insert moulded grid circuits and automotive connector's
Thermal analysis of electro/hydraulic assemblies using hand calculations and CosmosWorks analysis
Responsible together with the Technical Director for the innovative design of a new automotive
auxiliary water pump (Patents granted).
The design for volume production of plastic and aluminium die-cast components using Solidworks 2008
The design of high voltage insert moulded grid circuits and automotive connector's
Thermal analysis of electro/hydraulic assemblies using hand calculations and CosmosWorks analysis
Design, SolidWorks, Production, Calculations
2004 - 2005
job
Technical Director (Evolution Aqua.)
unknown.
Responsible for the design of the Companies electronic and aquatic filter lines
Directly undertaking the mechanical design of these products using Solidworks, whilst overseeing the design & development of the electronics and firmware.
Sourcing of electronic and mechanical components.
Contract & price negations with UK & Far-Eastern component and sub-contract manufactures
Directly undertaking the mechanical design of these products using Solidworks, whilst overseeing the design & development of the electronics and firmware.
Sourcing of electronic and mechanical components.
Contract & price negations with UK & Far-Eastern component and sub-contract manufactures
Design, SolidWorks, Mechanical design, Sourcing, Development, Electronics, Firmware
2000 - 2002
job
Self-Employed Mechanical Design Engineer
Mars Electronics.
The innovation & design of a new coin dispensing mechanisms (Solidworks) for use in coin valadators & change givers. The dispenser has been granted European, US and Japanese patents
Design, Innovation, SolidWorks, Mechanical design
1999 - 2000
job
Principle Mechanical Engineer
NEC Mobile Communications.
1995 - 1996
job
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Barcrest Ltd.
Design Manager. (Barcrest Ltd)
Design, Mechanical design, Manager
1995 - 1995
job
System Rig Co-ordinator
unknown.
Rig
1993 - 1995
freelance
Self-Employed Design and Consultant Engineer
GEC-Marconi Inflight Systems.
Design
1994 - 1995
job
Environmental Systems Qualification Team Leader
unknown.
1992 - 1993
job
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Landis & Gyr Communications (UK) Ltd.
My education
City AND Guilds
N/a, Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies
N/a, Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies
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