PROFILE

A highly successful, qualified and experienced Manufacturing Engineer with an excellent and unblemished record of employment which has included working within the exacting quality standard that is 'Right First Time' and 'Lean Manufacturing'. A determined professional with proven Analytical and Technical competencies within a supervisory context and having specific responsibility for the reduction of expenditures whilst not undermining the Quality ethos A former Woodlands School student who has developed a successful career within the Automotive Industry having begun life as a Tool room apprentice in 1985

KEY SKILLS

Methodical with an eye for detail, Computer literate, Presentation skills, Report writing, Timing Plans,

Running meetings, Project management, Assertive, Results orientated, twenty years experience in Tooling / Process

ACHIEVEMENTS

Successful creation and launch of Processes for three car models, Implementation of various Projects including Automation cells and other manpower savings, Simple Time savings, Materials cost savings, Implementation of various Quality improvements, Represented the company overseas

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

August 2006 - Present Contechs HW

DIMENSIONAL MATURATION & BUILD INTEGRITY ENGINEER

For the last six months he has been working at Jaguar within the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Department as a Dimensional Maturation and Build Integrity Engineer with responsibility for new model locator strategy and improve new launch model build geometry.

1996 - August 2006 PSA Peugeot Citroen

PROCESS ENGINEER

In the past ten years I have been involved in three model launches with the main responsibilities being:

1. Create and maintain the BIW process documentation to reflect all technical requirements of the build operation.

2. Progressively optimise the process in terms of ease of build, operation time, quality of the product and material usage.

3. Validate the quality of the process.

4. Define the general requirements for any new tooling and facilities required to implement new processes, through working closely with other engineering colleagues.

5. Coordinate modifications to tooling and/or facilities, to ensure that launch deadlines and operational requirements are met.

6. Assist with production evolutions and pre production builds, with respect to their impact on the build operation and process documentation.

7. Update BIW process reference listings/registers and provide technical process information and assistance to other departments within Ryton to ensure that the build process is understood and being adhered to.

8. Maintain a close working relationship with production colleagues, communicating all process changes and participating in improvement initiatives such as kaizan events, TPM and 5's.

1985 - 1996 PSA Peugeot Citroen

TOOLING CONTROL ENGINEER

In this position he was responsible for report analysis and writing, organising and controlling toolroom labour, preparing new line fixtures for production use and conducting advanced modification trials. Working in the tooling control environment has enabled him to work as a team member with both French and British engineers. He was responsible for toolroom problems which required a supervisory role when controlling toolmakers, he also undertook responsibilities for all B.I.W. geometry.

CRAFT APPRENTICE

This was a four year craft apprenticeship with the first year in a training school. The following two and a half years were based in the toolroom covering areas such as machining, fitting, production breakdown cover and air tools. The last six months were based in the production engineering department covering areas such as time analysis, design changes, man assignments, process analysis and report writing.

EDUCATION

1980 - 1985 Woodlands School, Broad Lane, Coventry

3 'O' Levels and 4 C.S.E.'s

QUALIFICATIONS

1985 - 1987 Tile Hill College, Tile Hill, Coventry

City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies

1987 - 1990 Coventry Technical College, Coventry.

Ordinary National Certificate (ONC)

Higher National Certificate (HNC)

FURTHER TRAINING

Presentation skills, Robot Programming, Welding appreciation,

Catia Model Interrogation, COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health),

Risk Assessment, MOP (Management of Projects), PTP (Performance through People)

French Language Training, Microsoft Windows software packages