EDUCATION:

School Attended: Blyth Tynedale High School. 1970-1975

QUALIFICATIONS:

School,

GCE O LEVEL English Language

GCE O LEVEL Geography

CSE Mathematics

CSE German

CSE Chemistry

Professional,

Northumberland County Technical College

City and Guilds - Mech. Eng. Technicians Cert.- \1 1978

City and Guilds - Mech. Eng. Technicians Cert.- \2 1980

City and Guilds - Mech. Eng. Technicians Cert.- \3 1982

City and Guilds - Full Technological Cert. 1982

PPITB - Plastic Injection Moulding - Condition Setting - 1979

PPITB - Plastic Injection Moulding - Advanced Setting - 1984

Dale Carnegie Management Diploma - 1989

Degree, Bachelor of Arts with Honours Business Studies. 2:2

University of Northumbria and DeMontfort University Leicester. 1998

Stadium Plastics Ltd. Hartlepool

Position Project Engineer

February 2007 to date

Key responsibilities

Acting control of Engineering department supervising 2 Project Engineers and 1 Design Engineer

New Product Introduction

• Full APQP maintenance inc timing plans.
• Customer liaison
  • Jaguar/ Landrover
  • Johnson Controls
  • Honda Logistics
• Supplier liaison
  • Worldwide tooling and equipment sourcing and purchase

Transfer Product Introduction

• Customer Liaison
  • Siemens VDO
  • Decoma
• Internal department coordination

In House Engineering Support

• Production Problem Solving
  • Internal and external toolmaker liaison
  • External supplier liaison - materials & equipment.
  • Production Staff training

RBA Plastics Ltd. (Manchester).RBA Performance Coatings Ltd (North Wales)

Position: Project Manager.

June 1998 to January 2007. Company has been Liquidated

Current Base: The group Technical Centre - Manchester site.

The Technical centre houses design and development, project management facilities.

Main Responsibilities

Full Project Control from concept design through prototype stage to full production.

Key Targets

Timing and budget controls to be maintained to agreed limits.

Maintenance of APQP program

Worldwide Tooling and equipment sourcing and purchase.

Outward facing link to the customer and inward to the development and production facility.

Regular and structured external/internal reviews.

Senior Management reviews plus monthly reporting structure

After Market consideration.

Main Customers

1. Intier - Dashboard systems for the Jaguar S & X Type cars.
2. Sony -large TV casing,
3. LEC Refrigeration - Moulding & painting.
4. R TEK - Honda 04 Civic and 05 CRV Interior and exterior components.
5. Honda - Interior and exterior parts for 06 model and 07 Civic model.

Adwest Driver Systems Ltd Leicestershire. Automotive Driver Controls.

Position: - Plastics Development Engineer

September 1995 to June 1998

Working as part of the Design and Development team.

Main responsibilities

Development the Plastics facility within the company.

Metal to plastic replacement

Products developed were

The Pedal Box system for the Rover 75

Cockpit Gearchange systems for the Honda Accord.

Direct Customer liaison including travelling to Japan.

Key Customers

Nissan, Honda, Rover, Toyota

Geka Manufacturing Ltd. Stanley Co. Durham. Cosmetics Packaging

October 1985 to August 1995.

Position: Projects Manager.

This position developed over the employment term from Moulding engineer to Mould shop Manager to Projects Manager.

Main responsibilities

The set up and production management of the injection moulding facility

The setup and running of the blowmoulding, printing and assembly facility. Personnel recruitment and training.

Technical specification and purchase of the machinery, ancillary equipment and tooling.

Development of the Project Management facility.

Customer Technical liaison for new product development.

Regular continental travel to the German parent company in Nuremberg.

Introduction of the "Investors in People" system of work within a total quality framework.

Fisher Price Toys Ltd. Peterlee Co. Durham. Children's Toy Manufacture.

May 1983 to October 1985.

Plastics Technician.

Working as a part of the plastics engineering team,

Main responsibilities

New product introduction - new tooling development,

Day to day troubleshooting for production dept.

Introduction of new and alternative materials.

Introduction of new and alternative processes

The set-up and production running of the' Needle injection' blow moulding facility.

The Coordination of external tooling repairs with both local and countrywide Toolmakers.

Audus Noble Ltd. Blyth Northumberland. Trade moulding, Vacuum forming and Blow moulding.

October 1975 to April 1983.

Initially employed as an apprentice electrical engineer, this was changed to include the broader spectrum of machine maintenance and installation, working on Plastics machinery and associated toolroom equipment. From here I moved to the plastics engineering dept. where I learned about the various processes involved at the company,

ie, Injection moulding, vacuum thermo-forming and blowmoulding.

Throughout my working history I have endeavoured to continue my

Education. During the 1990's I needed to know more about the commercial aspects of the business, hence my study for a Business Studies Degree.

In the future I would like to continue my studies to post graduate level

This then is brief history of my working life, I hope that you find it both interesting and informative.