PROFILE

I am a degree qualified Senior Design Engineer currently working for the world's largest independent diesel engine manufacturer, Cummins Inc. Soon after leaving university I started work with Cummins as a trainee designer and I have stayed within the design department for over 4 years where I am currently working as part of a global team developing our next generation diesel engine program.

While my main responsibility is the introduction of diesel engine components and sub-systems to meet customer requirements and company/industry standards I do have a number of other roles. These include FMEA site champion, CAD practices and procedures liaison and dimensional variation analysis (DVA) champion and recognised site expert. I have also worked on a number of 6 Sigma projects, which have contributed to an annual saving of £2.5M within the Darlington site.

I work with a large measure of autonomy in my day to day work and I am responsible for the mentoring and guidance of other designers and junior staff which I find greatly satisfying.

SKILLS

TRAINING

Pro Engineer - various courses throughout employment (PTC, CADCoach & RAND).

Pro Mechanica Advanced (PTC, 2 days)

6 Sigma - various courses on the use of 6 Sigma throughout employment (Cummins Inc.).

Dimensional Variation Analysis, DVA - design for 6 Sigma (Cummins Inc., 2 days)

Design for Manufacture and Assembly - design for 6 Sigma (Cummins Inc., 1 day)

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, GD&T (Durham College, 3 days)

Failure Modes & Effects Analysis, FMEA - design for 6 Sigma (Small Piece Trust, 2 days)

Project Management & Control (Smith-Consulting, 1 day)

COMPUTER PACKAGES OVERVIEW

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aug 2002 - Present Cummins Inc. Darlington

Senior Design Engineer

· Retain all of the responsibilities of previous Design Engineer position.

· Currently working as part of a global team developing our next generation diesel engine program.

· DFMEA Site Champion: responsible for the maintenance and control of work instructions and procedures relating to Design FMEA's. Recently aligned the FMEA Quality System Procedure with TS16949:2002 to allow accreditation of ISO9001:2000 at the Darlington Facility.

· Pro-Engineer Practices and Procedures Liaison: responsible for the development and maintenance of procedures and charters on best practices in the use of Pro-Engineer and other CAD tools throughout the corporation.

· DVA Champion: responsible for championing and mentoring other designers in the use of dimensional variation analysis within the Darlington site.

· Participate in Cost Reduction Initiatives. My most recent cost reduction project involved the redesign of an SAE3 flywheel housing to accommodate a lower cost manufacturing process giving an annual saving of £120,000.

Sept 1999 - Aug 2002 Cummins Inc. Darlington

Design Engineer

· Responsible for the introduction of designs and specifications to meet both customer requirements and company/industry standards.

· Responsible for all aspects of the design process from concept through to final production release.

· Activities include: component modelling, stress analysis, tolerance analysis, cross-functional design reviews, DFMEA's, Safety Hazard Analysis, GD&T, draughting, prototype procurement, cost evaluation and customer/supplier liaisons.

· Products include fabricated, machined, cast and pressure die cast components for engine dress, base engine and OEM interface.

· Systems include fuel, coolant and lubricant transfer and filtration, air handling and power transmission.

Aug 1999 - Sept 1999 Watson Norrie Ltd Grangemouth

QA Engineer

July 1999 - Aug 1999 Crown House Engineering Glasgow

Contract CAD Draughtsman

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS

Sept 1997 - May 1999 Caledonian University Glasgow

BSc Computer Aided Engineering

Aug 1995 - June 1997 Anniesland College Glasgow

HNC CAD, NC Engineering with CAD

Aug 1988 - May 1990 Grangemouth High School Grangemouth

English: Standard Grade Technical Drawing: 'O' Grade

Maths: Standard Grade Art: 'O' Grade