Values

I've formed a bunch of values that I hold close to me from past experience and reading about the lives of others. I like to think they have helped steer me to where I am today, but also realize that I'm probably more acting irrationally!

• Always have your own, well-constructed opinion on things that you think are important.
• Systems are better than goals; small amounts of progress daily are much more effective compared to infrequent big gestures.
• Exercise and personal health are the foundations to all good things in life.
• Lean into every social encounter with enthusiasm and always treat others with respect.
• Interdependency is superior to being independent.

Projects worked on

2023-Now

Leveraging my engineering and business skillset into my first consulting roles, working for a Munich-based company with a team based in London. The work is mixed but primarily focused on serving clients in the automotive industry.

2022-2023: Business planning for electric buses & Light Commercial Vehicles

Creating a profitable business plan for the next few years for a relatively established bus and light commercial vehicle manufacturer. Working with international teams to gather market intelligence and create a product portfolio that supports the planned volumes and complements the existing manufacturing footprint.

2018-2022: Product planning for new electric cars

Programme management and product strategy in the early phases of new vehicles. Worked on many programmes that never saw the light of day!

2016-2018: Vehicle architecting for new electric cars

Took on more ownership and worked in a small 'concept' team where we schemed a new electric car platform that could be physically altered to cater for different types of car.

2014-2016: Vehicle packaging for new sports cars

Developed a driving position for a new sports car and developed all the associated packaging of related parts and ensured compliance with all required regulations.

2012-2014: Component & system designing for all kinds of cars & motorbikes

Utilized my earlier knowledge in managing my work and my contacts made to join a consultancy to work on various projects for the automotive industry and learned a tonne about how to design parts, the different ways to manufacture them, and how to assemble and test the systems.

2011-2012: Model designing for new sports cars

After graduating, I did a couple of jobs contracting for a few months utilizing the skills I picked up at university taking an additional module for a CAD package that wasn't traditionally taught in the main curriculum. This opened some doors in a tough job market and led to working on designing jigs for an F1 car and designing parts for a full-scale model of a new sports car that was later shelved.