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| Independent Electrical Engineering
Consultant
(Also Associate of Cambashi Ltd,
Cambridge |
1996/ to 2011 |
Electrical Engineering
Consultancy: Investigating
medium-sized generator stator and rotor failure
mechanisms [EU],
Investigating
generator rotor failure mechanisms [Colombia]; Large
machine core
failure
investigation on behalf of loss adjusters [UK/overseas];
100 MW core
failure
investigation [UK]; Investigating problems in
hydro-generator testing
[Canada];
Investigating a sequence of stator winding failures on
deep well
induction
motor pumps [Libya]; Advising on in-situ repairs of 30MW
and 37.5MW
generator
stators [México]; Investigating the possible winding
failure
mechanism on high
speed switched reluctance motors [EU]; Auditing
improvements in
automatic
voltage regulator subject to heavy vibration levels
[EU]; Magnetic
bearing
failure investigation [UK]; Investigating the causes of
supposed
electric shock
to a maintenance technician on a vacuum forming press
[UK]; Advising a
contract
R & D laboratory specialising in electrical machine
problems [UK];
Advising
an Automobile Component Manufacturer’s Research
Laboratory on the
patent
aspects of novel switched-field reluctance motors. Electrical Expert Witness: Automobile speed control failures and sudden acceleration events [UK, USA, France, Sweden]; Vehicle electro-hydraulic stability system [UK]; Vehicle Pressure Switch Fire [USA]; Vehicle electrical cable fire [UK]; Catastrophic armature failure of a 1300 kW D.C. industrial mixer motor, advising on repair and providing Expert Witness Reports; Failure of low voltage substation air circuit breaker controller [UK, Single Joint Expert]. Vacuum cleaner cable fire [UK]; Farmhouse electrical cable fire [UK]; Chicken Hatchery Fire [UK], Electric shock during fault finding in steel mill water pump cubicle[UK] ; Alleged shock from electric lift call button [UK]; Electromechanical problems and drive motor reliability in a drinks dispensing machine [UK]; |
MARI Computer Systems Ltd, GatesheadMARI was an IT Services Organisation carrying out R&D, technology transfer and training for Industry, UK Government Departments, and the European Commission. |
1990/ 1996 |
Principal Consultant Main achievements at MARI were: Euromanagement R & D audits on 20 SMEs in Scotland and NE England (1995-6). IDS of Aberdeen won a 700 kECU Thermie contract to test novel sub-sea telemetry as a result; Technology transfer consultancy on CADCAM to 6 SMEs in Saxony (1994-6); Managing Langbaurgh Information Technology Advisory Service (1994); Consultant to Lochgilphead, Islay, Hoy and Unst Telecottages (1992); European Commission Technical expert, evaluator, reviewer for ESPRIT CIM and BRITE/Euram |
| NEI Parsons Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne Manufacturers of Turbine Generator plant and Ancilliary Systems. Towards the end of this period NEI became part of the Rolls-Royce Power Engineering Group. |
1980/ 1990 |
Manager, Information Systems Evaluation
Department,
reporting to the Commercial Director. Managed a core team of graduate engineers and motivated and coordinated activity throughout the Company on the development of a Product Structure system for project definition and project management: bid preparation, design, manufacture and assembly, commissioning and maintenance. The system was successfully implemented. Also initiated evaluation studies on potential applications of Intelligent CAD and supervised pilot expert systems applications. Member NEI Group Working Party on evaluation of computer-based Project Management Systems |
| R & D Laboratories,
C.A. Parsons & Co Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne |
1976/ 1980 |
Group Leader, Electromagnetics
Group, Managed a multi-disciplinary team of 10 engineers and technicians on instrumentation and measurement projects to improve generator performance. When a number of large generators suffered catastrophic core melting, organised detailed investigations, to establish and report causes. This enabled design changes to be made and appropriate remedial action to be taken. Developed a rotating power source to power turbine radio telemetry. |
| R & D Laboratories,
C.A. Parsons & Co Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne |
1974/ 1976 |
Senior Engineer, Electromagnetics
Group, Responsible for developing ab initio investigative methods and reporting of generator stator core failures. |
| Electrical Engineering Department
International Research & Development Company Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne The Industrial Contract Research and Development organisation for the Reyrolle Parsons Group |
1971/ 1974 |
Group Leader, Superconducting
A.C.Machines
Group, Managed feasibility and experimental studies - electrical, mechanical and cryogenic - on Superconducting AC Generators for C.A. Parsons and CEGB. External consultancy on small timing motors and commutation and brushwear problems on the DC lift motors for the Tracked Hovercraft. |
| Electrical Engineering Department
International Research & Development Company Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne |
1970/ 1971 |
Senior Engineer, Superconducting
A.C.Machines Group,
Electrical Engineering Department Development of analysis of helical stator winding for synchronous superconducting AC generator. |
| University of Dundee,
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, |
1967/ 1970 |
NRDC Post Doctoral Fellow: Development of Axially-Laminated Rotor Reluctance Motors. Measurement of transient stability characteristics and modelling of D/Q axis equations using a hybrid analogue/digital computer. |
| AEI Rugby, BTH Works,
Plant Application Engineering Department |
1965/ 1967 |
Engineer : Simulation of variable speed drives mainly for the metal rolling industry using analogue computers |
| University of St Andrews,
Queen's College, Dundee |
1962 / 1965 | Ph. D. student, Department of Electrical Engineering working on switched field reluctance motors and synchronous reluctance motors with axially laminated rotors. Supervisor Dr A. J. O. Cruickshank |
| University of St Andrews,
Queens College Dundee |
1958 / 1962 | Undergraduate Student in Applied
Science
(Electrical
Engineering). specialising in Electrical Machines,
Control Theory
and
Power Systems. Awarded First Class Honours Degree and
Ferranti
Prize. Vacation Experience : Shawinigan Water & Power Co P.Q. Canada (1961); CEGB Earley Power Station (1960) ; Sir Robert McAlpine & Co Ltd Llanwern Steelworks Site Civil Construction (1959); British Rail, Signal Engineering Department York (1958) |
| Metropolitan Vickers Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester | 1957/ 1958 |
Pre University Apprenticeship. comprising 3 months basic workshop training followed by two month periods in : Traction Department; R & D Laboratories; Foundry; Scientific Apparatus Test. |