Jim

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Industry Engineering
Occupation ret(w)ired
Location nr. Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Introduction now ret(w)ired. Spent 15 years at Rolls-Royce, Derby learning to design and stress big fan engines. 6 years teaching how to design big fan engines. On a team that introduced CAD to the campus curricula. Left to help people exploit CAD technology; managed a Design and Development activity. Spent 15 years leading a team an an fmcg company tasked with exploiting computer-based design technologies to improve the packaging design and implementation process- locally, regionally and finally globally. Now looking at how we use the construction of early aircraft and engines as a means to teach young people about the excitement and discipline of skilled work, enabling them to demonstrate thay can do "work worth paying for" which leads to offers of employment.
Interests aero-engine history
Favorite Movies the Man who knew too little