My Portrait

Hi, I'm James


Engineer, Modeller, Programmer, Lecturer


My Portrait

Hi, I'm James


Engineer, Modeller, Programmer, Lecturer


My Portrait

Hi, I'm James


Engineer, Modeller, Programmer, Lecturer


My Portrait

Hi, I'm James


Engineer, Modeller, Programmer, Lecturer

About

My name is James. I am a Ph.D-level chartered engineer.

I have worked in a diverse set of industries and environments, covering design, R&D and manufacturing. I have trained on and used many of the CAD packages used in industry. I have a lot of experience doing simulations and finite element analyses (FEA) and have additional experience with knowledge-based engineering (KBE). I am familiar with many manufacturing processes, both standard methods of manufacturing and some esoteric ones. I am familiar with many computer programming languages and have used them to create tools and applications.

I specialize in fact-finding and problem solving, removing the element of speculation as much as possible from a given analysis. I am a big believer in looking outside of the box and taking pride in producing quality work, both in terms of technical application and in presentation and reporting.

I am also a specialist in electrochemical processes and operations and have applied this knowledge to projects in electrochemical machining, electro-etch, electroplating of gas turbine components and work involving the manufacture of electric vehicle power cells.

I have used my programming skills to develop FEA and KBE tools for engineers in order to accelerate their work and minimise administrative tasks, targeted programming efforts that make a difference to the overall workload.

I am also qualified to teach and have some classroom experience.

If my skills, knowledge and experience are of interest, please feel free to contact me.

Basics

Phone:
07970 342058

Based:
West Sussex, UK

Nationality:
British


LinkedIn:
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Email:
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Skills Matrix
Design Project Management Computer-Aided Modelling and Drawing Finite Element Analyses and Simulation
Report Writing & Peer Review Computer Programming & Macros Proposal Generation Electro-chemical Processes Specialist
Design of Experiments Metals and Metallurgy Use of Cryogenics Software Tool Design
Mechanical Engineering Aeronautical Engineering Data Science IMechE Mentor
Knowledge-Based Engineering
Design Project Management
Computer-Aided Modelling and Drawing Finite Element Analyses and Simulation
Report Writing & Peer Review Computer Programming & Macros
Proposal Generation Electro-chemical Processes Specialist
Design of Experiments Metals and Metallurgy
Use of Cryogenics Software Tool Design
Mechanical Engineering Aeronautical Engineering
Data Science IMechE Mentor
Knowledge-Based Engineering
Design
Project Management
Computer-Aided Modelling and Drawing
Finite Element Analyses and Simulation
Report Writing & Peer Review
Computer Programming & Macros
Proposal Generation
Electro-chemical Processes Specialist
Design of Experiments
Metals and Metallurgy
Use of Cryogenics
Software Tool Design
Mechanical Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering
Data Science
IMechE Mentor
Knowledge-Based Engineering




Software and Programming Languages
MS Project & Project Server Solid Edge SolidWorks Siemens NX
MS Office ANSYS Elsyca PlatingMaster 3D CalculiX
MathCAD CATIA Genus Designer RuleStream
Nauticus Machinery Elmer Jupyter Notebook AutoCAD
AutoCAD Inventor MS Visual Basic VBScript Perl
Python MS Visual Basic C, C++, C# & Java HTML, CSS, PHP & Bootstrap
JavaScript MS Visual Basic Hadoop R
SQL PowerShell Julia Keras
PyTorch TensorFlow Scikit-Learn
MS Project & Project Server Solid Edge
SolidWorks Siemens NX
MS Office ANSYS
Elsyca PlatingMaster 3D CalculiX
MathCAD CATIA
Genus Designer RuleStream
Nauticus Machinery Elmer
Jupyter Notebook AutoCAD
AutoCAD Inventor MS Visual Basic
VBScript Perl
Python MS Visual Basic
C, C++, C# & Java HTML, CSS, PHP & Bootstrap
JavaScript MS Visual Basic
Hadoop R
SQL PowerShell
Julia Keras
PyTorch TensorFlow
Scikit-Learn
MS Project & Project Server
Solid Edge
SolidWorks
Siemens NX
MS Office
ANSYS
Elsyca PlatingMaster 3D
CalculiX
MathCAD
CATIA
Genus Designer
RuleStream
Nauticus Machinery
Elmer
Jupyter Notebook
AutoCAD
AutoCAD Inventor
MS Visual Basic
VBScript
Perl
Python
MS Visual Basic
C, C++, C# & Java
HTML, CSS, PHP & Bootstrap
JavaScript
MS Visual Basic
Hadoop
R
SQL
PowerShell
Julia
Keras
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Scikit-Learn




Experience

Farnborough College Of Technology

Lecturer In Engineering

August 2023 to Jan 2024


Boundary Road
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 6SB

  • Lecturer in engineering for Level 2, 3 and 4 students
  • Subjects:
    • numeracy/mathematics
    • mechanical principles
    • engineering environments
    • business improvement techniques
    • health and safety
    • computer-aided design
    • projects and project management



Wärtsilä Defence Solutions Ltd

Senior Engineer CAE And Simulation

Dec 2017 to Aug 2020


4 Marples Way
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 1NX

  • Lead for ANSYS simulation work
  • Developer of ANSYS workbench tools, involving writing macros for process simplification that include scripts and ANSYS APDL snippets
  • Developer of RuleStream KBE applications for bearing design linking multiple software applications and writing to SQL database for automatic production of engineering drawing, models and reports
  • Creating complex FEA models (structural/shock and elastomer materials)
  • Creating DDAM models in ANSYS
  • Writing 'how-to'documentation for other engineers to create models or to use tools for process simplification
  • Coaching/teaching engineers how to create FEA models
  • Producing in-depth reports on simulation results



The Manufacturing Technology Centre

Senior Research Engineer

Jun 2013 to Jun 2017


Ansty Park
Coventry
West Midlands
CV7 9JU

  • Project manager and expert for electrochemical process-based projects, including projects based on thermal barrier coatings for gas turbine components:
    • Regular review of project plans
    • Cost-to-complete
    • Regular risk/issue reporting to customers
  • Advisor to the Special Projects theme FEA queries and peer reviewer of reports/proposals and other deliverables
  • Developer of RuleStream KBE applications for bearing design linking multiple software applications and writing to SQL database for automatic production of engineering drawing, models and reports
  • Occasional project troubleshooter
  • Specialist research, experiment and simulation work
  • Creating and writing proposals, PFMEA and DFMEA, deriving solutions and applying for patents
  • Non-project involvement as an IMechE mentor and part of the Further Learning team
  • Site visits and observation of manufacturing processes



Tesla Engineering Ltd.

Lead Design Engineer and FEA Modeller

May 2010 to Feb 2013


11 Water Lane
Storrington
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 3EA

  • Ensuring that parts meet known requirements
    • ASME and other pressure vessel codes
    • LOLER
    • PUWER
    • etc.
  • Proving designs using FEA for both static and dynamic response
  • Producing and reviewing models and engineering drawings using Solid Edge
  • Experiments and testing, with some use of cryogenics, report writing and presentations
  • Design of apparatus and tooling, design for manufacture
  • Design, project management and documentation for trial coils



McJim Consulting Ltd.

Self Employed

Jan 2008 to May 2011


Based In West Sussex

  • Running my own company




Education

PGCE Secondary Mathematics

2007
University Of Portsmouth



Ph.D. Developing Tool Design And Simulation Models For Electrochemical Machining

2006
University Of Edinburgh



MSc. Advanced Manufacturing Technology

1998
University Of Portsmouth


Project
Analysis of process variables on the performance of friction surfacing coatings



BEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering

1993
University Of Salford


Final Year Project
Calibration of large closed-loop wind tunnel and development of control console




Honours And Awards

BAE Chairman's Award (Bronze)

2014
For Work Developing Fixtures For X-Ray Inspection Process




Publications

Two-dimensional tool design for two-dimensional equilibrium electrochemical machining die-sinking using a numerical method (J McClennan, G Alder, A Sherlock, F Mill and D Clifton). Journal Of Engineering Manufacture. December 2005.



Developing two-dimensional electrochemical machining tool design and simulation models (J McClennan, G Alder, A Sherlock, F Mill and D Clifton). 5th International Conference On Behaviour Of Materials In Machining (Institute Of Materials, Minerals And Mining). November 2002.