Enthusiastic and professional in approach, James is a versatile and adaptable engineer working across industry sectors predominantly in the field of mechanical engineering design. A degree qualified and Chartered Engineer with 20 years of experience solving a wide variety of system and equipment problems in innovative and practical ways to suit a range of production processes and manufacturing capabilities. Able to quickly build trust and effective working relationships with clients and their stakeholders at all organisational levels by acting with integrity throughout.
Since 2016, he has been using his skill, energy and experience to help a growing network of clients complete their projects and achieve their goals. Enjoying being fully engaged with the technical details of engineering projects and maintaining a breadth of experience. Happiest working with clients to develop specifications from their requirements and leading the subsequent design, verification and product development process.
He has his home and roots in South-west Scotland and can make himself available for work anywhere on a consultant, freelance or full-service basis. Please contact him to discuss your requirements.
I have proven experience leading, coordinating and influencing cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams in each of the different phases of an engineering project. I can efficiently manage change across an organisation. I hold myself to the highest standards of honesty and integrity and value the same in others.
I have a history of creating and preparing innovative designs that solve technical problems with varying degrees of complexity. In particular, i can design to best suit the capability of your process or organisation. I have seen many designs through the whole process successfully from inital concept to specification, detailed design, validation and production.
I can provide design services on a business to business basis (B2B). I have a thorough understanding of many mechanical systems and processes, and can design effectively for them. I have comprehensive experience in automotive systems, and experience of creating and validating new designs in the off-highway, defence, nuclear and utility sectors.
I can provide full 3D solid-modelling and 2D drafting services. I have extensive knowledge of building reliable parametric models and running simuations to assist in the design and verification process. I am currently working with AutoDesk Fusion 360 and Dassault Systems SolidWorks. I also have experience on a variety of other platforms.
I can take responsibility for programs to build pre-production prototypes, first-off tooling samples and have recent exposure to rapid prototyping methods and suppliers.
I can support the development, testing and validation of existing or new designs. I can provide calculations in support of design verification testing and type approval. I can effectively help you to manage the change and the development of new iterations of existing product lines.
I am a Chartered Engineer and full member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. I'm trained and registered to sit on the interview panel for new member applications in Scotland and the North-East of England.
Registration Number: 604131.
I also have prior experience in a number of other systems (just ask!) and growing experience of AutoDesk's cloud platform, very much at the forefront of future changes to 3D solid-modelling and collaborative design engineering for teams.
I have been working with schools in my local area to promote the STEM subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths. I'm registered with the Science Connects Hub at Glasgow University and hold the relevant disclosures appropriate for this type of work.
I'm an active member helping to promote this region's engineering and manufacturing sector and all of the skilled career opportunities within it.