Simon Hudson

Background

About Simon Hudson

An experienced engineering manager with a sound engineering and scientific background, mainly spent in NPI and Product Safety. An extrovert people manager who enjoys building, developing teams, mentoring across disciplines. Developing efficient and effective services and processes. Experience of the oil & gas, automotive, machinery safety and nuclear sectors and working across multiple international sites. Key Skills •Product Development •Leading Engineering Teams •Innovative by Problem solving of Design, • Manufacturing & Supply issues •Product Safety & Functional Safety •Technical Regulations and Standards •Human Factors •Root Cause Analysis & Accident Investigation •Setting up of test facilities, automated test equipment and Quality systems •Health and Safety management in a rapidly changing environment •Good understanding of commercial and intellectual property issues •Technical & Sales presentations Achievements •Validated & Launched a Coded Safety Interlock Switch •Developed a new automotive braking technology •Moved the test team and facility from UK to Paris during a development programme •Solved main gear train damage problem for Williams F1 •Patents for product design and test equipment •Lectured at “Braking for Road Vehicles” and authored SAE Conference paper •Designed and managed the build of two high performance (F1) brake dynamometers •Multi site Technical support of advanced instrumentation •Designed and built automated Benzene synthesis rig, Tritium enrichment rig and remote wind data stations Specialties: •Regulatory Compliance & CE Marking expertise •Product Safety Expert •Product testing, materials •Creation & management test labs to ISO17025 •Design of automated test equipment •Health and Safety management •Awarenes of commercial and intellectual property issues