Peter John Elliot CEng MIMechE

Bachelor of Technology - honours degree in Mechanical Engineering
Bradford University - 1977

1995-2004 - Street Crane Company Limited, Chapel en le Frith
Development Engineering Manager

• Project management of all development projects.
• Project management of DTI development grants.
• Design, development and testing of new products.
• Included in the design process:
  • Creation of the specification.
  • Conceptual design.
  • Product cost estimates.
  • Hand and computerised stress and mechanical calculations.
  • Finite element analysis.
  • 3D modelling.
  • Production of detail drawings (CAD).
• Product testing included the management of hoist test cells in which hoists undergo a lifetime test under computer controlled conditions.
• Much of the design involved gear, gearbox and drive train design using computer analysis.
• Patent application
• Management of a team of 4 graduate design engineers and one production engineer.
• Management of contract design/development engineers.

1992-1995 - Elliot Young Engineering Ltd, Sheffield
Director / Part owner

• Design of components and assemblies for various motor sport industries.
• Design and manufacture of special purpose machines.
• Introduction of CAD/CAM design and also the training of operators on the use, setting up and Programming of CNC machine tools.
• CNC machining as a sub-contractor for many local-manufacturing industries
• Initiating BS.5750 successfully
• Quality control
• Production engineering
• General management and administration of the business
• Customer technical support and liaison

1988-1992 - Elliot Mechanical Engineering, Sheffield
Owner

• Design work of special purpose machines.
• Design of small components for a variety of markets from BMX bicycles to water-cooled electric motors.
• Setting up of a CNC machine shop
• Production engineering
• General management and administration of the business.

1982-1988 - Mellors Elliot, Sheffield
Partner

• Formation of a business, to design, develop and manufacture components and sub-assemblies for the motor sport industry, some examples being:
  • Differential units
  • Brake units
  • Fuel intake systems
• Design and manufacture special purpose machines for manufacturing industries

1980-1982 - Consine Dynamics Ltd, Chesterfield
Senior Design Engineer

• Concept designs of special purpose test equipment for the automotive and truck OEM market.
• Detailed drawings of special purpose test equipment for the automotive and truck OEM market.
• Design work included; drive train, structural, stress analysis, hydraulics, hydrostatic bearings, brake disc, and flywheel design
• Such equipment included rolling road chassis dynamometers for Chrysler, Exxon, De-Lorean, BL and VW, together with gearbox test rigs and robots for simulating driving conditions.
• Further responsibilities included co-ordinating design requirements with customers, supervising detail draftsmen, co-operating with the sub-contractors and with detailed analytical engineering of specialised sub assemblies.

1973-1980 - James Neill (Napier Street) Ltd, Sheffield

• Sponsored by the company through University and providing basic engineering training through their apprentice training school, with further training in casting technology, rolling mill technology, design and drafting, production engineering and research and development.
• On completion of the degree course work was undertaken in production engineering and later in process development engineering. Working on the development of high technology process equipment used in the manufacture of hacksaw blades, including electron beam welding machines and special purpose rolling mills.