Terry James is an experienced design engineer and project lead with over 35 years of experience in the gas turbine industry. He has an MEng, CEng, BSc, and M.I.E.D. and experience leading the design and development of new components from concept through manufacturing. His skills include design, project management, CAD, technical reporting and presentations. He is proficient in CATIA V5, Siemens NX and other industry standard CAD/CAE tools.

1. Competence Profile
Terry James
MEng, CEng, BSc (Hons), Dip.Des.In. M.I.ED.
Personal background Key competence’s
 Design Engineer
 Project lead
 Principal engineer
 MEng (Master of engineering degree)
 CEng (Chartered Engineer)
 BSc (Hons)
 M.I.E.D.
 Years’ experience: 35+
 Country – UK
 Availability: ASAP
 Design Development
 Project management,
 Budgetary control
 Resource planning
 Component management
 Technical presentations
 Technical report writing
 Hand Calculations for stress analysis
 Supplying and reviewing stress and thermal
analyses
 Design for manufacture of casting
 Technical interface with manufacturer
 Supplier component inspection
 Analysis and management of supplier non-
conformances
 Specifying and documenting component
interfaces
 3D CAD Skills
 Approval of drawings and 3D cad models
 English (Mother Tongue)
 French, German (Beginner)
1. Professional and practical experience

2. Oct 2012-
July 2015
Position Held
Senior Design Engineer and Component Owner
Company Name, Country
Alstom, Baden, Switzerland
MISSION DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Detail here context and objectives of your role.
Successfully designed a new Combustor Housing and took the Component
through to manufacture
Detail here the approach adopted to achieve the objectives of your role
Liaison with internal departments to establish design parameters
Completed concept design and design calculations
Instructed junior staff
Checked 3D models and manufacturing drawings
Presented final design at design reviews
Wrote the Design reports and Technical notes
Liaison with manufacture, discussion of manufacturing techniques
Component inspection at manufacturers site
Detail the results and benefits obtained
Successfully completed the design and manufacture of a new Combustor
Housing on time and ready for the first engine assembly
AREAS OF ACTIVITIES
Activities performed
Design concept study
Design calculations study
Material selection
CAD models examination
Junior staff supervision
Design reviews complete and presented to Company review panel
First article manufactured site inspection
SKILLS AREAS
Capability fields and specialities

3. Component design
Product Development
Design presentations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
3D CAD (CATIA V5 and Siemens NX)
Competent with the use of Team Center
Alstom PDM system
Siemens Pulse system
Alstom and Siemens internal company software
Microsoft office suite of software tools
Dec 2000-
Oct 2012
Position Held
Senior Design Engineer
Company Name, Country
Alstom UK,
Siemens, Sweden and Netherlands
MISSION DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Detail here context and objectives of your role.
Collaboration with other design engineers in a research and development
environment to solve in field design issues and develop components for
industrial gas turbines
Detail here the approach adopted to achieve the objectives of your role
Design research, Collaboration with chief engineers, test rig design and
manufacture, test rig supervision and results reported to chief engineers and
recommendations made for future component designs.

4. Detail the results and benefits obtained
Cost saving of component manufacture
Gas turbine component efficiency increased
AREAS OF ACTIVITIES
Activities performed
test rig design
technical results presentation
technical reports written
SKILLS AREAS
Capability fields and specialities
Concept Research
Product Development
Project Management
Budget Management
Test rig supervision
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
3D CAD (CATIA V5 and Siemens NX)
Competent with the use of Team Center
Alstom PDM system
Siemens Pulse system
Alstom and Siemens internal company software
Microsoft office suite of software tools
2. Qualifications and training

5. 2000_2015 Multiple internal and external training’s
2012
2008
2005
2004
2000
2000
CATIA V5
Siemens NX
Chartered Engineer
Master of Engineering Degree, (Open University, UK)
BSc (Hons) in Technology, (Open University, UK)
Diploma in Design and Innovation, (Open University, UK)
3. Skills and methods
Product &
Services
Gas Turbines (Industrial and Aircraft)
Specialities Research and development
Component Design
Component Development
Project Management
Standards &
Methods
Alstom and Siemens internal standards
EU Design documentation
DIN Standards
Technologies,
Software &
Tools
Gas Turbines
Catia V5 and Siemens NX Cad systems
4. Languages
English Mother Tongue
French Beginner
German Beginner

6. 2000_2015 Multiple internal and external training’s
2012
2008
2005
2004
2000
2000
CATIA V5
Siemens NX
Chartered Engineer
Master of Engineering Degree, (Open University, UK)
BSc (Hons) in Technology, (Open University, UK)
Diploma in Design and Innovation, (Open University, UK)
3. Skills and methods
Product &
Services
Gas Turbines (Industrial and Aircraft)
Specialities Research and development
Component Design
Component Development
Project Management
Standards &
Methods
Alstom and Siemens internal standards
EU Design documentation
DIN Standards
Technologies,
Software &
Tools
Gas Turbines
Catia V5 and Siemens NX Cad systems
4. Languages
English Mother Tongue
French Beginner
German Beginner