Michael Parrott

Principal Consultant - Mechanical Design @ PA Consulting

About

Engineer and technical leader experienced in designing and developing innovative products, across medical and consumer markets. My experience has spanned the development lifespan: from wide-angle, blank-sheet-of-paper concept generation, through to highly-focused transfer to mass manufacture. I love delving below the surface of user needs and working across technical and commercial disciplines to build real solutions. I am a mechanical and manufacturing engineer at heart, but with a firm belief in the importance of user-focused design – and a soft spot for a beautiful presentation.

Country

United Kingdom

City

London

Industry

Design

Skill

Design for Manufacturing, SolidWorks, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Project Management, Process Improvement, Engineering, Problem Solving, CAD, Product Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Lean Manufacturing

Experience

Principal Consultant - Mechanical Design

PA Consulting

2025-2 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Senior Consultant - Mechanical Design

PA Consulting

2022-9 - 2025-2 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

R&D Manager - Mechanical Design

Zwift

2021-6 - 2022-5 · 1 yr

London, England, United Kingdom

Developing innovative, user-focused connected hardware to heighten the unique game experience

CTO - sold to BSH

effie

2018-1 - 2021-6 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Never iron again - developing the world's first domestic automated ironing appliance. Responsible for the technical development of the product, focused on fast innovation and usable solutions suitable for the journey to commercialisation. Culminated in the successful sale of IP and technology to BSH. www.helloeffie.com

Mechanical Design Consultant

Sagentia Innovation

2013-7 - 2018-1 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Engineering design work and project management on wide-ranging product development projects, including medical. Full development cycle involvement from front-end concept generation through to prototype development, Design for Manufacture and design verification testing.

Production Leader

Rolls-Royce

2013-5 - 2013-6 · 2 mos

Derby, United Kingdom

Scheduling, management and problem-solving on the final engine build line for a major Civil Aerospace engine.

Production Team Lead

Rolls-Royce

2012-10 - 2013-5 · 8 mos

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Managed production of 30 part numbers on a shift of 15 operators manufacturing gears. Responsible for all aspects of cell production, including process improvement, process compliance and workers’ union issues. (Manufacturing Leadership graduate scheme role)

Process Improvement Leader

Rolls-Royce

2012-4 - 2012-10 · 7 mos

Bristol, United Kingdom

Structured and managed demand planning process improvement activities, dealing with executive and non-executive stakeholders. (Manufacturing Leadership graduate scheme role)

New Facilities Production Engineer

Rolls-Royce

2011-9 - 2012-4 · 8 mos

Derby, United Kingdom

Led factory design and layout activities for a new facility project in the Civil Aerospace business. Responsible for capacity planning, factory floor layout design and specification of service requirements. (Manufacturing Leadership graduate scheme role)