nathan allonby

design engineer

About

As an engineer, I have worked as hands-on designer stress and vibration analyst design team leader project manager Having contracted in a fairly broad range of industries, have a fairly broad-range of experience: - structural steelwork design high-speed machinery electro-mechanical systems process machinery Specialties: Dynamic simulation of mechanisms Modal analysis of structures Seismic analysis Finite element analysis Multi-variable analysis and modeling Electro-mechanical simulation and design Lubrication, EHD, flash temperatures Thermal analysis (from modeling radiant heat in electrical arcs to bakery ovens) Pro/Engineer Inventor

Country

united kingdom

City

newcastle upon tyne

Industry

mechanical or industrial engineering

Skill

simulations, finite element analysis, project management, structural steelwork design to eurocode, high speed machinery and mechanism design, dynamic and modal analysis, product design, heat transfer, stress analysis, modeling, autodesk inventor, calculations, autocad, mathcad, thermal analysis, mechanical engineering, ansys, multi body dynamics

Experience

design engineer

aaf international power & industrial

2007-5 - 2011-4 · 4 yrs

Design of structural steelwork for power modules, for offshore sector and onshore units Design of steelwork and calculation of loads to Eurocode and other national and international standards

senior design engineer

apv baker baked products division

1998-2 - 1999-7 · 1 yr 6 mos

* Design of large ovens, provers and other equipment for commercial biscuit and bread bakeries * New product design * Heat transfer and combustion calculations * Design of air-conditioning, for bread-provers * Noise and vibration - design and fault-fixing * Design of conveyor systems * Equipment specification * Project management for large on-site turnkey installations * Supervision of team of draughtsmen

senior design engineer

rr industrial power group reyrolle switchgear

1990-6 - 1995-12 · 5 yrs 7 mos

* Design of High Voltage Switchgear * Designed complex high-speed mechanisms * Supervised multi-disciplinary teams and new concept designs * Designed electro-mechanical systems, solenoids * Finite element analysis on ANSYS and Pro/Mechanica * Dynamic simulation of complex systems (electro-mechanical-hydraulic) * Seismic design and calculations including testing and modal analysis * Was a member of the Stress Analysis Working Group for RR Industrial Power Group * Introduced Pro/Engineer - managed the design of a GIS substation on Pro/E worth £120 million

research associate

newcastle university

1987-6 - 1990-5 · 3 yrs

* Research on the design of high speed machinery, for the food packaging industry * Design of mechanisms * Design of cams, EHD lubrication, tribology, wear * Vibration and noise analysis * Modal analysis * Finite element analysis * Design optimisation