Chris Bates

• Lead mechanical development activities for mechatronic system development • Perform feasibility studies to assess and mitigate technical risks • Plan and perform test activities • Component and system design (from concept to series production) • Define strategies to optimise complex product assembly, installation & logistics • Management of external partners, defining time planning and deliverables • Provide detailed bottom-up planning • Experience of agile development processes

• Primary focus on medical device development • Provide technical and project management support for customer projects • Management of international projects • In-depth electro-mechanical design • Verification testing • Regulatory and development documentation

• Lead development projects for electrical switchgear components across all vehicle platforms • Manage all related supplier activities • Engineering specification documentation • Validate all test activities • Support procurement process and negotiations • Support vehicle development and validate component design through prototype build phases • Detailed electro-mechanical design • Work closely with in-house teams, including the design studio, quality and manufacturing

• Mechanical research projects within the adidas Innovation Team • Focus on material and design assessments of performance footwear and competition footballs • Detailed analysis via non-linear FEA simulations and in-house physical test procedures

• Design of CNC machinery and manufacturing systems within the electrical department • Optimisation of manufacturing efficiency • Training of production on the factory floor

• Support research projects, developing new processing and manufacturing technologies • Design components and systems, with direct involvement in patent applications • Lead and supported pilot plant trials to validate designs • Completed a major project on heating system improvements for factory pipework

Mechanical Design, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Sustainable Engineering, Project Management, Global Business Strategies & Engineering Management

Focus on core engineering subjects such as maths, physics, electronics and material science