Dipl.-Ing. Danny Hammond

• Project manager for the development of a local supplier base and engine costing exercise • Design leader for a concept 3 cylinder engine. • Business development in china including numerous customer presentations and plant visits.

• Project management and technical lead for a new product • Coordinator for Patent research, Market research, and benchmarking • Proprietary software developed using VBA linked to CAD. • Development of concept designs and production drawings.

• Core design for a high output cylinder head. • Development of a excel based tools for bolted joint calculation, valve design, Kinematic Valvetrain simulation and Combustion chamber layout and valve sizing. • Design of a High output V-8 crankshaft and TV Damper. • Design leader for a cylinder head for a research engine. • Development of Lubrication system for static power generation unit, decision matrix methods FMEA’s used exte

• Creation of an excel design tool with visual display for rationalized preliminary valve design • Parametric modeling linked to CAD • Valve design database written.

• This involved a number of rotations around different departments, giving exposure to all facets of a modern consultancy business.

Final year thesis title – “An analytical study of Piston and Valve train friction with a view to developing useful design optimization tool”