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JudgesThe judges for the British Engineering Excellence Awards have been drawn from a cross section of electronic and engineering design disciplines. They are all technical and well qualified people who champion innovative engineering design.
Message from the Chairman of the JudgesThe Coalition Government wants the words ‘Made in Britain’, ‘Created in Britain’, ‘Designed in Britain’ and ‘Invented in Britain’ to drive our nation forward. If Chancellor George Osborne has his way, it will be ‘A Britain carried aloft by the march of the makers’. These are lofty ambitions indeed for a nation that contains less than 1% of the world’s population and that produces less than 2% of the world’s output. It doesn’t take genius to conclude that we can only realise those ambitions by possessing good qualities in high degree: in short, excellence. The proper benchmarking of our accomplishments is what drives all of us to higher levels and the recognition of engineering excellence is no exception. The British Engineering Excellence Awards are the national platform for providing for such recognition, allowing the celebration of the basic truth that skill, imagination and endeavour are the true ingredients for success. In today’s competitive world, only the best will survive and nothing short of excellence will do. There can be no better accolade than to be seen by your own community as having achieved something very special. The British Engineering Excellence Awards are the opportunity to showcase our best products and solutions. To receive one of the Awards is a massive endorsement to any company or individual and is public confirmation of superiority. To win overall is to be world leading and there can be no higher accolade. As a proud Chartered Engineer, I am confident not only in the abilities of the UK’s engineering sector, but also in its world class skill and innovation. Please join with me in celebrating what is British and best. Colin Brown Colin Brown - Institution of Mechanical Engineers
In 2005 he joined the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to support their work in promoting the value of engineering. He has a strong belief in the ability of engineers to add value and to improve living standards especially through sharing best practice and by displaying professional competence. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining as well as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Web: www.imeche.org Andrew Burrows - Chief Technology Officer, i2O Water
In 2005, recognising that the water industry needs innovative solutions to tackle the challenges of climate change and growing urban populations, he set up i2O Water with Adam Kingdon, developing technology to reduce leakage and burst frequency on water distribution networks. Web: www.i20water.com Ian Phillips – Principal Staff Engineer, ARM
Web: www.arm.com Graham Pitcher – Group Editor, Findlay Media Engineering Design Division
An engineer by training, he has worked in the steel and petrochemical industries. Email:
gpitcher@findlay.co.uk Paul Fanning – Editor, Eureka
Email:
pfanning@findlay.co.uk
Eric Wilkinson – Head of Product Development
A materials scientist by training, Eric spent the first part of his career developing aerospace composite component manufacturing processes for BP Research. Email:eric.wilkinson@cambridgeconsultants.com Indro Mukerjee
Prior to joining C-MAC, he worked for Philips Semiconductors in several executive board positions, including executive vice president – global marketing and sales, chief marketing officer and ceo of the strategic automotive and identification business unit. His earlier career included senior management positions within Hitachi’s European semiconductor division and working in management consulting in the technology sector. A member of the UK Electronics Leadership Council and with a passion for the development of skills within industry, he chairs several industry groups, is a member of the Board of Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies and is the founding chairman of the UK Electronics Skills Foundation. Web: www.cmac.com Robin Wilson
He started his career with Lucas Girling, where he specialised in antilock brake systems. After working in Japan for Sumitomo Industries, he joined Rover Group, where he was chief engineer for Chassis Systems and Medium Car Programs. He pioneered the application of digital mock up and virtual reality techniques for concurrent development, then moved to BMW, where he established the group’s integrated digital manufacturing strategy. With Ford’s acquisition of Land Rover in 2000, he built and managed the integrated IT systems team for Jaguar and Land Rover engineering. He went on to develop technical strategies with Ford and Volvo to further leverage synergies and lead time competitiveness. More recently, he has focused on the research and development of lightweight, fuel efficient vehicles and shared technologies. Web: www.innovateuk.org |
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