Professional services & technical staff

Meet the administrative, operational, student support, and specialist technical staff who support students and colleagues across the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering.

Amir Ahmadabadi

Technician

Electronics - Powertrains

Ashley Barker

Ashley Barker

Head of Technical Operations

Mark Barron

Technical Manager

Workshop

John Budworth

John Budworth

Engine and Powertrain Laboratory Technician

Emma Callaghan

Emma Callaghan

Head of Business Operations and Development

Tom Carslake

Tom Carslake

Head of Operations

Austin Cartledge

Technician

Mechanical School of AACME

Tomasz Cendrowski

Tomasz Cendrowski

School Administrator

David Cooper

David Cooper

Specialist Research Technician

Anne Courtenay-Smith

Anne Courtenay-Smith

Student Support Officer

Exams and Programme Management

Alberto D'Ovidio

Alberto D'Ovidio

Senior Test Engineer

Tony Fardoe

Tony Fardoe

Specialist Research Technician

Es Findlay-Whitlock

Es Findlay-Whitlock

Student Support Officer

Exams and Programme Management

Paul Gensmantel

Paul Gensmantel

Electronics Technician

Michael Gilmour

Student Support Officer

Exams and Programme Management

Lisa Gregory

Lisa Gregory

Student Support Administrator

Learning & Teaching

Helene Griffiths-Adams

Helene Griffiths-Adams

Caterpillar Innovation and Research Coordinator

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Debbie Halliday

UG Admissions and Student Support Administrator

Charlotte Hammond

Charlotte Hammond

Finance and Resources Administrator

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Iain Harber

Senior Test Engineer

Chris Harris

STEMLab Manager

Sarah Hawker

Sarah Hawker

School Support Administrator

Wellbeing Champion

Tim Haycock

NCCAT Technical Manager

Sharon Hayward-Fryer

Sharon Hayward-Fryer

Doctoral Research Officer

Steve Horner

Steve Horner

Senior Technical Specialist

Powertrains

Sarah Hurst

Sarah Hurst

Student Support Administrator

Admissions & Events

Marc James

Technical Specialist

Powertrains

Jez Kearn

Jez Kearn

Technical Specialist

Wind Tunnel

Sam Lapsley

Pronouns: He/him

Timetabling Officer

Rachel Lovett

Rachel Lovett

Student Support Administrator

Pav Makvana

Pav Makvana

Business Administration Manager

Manisha Patel

Manisha Patel

NCCAT Coordinator

Les Monk

Specialist Research Technician

Simon Neal

STEMLab Senior Technician

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Malcolm Newbitt

Student Support Administrator

Industrial Placements

Bill Niven

Research Technician

Elizabeth Pendlebury

Elizabeth Pendlebury

Student Support Administrator

Dinuja Perera

Machine Learning Engineer for Predictive Maintenance

KTP Associate

Luthfur Rahman

Luthfur Rahman

Student Support Coordinator

Lucy Reynolds

Lucy Reynolds

NCCAT Administrative Assistant

Govinder Sharman

Govinder Sharman

Electronic Services Workshop Technician

Catherine Shipley

Catherine Shipley

Pronouns: She/her

Academic Librarian - Engineering

Hannah Sutcliffe

Hannah Sutcliffe

Pronouns: She/her

Student Support Coordinator

Daniella Threapleton

Daniella Threapleton

Postgraduate Research Officer

Claire Tidmarsh-Brown

Wellbeing Advisor

Simon Timms

Simon Timms

Senior Test Engineer

David Travis

David Travis

School Technical Superintendent

Christopher Walton

Finance Administrator

Clare Ward

Clare Ward

Student Support Team Manager

Liz Wootton

Liz Wootton

Business Operations Support Officer

Adam Wortley

Engineering Technician