Ewan Hinks

I am a Mechanical Engineer with experience in manufacturing, design, and project management.  Multi-disciplined with 27 years of experience designing and developing reciprocating plunger pumps and associated packages in various environments, including water jetting, process and Oil and Gas. This has given a breadth of experience from diesel engines, electric motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, instrumentation and PLC controls.  

I started when I completed High School at 16 as a design apprentice at Daewoo Motor Company. This was a structured scheme with 1-2 months spent in different departments. A redundancy in 2000 forced a change to a Technician apprenticeship at Sussex Downs College, where I ended up as a lecturer teaching SolidWorks. I moved to Flowserve Flow Control in 2003 to work as an R&D Engineer, where I was responsible for designing and developing various products, including valves, actuators, and systems. I moved to Ram Pumps Ltd in 2007 as a Design Engineer, to design reciprocating plunger pumps and packages solely for the API market. Redundancy in 2010 forced me to move on to Rodelta Pumps UK Ltd, where was employed to design a completely new range of reciprocating plunger pumps for the API market. Redundancy in 2010 forced me to move on to Rodelta Pumps UK Ltd where I am responsible for the design and development of reciprocating plunger pumps and packages for the water jetting market. 

2002 HNC in Mechanical Engineering, Completed with Distinctions in
Advanced CAD, CAD/CAM and the Final year Project.
2000 ONC in Mechanical Engineering, Completed with a Distinction in
Manufacturing Technology.
1999 City & Guilds, Engineering Competences

1999 NVQ Level 2 Engineering Manufacture (Foundation) -
distinction in Engineering Drawing.
1999 EMTA certificate, parts 1,2 & 3 in basic Engineering training