Neil Tatman

Fellow - Digital Manufacturing Systems @Rolls-Royce

Derby, GB

Lead the development of the company’s Global \'Digital Manufacturing\' strategy. Delivered effective communication of this vision and secured senior stakeholder buy-in both within the company and its strategic partners. Secured significant levels of funding and established a formal network of partners that pro-actively collaborate in the development of solutions and technology to meet shared requirements within common industry sectors. Developing and delivering a ‘risk free’ Capability Acquisition process for R-R by creating an environment that enables future complex Manufacturing Technologies & Systems to be developed ‘in-context’ of R-R’s Production IT Systems and configuration/ processes.Created a ‘Framework’ of process and capability that provides clarity of vision on R-R’s emerging R&T requirements for tomorrow’s Manufacturing Systems.Within this ‘R&T Framework’, created an environment that encourages & convinces R-R’s strategic partners/ suppliers to jointly invest in the development of tomorrow’s technologies.Established an understanding and capability that allows R-R & the AxRC’s to globally collaborate.Established a level of PLM Capability (to RR GTSC configuration & process) in AxRC Network.Established a level of Manufacturing Systems capability within the AxRC environments and a generic research programme framework.Established a governance framework/ process specific for the management of development of Manufacturing Systems for R-R projects.Established an \'end-to-end\' software/ process Testing Strategy for Manufacturing Systems.

University of Derby

BEng, Manufacturing Engineering