David has worked in the certification industry for over 25 years with both UKAS Accredited Certification and Notified Bodies. He first got interested in quality in the early 80’s as an inspector in a paper mill, since then, his passion has grown and expanded over the years to to include the environment, health & safety and energy management

David has had a varied and extensive career and has worked in the following industries;

• Electrical engineering
  • Klockner Moeller / Moeller Electric; Design and build of electrical distribution boards, control panels, bus-bar trunking systems and electrical components
• Automotive engineering
  • TWR Engines; Automotive engine design and build for the Aston Martin DB7
• Paper manufacture
  • Wycombe Marsh Paper mills; Specialist paper manufacturing for the medical industry
• Sales and stockholding
  • IMI Righton; Stockholders of non-ferrous metals, plastics and industrial fastenings
• Security industry
  • Reliance Security; Mobile and static manned guarding
• Automotive engineering and manufacture
  • Vauxhall Motors; Automotive manufacture
• Finance industry
  • HFC Trust; Finance and loans
• Management system and product certification
  • NQA; Management system certification
  • INSPEC Certification; Management system and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) product certification
  • British Approvals Service for Electrical Cable (BASEC); Management system and electrical cable product certification.
• British Armed Services
  • Royal Artillery (RA)
  • Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC)

Following his Commercial Apprenticeship at Vauxhall Motors, David has had a number of roles ranging from Purchase Ledger Clerk to Inspector to Quality Assurance Manager to Certification Officer to regional Assessor to Certification Manager to Principal QMS Assessor

Whilst working in industry, David has implemented a number of management systems, which included paper mills, electrical engineering companies and automotive engine design companies.

With the Certification and Notified Bodies that David has worked for, he has undertaken in excess of 4,000 UKAS accredited third party quality, environmental, health & safety, energy  and product certification audits throughout the UK, Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Africa and the USA.

David has also had military service in the British Army, serving in the Royal Artillery (RA) as an Observation Post Signaller and in the Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) as a Pay Sergeant. He was also an Aircraft Handling Instructor for fixed and rotary wing aircraft and the training for this was at the Joint Aircraft training Establishment (JATE) at RAF Brize Norton.

Qualification and Professional Development

Over the years David has increased his competency in a number of fields to support the areas that he works in. These now include;

• Fellow of the Chartered Quality Institute and Chartered Quality Professional (FCQI CQP)
• Chartered Manager and Member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr MCMI)
• Member of The Institute For Collaborative Working (MICW)
• Associate Member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (AIIRSM)
• Practitioner Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (PIEMA)
• International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) Registered Lead ISO 9001 : 2015 QMS Auditor
• NEBOSH General Certificate (Credit)
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme CSCS Card; Construction industry

David also studied post graduate courses at the University of Reading and the University of Bath and successfully attained the following post graduate qualifications

• Diploma in Management Studies
• IEMA Associate Member

David has also had military service in the British Army, serving in the Royal Artillery (RA) as an Observation Post Signaller and in the Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) as a Pay Sergeant. He was also an Aircraft Handling Instructor for fixed and rotary wing aircraft and the training for this was at the Joint Aircraft training Establishment (JATE) at RAF Brize Norton.

Professional Achievements

David has;

• Implemented quality, environmental and health & safety and energy management systems to a number of companies
• Audited many companies for the transition to ISO 9001 : 2015, ISO 14001 : 2015 and now the migration to ISO 45001 : 2018
• Significant experience as a Lead Auditor with UKAS Accredited Certification Bodies

David also jointly authored a number of publications, including;

• Managing Your Environmental Footprint – Guide to implementing an Environmental Management System (NQA)
• OHSAS 18001 – A Guide to Implementing (NQA)
• An IQA survey on the use and implementation of BS 5750 standards by third party assessment bodies as seen by the end user (IQA)

Specific Expertise

Management System audits for;

• Quality
• Environment
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Energy Management
• Collaborative Management
• National Highway Sector Schemes;
  • The overseeing and/or Installation and/or Maintenance of Highway Electrical equipment and supporting works
  • The Natural Environment and Landscape including Ecology
  • The Design and/or Supply, Installation and Repair of Fences for Infrastructure Works

Product Certification Assessments for;

• Electrical cable
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Compliance audits for;

• Health and safety legislation
• Environmental legislation

Training for;

• Risk assessments incorporating the HSEs 5×5 Code of Practice
• Internal auditing
• Manual handling