Fergal Harrington-Beatty is currently the Head of Automotive & Aerospace at AMTE Power.

Fergal talks to Eddy about how having a clear career plan from an early age has helped excel his career to head of department role in the 6 years since finishing University.

Fergal talks about the benefits of joining SMEs out of University which allowed him to take on more responsibility early in his career, he talks through some of the projects he has been able to work on and lead so far in his career and his thoughts on the future of the industry.

Ian Constance is currently the CEO of the Advanced Propulsion Centre which is a joint venture between the UK Government and the automotive industry aimed and creating the technologies for a cleaner automotive future.

Ian discusses his career at Ford that took him across multiple continents and countries managing various vehicle launches, he discuss his role at Chief Programme Engineer that he feels made him into the manager he is as well as the work the APC are conducting and what we can expect to see from the industry moving forward.

Sumit Sharma is a Senior Passive Safety & Biomechanics CAE Engineer at McLaren Automotive. Sumit is originally from India and has worked in India, Sweden and the UK for German, British and Swedish companies.

Sumit discusses the difference in cultures and working practices, the value of mentors and education and how being a specialist with a niche skill set has helped him secure roles and sponsorship across different countries.

Bernadette Longridge was the first female Engineering Centre Manager in AVL's history, Eddy and Bernadette discuss women in engineering, the benefits of completing a PhD, how the diversity at AVL helps the business excel and create best practice in house and the importance of taking ownership of your career by planning ahead.

AVL also have an excellent graduate scheme that you can find out more information about at https://jobs.avl.com/

Jules Carter is currently the Head of Engineering at Penso and a Coventry University Industry Board member.

Jules talks to Eddy about spending over 20 years in Rover before moving to Tata when they first started out in the UK (Jules was the 3rd hire for the UK arm of the business) and he helped grow the UK team to over 150 people within 3 years as well as discussing his other various senior roles throughout his career.

Jules the what he expects from the future of the global automotive industry and why he feels so excited, passionate and optimistic about the future of our industry.

Alan is a highly experienced procurement professional who spent his career at Ford working in a variety of international locations and progressing his career up to Vice President level roles before retiring and going into consultancy work.

Alan talks about the importance of loyalty, having a strategic career plan, loving your work and the traits of great managers and procurement specialists.

Scott Evans is the Engineering Manager at ARRIVAL. Scott has worked in design engineering, project engineering and engineering management roles at Triumph, McLaren and now ARRIVAL. He discusses how he has made himself stand out throughout his career, how putting himself in challenging and uncomfortable positions has helped his develop and the challenges that come with management.

Lee Boyce is currently in a Senior Leadership position at LEVC looking after Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities and Maintenance and has held many other Senior Leadership positions throughout his career at companies including: Rover, McLaren and Alexander Dennis.

Lee discusses with Eddy the secrets to being a successful leader, the value of having mentors and coaches and his thoughts on the future of the automotive industry.

Dave is a Managing Director with a track record as a business transformation specialist in the automotive industry. Dave talks to us about how he had a clear career plan for an early age and made himself as well rounded as possible by working in multiple departments including production, manufacturing, sales and operations at companies such as GKN, Dunlop, UYT, Kautex and most recently Hyperbat.

David Jewell is currently the Head of Manufacturing Support at Alexander Dennis, after spending around 10 years as a technician at McLaren David decided to go gain a degree as a mature student before going on to complete a PHD. David discusses how being proactive, differentiating himself and showing resilience has helped him forge a successful career in the industry.

We did have a couple of technical issues while recording this episode however they are very small glitches lasting a couple of seconds.