Quantifying engineering efficiency is hard... but not impossible.
The industry needs more skilled engineers, and to better retain those it has. But to bridge the immediate gap, smarter deployment of existing resource is a must.
Deep dive: Configuration management.
Change is inevitable. Control is optional. Robust configuration management keeps product data valid, traceable, and compliant from concept to disposal; connecting silos, protecting the safety case, and getting engineers back to engineering. Done well, it shifts from compliance overhead to strategic enabler. Here's how QR_ approaches it.
Meet the team
Paul Crabtree
Director, UK
Paul joined Quick Release_ after a lengthy period at university. Starting out as a data analyst in 2011, Paul has grown with the company (figuratively, not literally unfortunately) and now looks after operations in the UK. In his early days he worked on process and system development within some of our OEM clients.
More recently he worked on accelerated programmes, most notably the UK Ventilator Challenge and Project Siren, a joint venture between Ford and Venari to bring a new ambulance to the market from concept to finished vehicle in 12 months.
Claire Fletcher
Head of UK ADS Practice
Claire joined QR_ in 2014 and has progressed through to leadership from a trainee project analyst, now supporting QR_'s Aerospace and Defence engagements and relationships in addition to her broader leadership responsibilities.
Passionate about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Claire helps drive various changes to ensure QR_ moves in the right direction as well as sharing wider within the industry.
Jon Chou
Business Unit Lead, California
Jon came to Quick Release_ from Foxconn in 2024 where he was leading the Apple engagement among others. He brings years of PM, supply chain, and manufacturing experience with an emphasis on commercial business negotiations and business strategy.
Currently, he is the Business Unit Owner for Quick Release_'s US West BU. The direction, growth, and financial health of the BU fall on him. He is also focused on upskilling members of his team as the perimeter of the unit expands and additional clients come into play. Jon places a strong emphasis on tying the goals of his team in with the overall business strategy of Quick Release_ in the US.
Based out of the Irvine, California office, Jon takes advantage of the sunny weather out on the West Coast. He has three dogs and is frequently hiking on the weekends and spending time with his significant other. He also has a passion for automobiles, all things tech, and the culinary arts.
William Smith
Business Leader, UK ADS Practice
Having left University in 2016 with an Astrophysics Master's degree, Will has worked his way through the ranks at QR_ and is now part of the ADS leadership team.
Will also runs the Product Use Case workstream within QR_, looking to improve the external facing content the Company is able to produce, and provide a platform for everyone to contribute to company growth.
Simon Henley
Senior Advisor, ADS
Simon is a senior advisor to QR_'s ADS practice, bringing a history of leadership in defence and the aviation and aerospace industries.
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