John Holland
An Intel scholar, John graduated with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University College Dublin, Ireland in 2000. As part of his degree he developed an automatic moisture sensor for use in the peat industry for which he was awarded the Hewlett Packard national award for innovation in engineering. After a brief period with Schlumberger Oilfield Services in Peru, John returned to Ireland to take up a position with Teradyne Connection Systems, before joining Timoney Technology as a mechanical design engineer, where he specialised in the design and development of Hydropneumatic Suspension Systems for specialty off road vehicles. In this role he also gained considerable experience with computer aided engineering techniques such as Finite Element Analysis and Vehicle Multi-body Dynamic Analysis. John was appointed engineering manager with Timoney Technology and took over full technical responsibility for all engineering projects and products. Projects of note include the DARPA Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle, the USMC Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Vehicle and the Timoney ADT Independent Suspension Axle System manufactured under licence by Terex Equipment Ltd. John was also involved with the Ginaf Rally Power and DeRooy race teams for the 2007 Dakar Rally and has numerous automotive suspension patents filed […]
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Welcome Marie Gauthier, to the Hawkins London team as an Principal Acoustics Consultant specialising in personal injury.
Hawkins Hong Kong Evening Drinks Reception
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Hawkins Road Traffic Collision Webinars
From July to September, join our road traffic collision experts as they present Hawkins’ latest series of webinars. Topics include Vehicle Crashworthiness, Video Analysis in Collision Reconstruction, and Body Protection for Motorcycle & Bicycle Riders.
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Maintenance includes preventative routine actions such as cleaning, lubrication, inspection, and thorough examination. It includes corrective actions when a fault is detected or a break-down occurs such as repairs, replacing parts or clearing blockages.
Vehicle Crashworthiness & Restraint Systems
Road Traffic Collision Investigator, Ross Clarke provides a general overview of the development of vehicle safety. This will cover the principles of vehicle structural design and how that has evolved over time and in different marketplaces, to the optimisation of modern occupant restraint systems.