PROFILE
James Roy CEng, MRINA, is Yacht Design Manager for BMT Nigel Gee and has been in the position for three years and with the organisation for 12 years
What academic qualifi cations do you have? I completed a Higher National Diploma in Naval Architecture at the Southampton Institute and then went on to complete a Bachelor of Engineering in Yacht and Powercraſt Design.
How are you qualifi ed to carry out your role? My academic qualifi cations gave me a good start to my career. But I feel that being ‘qualifi ed’ is more about experience and the rate at which you can assimilate the knowledge you learn every day and apply it to new projects – each project is an education in itself.
Have you continued your education throughout your career? I have found that the most relevant continu- ing education is all that you learn every day whilst working.
What challenges do you face in your role? T e challenges are twofold: fi rstly the management of time vs. money vs. resource; and secondly solving the everyday technical challenges that arise as part of the design process.
Describe a typical working day. It varies somewhat. A busy day in the offi ce may last from 7am until 6pm or later. A more relaxed day may be from 9am to 5pm. It all depends on the demands of the job on the day. My work also involves some travel for business development, visiting existing customers and projects, presenting at conferences or attending model tests.
What advice would you give to young people starting out in your profession? Have belief in your abilities and engineering judgement but apply common sense in everything you do - it goes a long way.
Ship & Boat International November/December 2008
Of what are you most proud with regard to your career? Receiving a fi rst class honours degree and graduat- ing top of my year was a big achievement for me as I had never been particularly academically inclined when at school. Studying something which I was passionate about gave me the drive to apply myself and achieve the best results; a drive which I still have today. Involvement in the development of a number of innovative hull form concepts such as the Pentama- ran has also been a notable achievement.
What is the most interesting aspect of your work? The development of new concepts from a blank sheet of paper is the most interesting part of my job. Occasionally you fi nd a customer who is prepared to push the boundaries, look at things in a diff erent way and take technical risks with new technology. Developing these into new designs within a small and focused team of people is very exciting.
What is the most unpleasant part of your job? Trying to meet the time vs. money vs. resource challenge is one aspect I enjoy less. As an engineer you do not train to become a manager but as you become busier, with ever more complex projects involving greater numbers of people, more and more time is inevitably spent on management. I try and ensure I still do as much as possible of the job I trained for.
How do marine regulations affect your work? T ey are fundamental to everything that we do on projects and it can be challenging trying to keep abreast of all pertinent regulations. Oſt en design ideas are constrained by the regulations but it is important to try and work round these rather than accepting the way things have been done in the past.
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