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