Michael John Boon is a senior tool design engineer with over 30 years of experience in the aerospace, automotive, and medical industries. He has extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering and computer-aided design tools like CATIA V5. He received an award for excellence from Airbus in 2015. Currently he works as a lead tool design engineer at Airbus, where he is responsible for designing, manufacturing, and certifying tooling for aircraft assembly stages.

1. Michael John Boon
4 Meadow Walk,
The Danes,
Chepstow,
Monmouthshire,
NP16 5AU.
Telephone: 01291 626947 Mobile: 07731669354
A Senior Tool Design Engineer with more than 30 years’ experience within the Aerospace,
Automotive and Medical Equipment industries gaining extensive knowledge of Mechanical
Engineering in a production environment.
Skilled user of Computer Aided Design tools including CATIA V5, CADDS5 and Product Data
Management systems.
An accomplished Technical design authority in the development of innovative tooling solutions.
Excellent communication and leadership skills with a proven ability to achieve demanding goals
under own initiative.
Awards for 'Excellence and Competitiveness' Winner (Airbus Filton) September 2015.
Application of new technology (ALM) for the production of tooling, achieving significant time
savings, production costs, rework and critical dimensions.
Career History
1999 to date. Lead Tool Design Engineer Airbus Operations Ltd. Bristol.
Tool Technology & Development Engineer.
Leading a team of engineers on the A400M project. Responsible for the design, manufacture,
procurement, calibration / certification of Outer Wing box assembly tooling. Equipping Stages 2, 3
& Transportation (Trolleys and Manipulators, Trailing Edge, Leading Edge, Lifting and Handling,
Flight-test Instrumentation, Pressure test), Production of design concepts, Bill of Materials. Present
business case to multiple external supplier design companies using the Request for
Information /Request for Purchase process. Support selected suppliers through the design process
ensuring procedures are adhered to. Administer Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design
Reviews plus subsequent Manufacturing Engineering support for manufacture and first article use.
Repatriation of data ensuring compliance to a specified standard. Manage the control, release
through the project Product Data Management system.
Supporting subcontract designers with Lifting and Handling, Flight-test Instrumentation,
ensuring Health and Safety rules and legislation are adhered to.
Interface with assembly Stages plus Final Assembly Line requirements (Servile).
Design authority over final product delivery for transportation solutions (air, sea and road).
Ribs and Wingtip composite versus metallic components for mold tooling requirement.
Research, Evaluation & Test, providing tool design solutions plus tool engineering support.
Manufacturing Engineering representative within the Composite Outer Wingbox test assembly.
Tool Engineering Design and support for the improvement of product quality and manufacturing
efficiency through the re-calibration/re-certification of existing major wing assembly fixtures, tools
and master tooling gauges including the use of laser tracker metrology for various aircraft
programs.
CAD/CAM Tools: Anvil 4000, CADDS5, CATIA V4, CATIA V5 (+4000hrs).
Product Data Management Tools: EPD Connect, Windchill, PRIMES and MDMR.
Laser Tracker metrology.
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and Key Characteristics.
Lean engineering production methods.
2011-2013 Project; Harmonisation of CAD, PDM & PLM systems.

2. Rationalisation of CAD data for multiple Aircraft projects differing CAD platforms rationalising all
data (including legacy) onto one common platform (CatiaV5 R21 plus Product Data Management,
MDMR).
Involving Trans National Companies (Airbus France, Airbus Germany and Airbus Spain).
MDM-R provides functions for data storage, access control, the release process and change
management.
2014- To date,
Continuous Improvement Management, provide technical support, design for projects improving
production methods and tooling.
Investigating and implementing the use Additive Layer Manufacture methods and applications for
tooling improvements reducing time to production plus costs. Particularly applicable where
complicated surfaces are required.
LBIP+ Into Practice training, used during project that achieved award for Excellence.
Project Management – Into Practice.
1996 to 1999 Product Development Engineer, Sterling Fluid Systems Limited. Coleford.
Production of pump assembly designs for various industrial applications, working as part of a
Product Development Team.
Design development of castings for impellers, volutes including production pattern equipment.
Support throughout the product lifecycle from conceptual definition, design development through to
final manufacturing.
Liaison with various teams including: pattern makers, foundry production, machining facilities,
assembly, inspection / test and sales.
CAD/CAM Tools: AutoCAD R14 and Personal Designer 6.1
1989 to 1996 Jig and Tool Design Draughtsman Federal Mogal. Lydney.
Design of pattern equipment to customer specifications used for the foundry production of power
train components (Original Equipment) within the automotive industry.
Deployment of multiple CAD systems, FEA simulation tools and data control to optimize
component design development and manufacture.
Production of tooling and gauges for valve seat machining manufacture and inspection.
Management of drawing data and engineering change process, interfacing with multiple external
major motor manufactures suppliers.
CAD/CAM Tools: AutoCAD R14, CADDS5.
Finite Element Analysis, MAGMAsoft.
Kemco 3 Axis Measurement / Statistical Process Control.
1986 to 1989 Medical Physics Engineering Technician Bristol and Weston Health
Authority.
Design through to manufacture of bespoke medical equipment for specific medical applications.
Operation of computerised sign making and engraving machines.
Engineering support and equipment maintenance to all medical departments.
CAD/CAM Tools CADBird 2.
1979 to 1980 Apprentice Fitter and Machinist, Ashton Paper Mills Ltd. Sudbrook.
Maintaining various manufacturing plant and equipment in line with production of rolled paper.
Qualifications
B.T.E.C. National Certificate – Mechanical Engineering.
City and Guilds certificate – Computer-Aided Draughting
City and Guilds certificate – Computer Aided Design using AutoCAD.

3. Engineering Industries Training Board, Broad Based Training.
T.O.P.S. Motor Engineering (Mechanical).
CATIA V5 Airbus Accreditation.
British Pump Manufacturers Association Certificates in Pumping Fundamentals & Pump Selection.
AutoCAD training (approved):Using AutoCAD release 11. Using AutoCAD in 3D
An introduction to A.M.E. (Advanced Modelling Extension).
Technical Skills
CAD Tools: CATIA V5 (Current).
PDM Tools: Airbus PRIMES (Windchill), Optegra EPD Connect, MDM-R.
MAGMAsoft simulation software. Achen Germany.
Airbus approved Courses.
Composite Conversion Course.
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Course.
Key Characteristics Course.
Lean Manufacturing Course.
FMEA Course.
Analytical Trouble Shooting Workshop. Lean Academy. Kepner Tregoe.
Catia V5-Generative Part Structural Analysis Fundamentals.
Generative Part Structural Analysis Expert.
Generative Assembly Structural Analysis.
V5 Advanced Surfaces
V5 Freestyle Shaper
Airbus methodology plus working examples.
V5 Kinematics.
LBIP+ Into Practice.
Project Management – Into Practice.
Other interests
Construction of radio controlled model aircraft, automotive engineering, aviation, walking and
travel. MotoGP.