Dr. Steven Hancock

Founder and owner of the venture for development and marketing of novel software aimed at bridging the gap between design and manufacture. Developer of highly interactive software for analysing the formability of fabric materials during product design and for generation of unambiguous manufacturing instructions.

TiRus International SA is a wholly owned subsidiary of the VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation. VSMPO-AVISMA is the largest integrated producer of titanium alloys worldwide and delivers products and services to a wide range of industry segments including aerospace, medical, energy, architectural and consumer goods.

Founding team member of the EPFL start-up company, developing and marketing applications of composite materials for the high volume automotive and consumer goods industries. Lead business developer involved in contract negotiation, project management and concept development for applications and implementation strategy for novel proprietary technology.

Scientific Collaborator at the Laboratory of Polymer Composite Technology involved in technical cost and business case analysis of high volume fibre reinforced composite materials technologies. Lead analyst on a variety of consulting projects, developing evaluation methods to assess the business case viability of new composites materials and manufacturing processes.

Research associate in composite materials manufacturing for aerospace structures. Lead researcher developing automation technologies for labour minimisation in aerospace manufacturing. Doctoral researcher investigating the producibility of composite materials and developing virtual prototyping software to aid communication between design and manufacture in a commercial supply chain environment.

Associate engineer responsible for structural analysis and design, financial and team workload management, training and implementation of strategy and procedures for a team of ten persons. Lead concept designer, analyst and on-site supervisor for feature architectural roof structures including long span steel structures, laminated timbre structures, a multi-story concrete building and numerous other construction projects.

Associate engineer responsible for consulting and structural appraisal of historical buildings and design of new-build structures within the context of London's historical buildings - St Paul's Cathedral, Parliamentry Buildings Westminster, Tower of London etc. Project engineer involved in design of novel renovation concepts including project management and presentation in training seminars and lectures.

Composite materials manufacturing and analysis Virtual prototyping Manufacturing simulation Computer aided engineering