Frazer-Nash Consultancy
15 th May 2013 – University of York – presented by Stephen Biggs
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Introduction
 About Frazer-Nash Consultancy
 My experiences with
Frazer-Nash Consultancy
 How you can get involved
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What is Consultancy?
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 Understanding customers
 Applying knowledge to solve problems
 Providing solutions
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About Frazer-Nash Consultancy
 Over 500 permanent employees
 8 UK offices + 2 in Australia

Turnover is around £42 million
 Consistent sustainable growth
(20 to 25% per annum)
 Part of Babcock International
Group
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Glasgow
Warrington
Burton-on-Trent
Gloucester
Bristol
Dorking
Dorchester
Plymouth
Adelaide
Melbourne
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About Frazer-Nash Consultancy
 Wide variety of technical areas
 Structures
 Fluids
 Software
 Safety
 Electrical
 Design
 Environmental
 Acoustics
 Human Factors
 Nuclear
 Wide variety of business sectors
Transport
& Industry
19%
Defence
38%
Power and
Energy
43%
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Current and recent Fusion activities
 Design and Analysis of the Neutral Beam Injector component support structures.
 CATIA v5, Ansys Workbench, ASME, RCC-MR
 ITER Tritium Handbook: App B4
– Structural and Seismic
Assessment
 Lays out the system requirements to meet French standards and regulations
 Test Blanket Module Heat Management assessment
 Complex Computational Fluid Dynamics
 Explosive risk assessment of ITER Buildings
 Safety assessment and ATEX zoning of areas with explosive risks
 Structural analysis and code assessment of ICRH design to
SDC-IC.
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My Background
 Physics MSci, University of
Nottingham
 Joined Frazer-Nash
Consultancy in 2008
 Started in Nuclear Technology, now in Software Engineering
 Senior Engineer, Project
Manager, Quality
Representative, and more…
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Stephen Biggs, MSci
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My experiences with Frazer-Nash Consultancy
 Wide variety of projects from nuclear to software
 Technical challenges plus development of other skills
 Project management and extra responsibilities
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Example Projects
 Graphite software
 Reactor geometry review
 On-site placement in Plymouth
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Reasons to Get Involved
 Successful and growing company
 Accredited graduate training programme
 CPhys, CEng, CSci
 IoP, IET, IMechE, RAeS, RINA
 Benefits include
 Competitive salary
 Generous bonus scheme
 Private medical, pension, share purchase scheme and more
 Few people leave so we must be doing something right
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How You Can Get Involved
 Application form, CV and covering letter to cv@fnc.co.uk
 Applications accepted all year round
 Straightforward interview process
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Summary
 The company is successful and maintains strong growth
 Project work is stimulating and varied
 The company support continuing professional development
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For more information
 Please visit our website www.fnc.co.uk
 Take an information pack
 Call or email me anytime
 Stephen Biggs
 01306 88 50 50
 s.biggs@fnc.co.uk
www.fnc.co.uk
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