Introducing Our Team
Get to know the skilled professionals behind our consultancy.
Dr. Jonathan Adams
Engineering Education Expert
Jonathan Adams PhD BEng CEng MA Cert.Ed. MIET FHEA received his Masters degree in Adult and Continuing Education from Warwick University. His first degree is a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from The University of Bradford. He worked in the lift and escalator industry for over 10 years prior to working in further and higher education for over 33 years in various teaching and senior management roles leading large and diverse teams of academic staff. He received a PhD in Engineering Education from The University of Northampton for his thesis on developing problem solving and creative thinking skills in undergraduate engineering students using novel methods.
Specialties: Dr Adams’s interests and expertise are in the area engineering education. He has a particular interest in 14-19 engineering education – an area in which he has supported for over 20 years working for major examination boards in senior roles. He has published numerous research papers on engineering education, presenting at conferences in Europe, the USA and China. He has also developed numerous resources and a textbook for the 14-16 engineering sector.
Prof. Stefan Kaczmarczyk
Engineering Research Expert
Stefan Kaczmarczyk MSc PhD CEng FIMechE FHEA received his Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Silesian University of Science and Technology in Gliwice, Poland. He taught and conducted research in Applied Dynamics in the Institute of Theoretical Mechanics at this University and was a Senior Lecturer in Engineering Dynamics at the University of Natal in Durban, South Africa. He received a PhD in Engineering from Natal University for his thesis on the dynamics of deep mine hoisting systems. Prof. Kaczmarczyk is Emeritus Professor of Applied Mechanics at the University of Northampton.
Specialties: Prof. Kaczmarczyk’s interests and expertise are in the area of dynamics and vibration with particular applications to vertical transportation and material handling systems. He has been involved in collaborative research with a number of national and international partners and has an extensive national and international track record in consulting and research in vibration engineering, machine condition and fault diagnosis, vertical transportation and elevator engineering.