Darren Bowes

Darren Bowes is an experienced Operations Manager at KDC Projects, responsible for delivering aerospace and defence projects since November 2012. Previously, Darren served as a Team Lead for the A350 Major Test team at Ferchau, providing Test and Stress Engineering support to Airbus on the A350 XWB. Prior roles include Stress Engineer at Expleo Group, focusing on static stress analysis of Airbus A320 variations, and Graduate Stress Engineer at Flight Refuelling Ltd, where static analysis and mass optimization of Airbus A400M components were conducted. Darren's educational background includes a BEng Hons in Aerospace Design from Kingston University, Prince2 Project Management certification, and specialized courses in Aircraft Stress Analysis among others.