Nick Kay is an experienced Project Director at MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre, overseeing complex multi-partner industrial projects since November 2021. Previously, Nick held multiple senior roles at Rolls-Royce, including Head of Programme for Nuclear Regeneration, where responsibility encompassed a £500m recapitalization programme across regulated nuclear sites. Other notable positions included leading global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul strategies and establishing a Major Projects department within the Turbines Supply Chain Unit. Nick's extensive background also features roles in new facility planning, project leadership, and manufacturing engineering, complemented by academic qualifications in Project Management (MSc) from The University of Manchester and Aeronautical Engineering (BEng) from The University of Salford. Early career experience includes event coordination for TVR Car Club and an undergraduate traineeship at British Airways.
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MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) develops and proves innovative manufacturing processes and technologies in an agile, low risk environment, in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions. They focus on delivering bespoke manufacturing system solutions for their customers.They operate some of the most advanced manufacturingequipment in the world, and employ a team of highly skilled engineers, many of whom are leading experts in their field. This creates a high quality environment for the development and demonstration of new processes and technologies on an industrial scale.The MTC’s areas of expertise are directly relevant to both large and small companies, and are applicable across a wide range of industry sectors. The MTC’s members include global manufacturing companies from multiple sectors. Research partners include the University of Birmingham, University of Nottingham, Loughborough University and TWI Ltd.The MTC is part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.