Experienced Engineers De-Risking Complex Programmes from Day One
PTL’s team brings senior engineering experience to programmes across motion, power and machinery. Specialists in multi-physics analysis, engine and powertrain design, electric motors, electro-hydraulic systems, dynamic test rigs and embedded controls, supporting clients from OEMs and Tier 1s, early-stage inventors and major R&D organisations.
Why PTL’s team matters
Bespoke engineering work is personal. Clients are not buying a brand or a process. They are buying the judgement of specific engineers, applied to a specific problem. PTL’s team is built around senior specialists with decades of programme experience, rather than junior resources supervised by a distant senior.
That structure matters commercially. It means the engineer you speak with from the first meeting is the engineer shaping the technical decisions, not a sales contact who will hand the work to someone else. It also means the experience brought to bear on your programme includes published technical work, patents, and direct programme history across firms like Ricardo, Lotus, AVL, Maserati, Paragon Porsche, Baldor UK and Southwest Research Institute.
Our Specialist Engineering Team
Ian Gilbert
Managing Director
Ian leads PTL’s operations and supports programmes that need experienced engineering leadership from concept through to production. His background includes GEC Energy Systems, Ricardo, Lotus, AVL Powertrain and Southwest Research Institute, alongside published technical work and patented engine-related developments.
Riccardo Meldolesi
Technical Director
Riccardo leads PTL’s R&D activity and oversees analysis and simulation work. His experience includes Maserati, Ricardo and Southwest Research Institute, supported by published technical papers and patented engineering developments. Riccardo is the lead technical contact for motor, precision control and multi-physics programmes.
Mike Cranfield
Engineering Design Director
Mike supports programmes requiring practical engine and powertrain design input, with experience across gasoline, light-duty and heavy-duty engine design, advanced powertrain system design and packaging. His background includes Paragon Porsche and Ricardo. Mike is the lead technical contact for engine design and packaging programmes.
Daniel Eastwood
Engineering Director
Daniel leads mechanical and hydraulic analysis, including the development of new analysis processes, software and simulation techniques. His background includes thermo-fluid mechanics research at the University of Sussex and analysis work for Southwest Research Institute. Daniel is the lead technical contact for energy systems, hydraulic systems and test rig projects.
Nicholas Badain
Principal Performance Analyst
Nicholas leads performance simulation and thermodynamics work, including long-life energy systems, industrial heat pumps and multiphase programmes.
John Lutwyche
Senior Design Analyst
John supports mechanical and hydraulic analysis work, including the development of new analysis processes, software, and simulation techniques. His background includes Loughborough University, Vax, and TotalSim UK.
Clive Lacy
Principal Design Analyst
Clive brings specialist mechanical analysis expertise across engines and other machinery, including the development of new analysis processes, software, and simulation techniques. His background spans Southbank University, AVL Powertrain, Lotus Engineering, and SouthWest Research Institute, supported by published and patented work.
Dr Paul Channon
Control Systems and Embedded Software Specialist
Paul supports projects involving control-system analysis and design, embedded software development, and higher-level software design. His background includes engineering academia at the University of Wales Cardiff, motor drive systems at Baldor UK, and software engineering consultancy work at Auvation.
Martin Selway
Principal Design Engineer
Martin supports automotive and engine design programmes.
Tony Perkins
Design Specialist
Tony supports engineering design projects from concept through to production, with extensive experience across gasoline and diesel engines. His background includes Ricardo Consulting Engineers and SouthWest Research Institute, supported by published work and patented engine-related developments.
Programme Support
John Eaton
Business Manager
John adds cross-project support, including sourcing, prototype activity, and mass-production supply. His background spans engine design and development, test facilities, purchasing, and support services through roles at Ricardo, AVL Powertrain, Lotus Engineering, and SouthWest Research Institute.
Mark Clements
Support Services Manager
Mark supports the coordination of business activities that sit around core design and analysis work. His background includes progression from apprentice machinist to project planning engineer, followed by manufacturing engineering and company leadership experience.
Collective experience and recognition
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