Curriculum Vitae
| Name: |
Michael Thorogood |
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| Qualifications: |
MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
CEng MIMechE |
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| Born: |
1978 |
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| Position: |
Director & Senior Engineer |
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| Contact: |
Email Michael Thorogood |
EXPERIENCE
June 2009 - Present Eadon Consulting
Riversdale Bridge
– Detailed design of novel, hydraulic operating mechanism for a 30m long pedestrian swing bridge, and manufacturing drawings.
Carter House Swing Bridge – Design of swing bridge for use by pedestrians, cyclists and occasional vehicles.
Hop Down Platform – Development of aluminium modular structure for use on a suspension bridge.
Swing Bridge Support Wedges
– Detailed design and manufacturing drawings.
Land Access Bridge
– Initial concept development of replacement floating swing bridge.
Media Pod Access Bridge
– Initial concept and outline mechanical and electrical design for a drawbridge.
Lifting Frame Design
– Detailed design and drawings of lifting frame for installation of nuclear fuel storage facility.
2001 - May 2009 M G Bennett and Associates / Atkins Bennett
Crossrail Station Access bridges - Initial concept development of one replacement road bridge and one new double-decker pedestrian bridge.
Media City Swing Bridge, Salford - Involvement from initial concept through to completion of package for tendering of construction contract. Production of exemplar mechanical, electrical and hydraulic design and specification for the twin bascule road, cycle and pedestrian lifting bridge.
Cork Docklands Bridge, Cork, Ireland - Mechanical, electrical and hydraulic technical assistance to structural consultant.
Dodder Bridge, Dublin, Ireland - Mechanical, electrical and hydraulic technical assistance to structural consultant.
Poole Harbour Second Crossing, Poole - Involvement from initial concept through to completion of package for tendering of construction contract. Production of exemplar mechanical, electrical and hydraulic design and specification for the twin bascule road, cycle and pedestrian lifting bridge.
Woodwharf lifting bridges - Mechanical consultant appointed by the client to all five teams entering multiple moving bridges design competition.
Ormskirk - Principal inspection of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems of existing lift bridge.
St Ann Way / High Orchard Lift Bridge, Gloucester - Exemplar mechanical, electrical and hydraulic design, specification and mechanical consultant for the road, cycle and pedestrian lifting bridge.
Bell Place lift bridge, Edinburgh - Detailed design of hand wound pedestrian bridge as part of flood defence scheme.
Wellington Street, Hull - Inspection of existing historic twin span swing bridge, production of specification and design work for replacement components.
Leamouth Lift Bridge, London - Exemplar design of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems.
Clarence Dock Bridges, Leeds - Detailed design and specification of structure, mechanical, electrical and hydraulic equipment for one single span and one twin span lifting bridges. Design, testing and commissioning of control system.
New Islington, Manchester - Detailed design of structural and mechanical equipment for pedestrian lift bridge; production of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic specifications and design and commissioning of full system including software.
Bellmouth Footbridges, Canary Wharf - Design of mechanical and electrical systems and preparation of performance specification for two glazed pedestrian swing bridges.
Great Wharf Road Bridge, Canary Wharf - Exemplar mechanical, electrical and hydraulic design for four lane road and pedestrian bridge.
PLC Control Software - Authoring, testing, site commissioning, training and handover; - Mary Port Bridge, Cumbria
- Cannon Wharf, Norwich
- Grimshaw Lane, Oldham
- Lydney flood defences
Other Projects & Bespoke equipment
- Stringer design for removal of synthetic roller sleeves from mandrels
- Wing manipulator for a noise test facility
- Container rotator for metal recycling facility
- Various projects - 3D modelling of structures and components for visualisation, analysis and development.
- Validation of various pipework systems and associated supports.
Additional roles within MG Bennett & Associates / Atkins Bennett