Director, UK

Paul started QR_ as a data analyst in 2011 after a lengthy period at university. Paul has grown with the company (figuratively, not literally unfortunately), now looking after several UK operations.

In his early days, Paul worked on process and system development with various OEMs, more recently working to accelerate programs, most notably the UK Ventilator Challenge and ‘Project Siren’ - a joint venture between Ford and Venari – bringing a new ambulance to the market from concept to finished vehicle in 12 months.

Head of UK ADS Practice

With eight years in industry, Claire supports QR_'s ADS engagements and relationships in addition to her broader management responsibilities.

Passionate about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team, Claire helps drive various changes to ensure QR_ moves in the right direction, and assists with the Placement Student process to give the most rounded experience possible.

Managing Director, North America

George joined QR_ after graduating in Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics from the University of Warwick in 2015, and has since progressed through various analyst and management roles.

George relocated to start up Quick Release_ Inc in the US in 2017 and having overseen the US East Business Unit, as well as being the account manager for the Ford North America account, he became Managing Director for North America in late 2023.

George's areas of expertise are BoM Validation, Prototype Builds & Launch Operations. George splits his time between supporting clients across the Midwest, and spends his time outside of work bemoaning the lack of public transportation and football (Soccer) played in the States.

Business Leader, UK ADS Practice

Having left University in 2016 with an Astrophysics Master’s degree, Will has worked his way through the ranks at QR_ and now is now part of the ADS leadership team.

Will also runs the Product Use Case workstream within QR_, looking to improve the external facing content the Company is able to produce, and provide a platform for everyone to contribute to company growth.

Senior Advisor, ADS

Luke is an experienced Engineering & Technology Director and Chief Engineer with over 35 years of industrial experience spanning the Aerospace, Defence, Power & Industrial Sectors. His experience was built mainly with Rolls-Royce plc (28yrs) but also with BAE Systems Air Sector and Weir Group. Luke left corporate life in 2022 and has now built a portfolio of advisory and consultancy roles that help businesses and academic institutions transform or grow their impact.

Luke has been an advisor with Quick Release_ since 2022 as genuinely believes we have something really unique, valuable and potentially disruptive to offer across all sectors and throughout the product lifecycle. Luke’s an active Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Institute of Mechanical Engineers and Royal Aeronautical Society.

Senior Advisor, Consulting

Driven by an engineer's desire to fix technical problems and a second child's desire to fix organizational ones, Ian is passionate about unleashing scientific and engineering creativity to tackle some of the world's critical problems for the next generation.

After time at Rolls-Royce in a variety of roles, Ian spent 12 years with Newton helping grow the business from 4 to 180 and leading much of the work with large engineering programs, including shipbuilding, energy, rail, aerospace, subsea and automotive.

Lifelong passions don't disappear easily, and Ian is now working with Quick Release_ helping automotive and complex engineering businesses get better products to market faster and more efficiently.

Senior Advisor, Civil Aerospace

Paul is a senior advisor to Quick Release_'s Civil Aerospace Practice. With 25 years of Aerospace engineering expertise from Rolls-Royce, he brings that specific Aerospace flavor, coaching organizations to be even better through digitalisation of product data and aligned and connected Enterprise Systems. Paul is an independent consultant focused on delivering zero emissions flight.