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Dave Adkins Location
Coventry, England, GB
Dave Adkins Work
Director - Propulsion Quality and Worldwide Certification and Regulations @ (October 2025 - Present)
Director @ Chapelfields Enterprises Limited (August 2025 - Present)
DMEM (Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management) Faculty - Strategy Advisory Board Member @ (April 2025 - Present)
James Watt School of Engineering Industrial Advisory Board Member @ (February 2025 - Present)
Managing Director @ (June 2021 - Present)
JLR Global Manufacturing Quality Director @ (January 2021 - October 2025)
Plant Quality and Vehicle Launch Director - Solihull Plant @ (July 2016 - December 2020)
Head of Plant Quality for Land Rover Defender and Jaguar Land Rover D7a Platform @ (November 2013 - June 2016)
Senior Engineering Manager - Vehicle Suspension Systems @ (November 2006 - October 2013)
Engineering Manager - Vehicle Suspension Systems @ (July 2002 - October 2006)
Chassis Launch Manager @ (November 1999 - June 2002)
Project Engineer - Chassis Design and Development @ (September 1995 - October 1999)
Senior Engineer - Chassis Design and Development @ (September 1990 - August 1995)
Jaguar Technician Apprentice @ (August 1986 - August 1990)
Dave Adkins Education
Coventry University
(Automotive Engineering)
1986-1990
Finham Park School 1981-1986
Dave Adkins Skills
Automotive Engineering
Chassis
DFMEA
Vehicles
Vehicle Dynamics
Powertrain
Automotive
Engineering
People Development
People-oriented
Guest Lecturing
Technical Recruiting
Graduate Recruitment
Professional Development Seminars
Suspension
APQP
PPAP
FMEA
Value Stream Mapping
Warranty
TS16949
GD
Supply Management
Manufacturing
Supplier Quality
Quality Management
Root Cause Analysis
Manufacturing Engineering
ISO/TS 16949
Continuous Improvement
Lean Manufacturing
Kaizen
Management
5S
Product Development
Process Improvement
Project Management
Leadership
Team Leadership
Technology
Photoshop
Quality Assurance
Strategic Planning
Microsoft Word
Customer Service
People Oriented
Poka Yoke
Andon
Toyota Production System
Value Stream Maps
Single Piece Flow
Takt
Heijunka
Dave Adkins Summary
Dave Adkins, based in Coventry, England, GB, is currently a Director - Propulsion Quality and Worldwide Certification and Regulations at JLR. Dave Adkins brings experience from previous roles at Chapelfields Enterprises Limited, University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow and Slips2chucks Tools Ltd. Dave Adkins holds a 1986 - 1990 Coventry University. With a robust skill set that includes Automotive Engineering, Chassis, DFMEA, Vehicles, Vehicle Dynamics and more. Dave Adkins has 4 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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