Thomas John Rose was born in Oxford, England, in 1948. He attended Northfield Secondary Modern School until 1965, a LEA state school in Littlemore, Oxford.
Tom read his Bachelors degree at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, where he obtained an Honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in June 1979. In June 1986, Tom was awarded a Master of Science degree in Flexible Manufacturing Systems from Cranfield Institute of Technology, (Cranfield University) England. In 1991 he was one of the first Open University students to be awarded an MBA degree.
Between secondary education and his University study, Tom spent 3 years at the Army Apprentices School, Arborfield, and then 9 years in the British Army with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He served both as a Paratrooper with the Parachute Squadron RAC and 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, and as a Commando with 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery. He saw active service in Northern Ireland and with the United Nations in Cyprus.
Tom's work experience includes time as a Soldier, Outward Bound Instructor, Physics Teacher, Project Engineer, Quality Manager, Technical Manager, and Operations Director.
Organisations include the British Army, Oxfordshire LEA, GEC Large Machines, Austin Rover, Metal Box, and a number of SMEs.
Acvities include Dinorwic underground power station construction site, high volume production, small batch design / production, and design / make to order.
Future perspectives include developing a range of PC products to facilitate the implementation of both the Business Process Framework and Business Development Framework within SMEs and an entrepreneurial venture both commercial and as a further test of the thesis in the form of an Internet company, Busyfish.com
For further details of his current Ph.D thesis please click on the link below
Cranfield University
- School of Industrial & Maunufacturing Science
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