Darrin Laishley - Business Development Director

• Time served British Rail apprentice.

• 6 years British Rail electronics technician.

• Contracting since 1994 as a Limited company as an electrical and electronic prototype technician.

• Worked globally in many roles.

• Roles included assembly, installation, test, commissioning, quality and supervisory.

• Became a partner in Electrogear in September 2021.

• Simon started in Del La Rue in ’94 as a mechanical fitter quickly moving into the wiring department.

• He spent the next 19 years contracting for various companies.

• Duties including mechanical prototyping and wiring of military vehicles, civil aviation aircraft.

• Involved in the new 3G telecommunications systems, supporting and assisting installation in Germany, Sweden and Ireland.

• Took a permanent job with Eaton Aerospace as a fitter/tester for the A380 Airbus including military and other civil aircraft.

• Left Eaton to go to Saab Seaeye then from there to Meggit and now to Electrogear.

• Obtained HND in Electronics and communications and employed as technician/project engineer from 1999-2013 specializing in large Marine Electronics Systems 

• Worked globally throughout engineering career, including offshore installation projects, delivered into the energy sector

• Project management specialist (APM Chartered member and APM PPQ qualified)

• Employed in project management since 2013, including as Senior Project manager at ULTRA Electronics since 2021

• Projects managed include Surveillance and Security systems, Aviation controller workstation recording and secure data-links

• Became Head of Operations at Electrogear in January 2024.