We have specialists in design, analysis, certification, and manufacturing.

All our engineers are either degree qualified, or educated to HND level accompanied by relevant industry experience. We also actively promote professional registration with the Royal Aeronautical Society as a pathway to becoming a Chartered Engineer.

AFD has a policy of training and developing all stress engineers to become Professional Simulation Engineers (PSEs), accredited by NAFEMS.

Several engineers within AFD are Compliance Verification Engineers, appointed by UK CAA & EASA Part21J Design Organisations to verify compliance demonstration for the structural aspects of Design Changes and Repairs to aircraft and rotorcraft.

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Jerrod Hartley

CHIEF ENGINEER

Jerrod Hartley
BEng CEng FRAeS

A dynamic, highly driven, and customer focussed company owner, CEO, and Chief Engineer.

Jerrod began his career at British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) as an Apprentice Fitter before progressing into the Stress Office at Warton, Lancashire.

After 13 years at BAE Systems, Jerrod branched out to work abroad for Boeing in the USA, for Fokker in The Netherlands, and  finally for Airbus in Germany.

In 2009, Jerrod returned to the UK to establish Airframe Designs and set about meeting the increasing demand for specialist stress analysis services to EASA Part21 Design Organisations across the UK and Europe.

Jerrod has over 30 years of experience in the Aviation Sector and is an accomplished Structural Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE) for a wide number of customers.

Jerrod is firmly focused on maintaining high standards within the business to meet customer expectations and to ensure we deliver engineering services that fit with the high standards laid down by the sectors in which we operate.

This sits alongside an ambition to grow the company and set the benchmark for the supply of such services to the aerospace, defence, and space industries.

Jerrod was also recently appointed a Fellow with the Royal Aeronautical Society, a testament to his hard work and dedication within the aerospace industry.

DESIGN MANAGER

CHRIS FLEET
HND MRAeS

An experienced mechanical / structures design engineer with a good understanding of airframe structures and especially composites.

Chris began his career at British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) as an Apprentice Fitter before progressing into the Design Office and later the Design Liaison department at Warton, Lancashire..

In recent years, Chris has specialised in the delivery of test rig structures, mould and trim tooling, jigs and fixtures, lifting, handling and ground support equipment.

After eight years with BAE Systems, Chris ventured overseas and continued to gain over 30 years of valuable experience across a wide range of OEM and Tier 1 suppliers including the likes of Boeing, Airbus, Terma, Marand and Assystem.

In 2008, Chris returned to the UK to head up the design office for a leading North West aerospace manufacturer, supporting the delivery of turn-key packages for major industrial players in the aviation, defence and space sectors. This role involved working closely with the manufacturing supply chain and forging a very practical appreciation of design, engineering and manufacturing.

In the Design Manager role at AFD, Chris brings a leadership mentality alongside his wealth of experience and keen enthusiasm for engineering problem solving.

Chris is well versed in bringing design packages to fruition and seeing them through to manufacture under tight timescales and will be instrumental in developing and focusing our design capability to support existing and future work packages.

HEAD OF STRUCTURES

Phillip James Le Mottée

HND {Mech Eng}, MRAeS, CVE

With over 40 years of experience in the Aerospace and Defence sector, Phill is a Stress and Structures subject matter expert and CVE. After obtaining a HND in Mechanical Engineering at Manchester Polytechnic, Phill joined Marshall of Cambridge in 1983 as a trainee Stress Engineer.

He then later joined BAE Systems, Air-weapon division in 1988, three years later he transitioned to a consultant stress engineer. In 1983 Phill returned to Marshall as a Lead Stress Engineer.

He possesses a broad understanding of the function of our business and having closely supported functional heads across design throughout his career he has been able to give subject matter expertise, coaching and oversight across many projects. In the period  of 2006-2021 he acted as deputy to the Head of Stress / Head of mechanical engineering.

Phill was given Stress Check signatory in 1993 and MRB signatory for Gulfstream on the GIV Cargo conversion project in 1993. His CVE signatory was approved in 2007 and he has acted as CVE on numerous projects with a continual CVE activity since then. In the last five years he has been primarily acting as a consultant, CVE and checker along with coaching young engineers.

MANUFACTURING MANAGER

GARRY SELLICK
BEng MIMMM

An experienced manufacturing engineer with a significant practical background in engineering.

Most recently, Garry gained a first class degree in Automotive Performance Engineering at the University of Bolton, followed by a period of employment by the university in supporting the development of a new additive manufacturing research centre.

With over 18 years’ of manufacturing experience in the injection moulding sector, Garry is a highly skilled analytical engineer with an aptitude for developing and implementing solutions to manufacturing issues.

Garry is familiar with a wide array of additive manufacturing technologies for both polymer and metal materials and is skilled in using Fusing Deposition Modelling (FDM) and Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) machines.

At AFD, the remit for Garry is to lead the development and growth of the manufacturing team and production facility, working closely with our design, stress and certification specialists to enable the delivery of optimum products to a diverse customers base.

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