With nearly 30 years' experience, Shickell started his career in the manufacturing industry, first with British Aerospace as a tool-room machinist, then at BAE Systems, Chester, as a metrology engineer, and afterwards at Airbus UK, Broughton, where he was tool-room team leader responsible for the delivery and operation of jigs, tools, fixtures, and metrology equipment.
Since then, Shickell has worked for many metrology equipment suppliers, delivering inspection solutions designed to increase productivity through quality control in the automotive, aerospace, power generation, medical and precision engineering sectors. The breadth of measuring and reverse engineering knowledge he has gained during this period is vast, covering articulated arm and conventional CMMs, automated 3D laser scanning, white light scanning, inline automotive inspection, laser tracking, laser radar metrology, industrial photogrammetry, and satellite navigation systems.
Shickell holds a Professional Diploma in Manufacturing from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). Between October 2013 and March 2016, he was chairman of metrology - measurement equipment at the Gauge and Tool Makers Association (GTMA).
LK recruits sales and marketing director
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Steve Shickell has been appointed as sales and marketing director (UK & Ireland) by LK Metrology, a British manufacturer and exporter of co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs).
