Trustee Board

Vastly experienced with over 34 years’ employment in the sector, Mick is currently employed by Merseyside Police in Liverpool as Head of Fleet Engineering and Transport Services.

President-elect at the Society of Operations Engineers having been involved in several capacities since 2009, Mick was Chairman of the IRTE Professional Sector Council from 2013-2015.

Mick has managed teams of up to 120 people, working with budgets of £15m over various disciplines. He has overseen entire fleet operations, delivered full vehicle specification requirements, and managed services in line with sustainable and cost-effective demands.

From 2004-2018 Mick was Head of Fleet Engineering Services at North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Actively involved with SOE for over 20 years at branch, centre and head office level, Howard is a Fellow, Chartered Engineer, and Chartered Environmentalist. Joining the Royal Air Force at 17 to train as an Aircraft Mechanic, then later as Technician, Howard gained a firm grounding of engineering from a practical sense, moving into a military career working on fast jet aircraft, its supporting equipment and support services in both the plant and operational environments. In 2003, a move into project management took Howard into technical based delivery projects on major aircraft capability upgrade programmes, as well as gaining a Masters in Project Management in Practice. More recently, Howard has been involved in significant business transformation projects with BAE SYSTEMS.

In 2004, Daniela came to Birmingham to work for Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) as a Vehicle Inspector and progressed to Professional and Technical Officer (PTO) shortly after. In 2008, Daniela became the lead trainer for the commercial and internal training at a centre in Bristol, before leaving in 2011 to launch her own business, Vehicle Inspection and Training Services, which delivers irtec accreditations.
 

The current Chairperson of the Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers, Caroline has a long history of supporting the road transport sector and has previously served both at regional level for the IRTE and on the Society Board.

Experienced in business, in both the private and public sectors, Caroline is a team player and highly motivated individual, able to demonstrate practical, operational, and personal management skills. Caroline has experience of training teams on change management, prioritising and allocating workloads, and managing regulatory requirements in business and voluntary sector organisations.

As Group Engineering Director for Tower Transit Group, Satnam is responsible for engineering departments and building infrastructure at several sites in the UK and Singapore, which includes the service and maintenance of approximately 600 vehicles and an annual turnover of more than £200 million. 

Satnam has overall responsibility for the operation of the engineering function, depot infrastructure and risk management, and is trusted with the health and safety of employees, passengers and pedestrians affected by business operations.