Mark Burn, Chartered Engineer.
Chartered European Engineer with 25 years in industrial automation and control systems. I started on the production line and worked up to leading engineering departments, so I care as much about the people and processes behind a system as the system itself.
Shop floor to boardroom.
You get someone who has stood on the shop floor at three in the morning with a stopped line, and who has presented a multi-million pound business case to a board. I understand what matters to operators, engineers, managers and directors, and can translate between them.
Senior judgement, no overhead.
Having worked on both the client and the vendor side, I know how projects go wrong and what it takes to put them right. I set up Tyne Automation to offer that experience without the overhead of a full-time hire. Everything I do is guided by one principle: making sure the job is done right.
Twenty-five years, shop floor to leadership.
Nissan Motor Manufacturing, Sunderland
A five-year advanced apprenticeship in electrical-mechanical engineering. Diagnosing faults and modifying PLCs on production equipment, I learned how people, processes and technology keep a plant running.
ATS Global and Technip Umbilical Systems
Industrial IT, machine tools and PLC control systems on site at clients including Rolls-Royce, with short assignments in Houston.
Nissan Motor Manufacturing
Upgrading high-volume automotive production for new vehicle models, from specification to commissioning, while production kept running.
Formica
A site-wide SCADA system covering 16 assets and 500+ process variables, then press and boiler heat control that cut natural gas use by 50%. I also developed a £5.9M solar PV business case.
HAHN Automation Group
Led a 17-strong team delivering high-value OEM machinery, owning project lifecycles, functional safety and UKCA/CE compliance. Introduced AI vision for robot pick and place and part inspection.
Primula Ltd
Senior Engineering & Project Manager, leading the engineering function, managing projects, overseeing maintenance and coordinating external contractors.
Tyne Automation
Offering that experience as a consultant, interim leader or fractional technical authority, and keeping hands-on skills current by building and running mlat.uk.
Four commitments.
Plain speaking
I tell you what I find, backed by evidence, even when it is not what you hoped to hear.
Safety and compliance first
They are design requirements, not afterthoughts.
Standards that last
I leave behind documentation, processes and capable people.
Accountability
If I take it on, I own the outcome.
Qualifications.
Education
- Foundation Degree (FdEng) in Maintenance Engineering, University of Sunderland
- HNC and BTEC National Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Advanced Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering
Technical training
- Rockwell Automation Level 3 PLC and Safety PLC
- Advanced Siemens PLC
- BS 7671 Wiring Regulations
Safety and management
- Laser Safety Officer
- Managing Safer Engineering Projects
Facing one of these problems?
Tell me what is going on. I will tell you plainly whether I am the right person to help, and how I would approach it.