David Wilson

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Director of Engineering at NP Aerospace

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Overview

David Wilson is the Director of Engineering at NP Aerospace, leveraging extensive technical leadership experience from the defence, automotive, and motorsport sectors. He focuses on delivering complex vehicle contracts for the UK MoD, driving R&D, and integrating new technologies into vehicle platforms. He holds a Post Graduate Certificate from the University of Warwick.

He was recognized as one of 50 employees worldwide to receive the Global Employee of the Year Award in 2018 for his outstanding contributions.

Personality Overview

ROI Conscious

Judgemental

Hard To Convince

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Defence Vehicle Technology
Leads the engineering delivery for the UK Ministry of Defence's fleet of protected mobility vehicles and develops new technologies for current and future platforms.
Engineering Talent
Actively promotes and recruits for roles within his engineering team, seeking talented individuals for fast-paced and impactful programmes.
Electric Vehicle Design
Previously led all design and engineering activities for a new electric vehicle, including the development of a novel modular skateboard LCV chassis.

Media Appearances

Driving Vehicle Technology & Innovation – MST Magazine Article. Featured in NP Aerospace (company website)

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Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) announces successful delivery of UK’s project Tampa Spiral‑2 component to NP Aerospace. Featured in Digital Manufacturing Centre

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Work History

11-2023
Director of Engineering at NP Aerospace
9-2020 - 10-2023
Chief Engineer - Vehicles at NP Aerospace
5-2020 - 7-2020
Head of Vehicle Engineering and Innovation at MORRIS COMMERCIAL LTD
7-2019 - 3-2020
Chassis Technical Specialist - EU and N. American Projects at Tata Technologies
8-2017 - 7-2019
Chassis Technical Systems Senior Manager at SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited

Education

2016 - 2018
Post Graduate Certificate from University of Warwick - WMG
2008 - 2011
Bachelor's Degree from Birmingham City University

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Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with David is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from David

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can David take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And David

Personality Compatibility


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