Gareth Purdy

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Ford Fiesta

The Dark Knight

The Chimp Paradox

Italy, Lake Garda

John Maddock

Engagement Model Offered

Day Rate; Technical / Advisory; Project Based

Suited to Organisational Types

Start-ups; Scale-ups; SME; Corporate

Gareth is a Senior Project Manager with over 25 years of experience delivering complex technical programmes across automotive, battery, FMCG, chemical and R&D scale-up environments. He operates through Strive Project Management Limited.

He supports organisations in delivering demanding engineering and manufacturing projects, guiding programmes from early development through to fully integrated, high-volume production.

Gareth’s Arena

• Manufacturing & Automotive R&D.

• Technical Focus: R&D to Scale-Up.

• Function Expertise: Capital Projects, Equipment Integration, Programme Delivery.

Superpowers

• Delivers complex technical projects through a combination of hands-on engineering and structured project management.

• Leads end-to-end transition from pilot to high-volume manufacturing systems.

• Manages multi-disciplinary capital projects from specification through to commissioning.

• Embeds within teams to stabilise delivery, align stakeholders and drive execution.

Impact in Action.

• Built and delivered a class-leading automotive SME support programme, scaling from pilot to seven successful waves (2018–2023)

• Led a complex international CAPEX programme addressing critical legislative requirements (2015–2017)

• Delivered a key engineering work package supporting the design of a new gigafactory in Germany.

• Managed projects up to €25m and teams of up to 20.

Working style

• Grounded, hands-on and delivery-focused.

• Combines practical engineering insight with structured programme leadership to ensure results.