About
Andrew Thomas is a Professor of Engineering Management and Dean / Head of Swansea School of Management. He entered academia having followed an industrial career initially with the Royal Air Force and then later with BE Aerospace where he undertook roles in aerospace, manufacturing, and production engineering. Since then, he has held positions at a number of levels in Higher education including Lecturer/Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow and, management positions as, Associate Dean, Head of School and Director of Faculty.
His main research interests include forensic engineering, maintenance management, engineering management, manufacturing strategy and operations management. He has published over 250 research articles, journal papers and delivered several keynote speeches in these areas.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, and a Chartered Engineer. He has supervised and led twenty-five KTP projects as well as several ERDF, EPSRC, EU FP7 and Horizon 2020 projects. He is currently Chair of the Consortium of Manufacturing and Engineering Heads UK (COMEH) and a member of the Engineering Professors Council (EPC UK).