Cooke Associates Client List
In conjunction with Cambridge University
Whilst teaching in Cambridge University's Engineering Department Alison Cooke's responsibilities included the Advanced Course in Design, Manufacture and Management, as part of which she supervised consulting projects for over a hundred companies and organisations. A list of ISM (previously ACDMM) projects is available here.
She was also responsible for delivering a theme within the Manufacturing Leaders' Programme, working with senior managers from the following companies:
- AECI Explosives Ltd
- APV Baker
- APV Homogenisers
- BAT
- Caradon
- Clarke American
- Ford Motor Company
- GEC
- GKN
- Glaxo Wellcome
- Harris Broadcast
- ICI
- IMI
- LCH Group Plc
- Meggitt Avionics
- Rolls Royce
- Scottish Power
- Spillers
- 3COM Europe Ltd
- Tungstone Batteries Ltd
- Whipp & Bourne
Project Work at Cambridge University
As an employee of Cambridge University's Engineering Department, Alison Cooke carried out a number of projects for companies and organisations to whom her expertise was relevant. These included the following:
Client
Project
Sector
Dunlop Slazenger International Ltd.
Shuttlecock research and product development (T900 range)
Renishaw
Market models for inspection probes
Dunlop Slazenger International Ltd.
Design of a shuttlecock durability tester
Walker Wingsail
Production control of luxury yachts
Dunlop Slazenger International Ltd.
Design of a high performance cricket glove
GEC Plessey Semiconductors
Cost comparison of two manufacturing processes
Cambridge University Engineering Department
Cadbury Ltd.
Material waste reduction
International Tennis Federation
Tennis ball aerodynamics
International Tennis Federation
Correlation between racquet design and arm injuries
England and Wales Cricket Board, four major manufacturers
Comparison of cricket ball cores
Cooke Associates Projects
Cooke Associates has carried out studies and projects for a wide range of companies and organisations, listed below. Further information on specific projects, where it has been possible to make it available, can be viewed by clicking on the project title.
Client
Project
Sector
British Heart Foundation
Cambridge University Staff Development Office
North Essex Health Authority
US Tennis Association
Using sports science to enhance performance
Science Enhancement Programme
West Anglian Cancer Network
Lawn Tennis Association
The science of tennis in coaches’ education (CD ROM development)