Personal Profile
An energetic, ambitious person who has developed a mature and responsible approach to any task that is undertaken. A conscientious Manager, Leader and Aircraft Engineer with 24 years experience in the UK Military, focused in aviation. Extensive experience in rotary wing aircraft construction, Structural Repair, propulsion, Supervisory Maintenance and Operational Management roles. Having specialised in Airframes and Propulsion systems, the core skills achieved being hands-on with complex hydraulic/ mechanical systems. With well established managerial and leadership skills, I am excellent at working with others to achieve a certain objective on time and with excellence.
Key Skills
• Technical excellence in structural repair, manufacture, fault diagnosis and mechanical engineering.
• Management, planning, controlling and implementation of projects.
• Coordination of multiple teams carrying out mechanical servicing and rectification activities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to adapt to rapidly changing environments and situations.
• Team motivator, promoting personal and professional development.
• H&S Risk Assessor and COSHH Management.
• Computer skills including MS Office and databases.
Career History
Zurich Insurance - Service Engineer – Bristol, United Kingdom Oct 2013 – Oct 2014
• Service Engineer role specialising in the Lifting equipment and Crane discipline undertaking the thorough examination, or inspection, of various types of lifts, lifting machinery, cranes and materials handling equipment to ensure that they comply with current regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Arranging examinations directly with clients and their staff outlining specific requirements, ensuring optimum Programming of examinations to minimise overdue inspections and to maintain high service standards.
• Provide, build and maintain excellent client relationships and ensure that all customer service standards are met.
• Draft and produce clear and concise electronic examination reports, ensuring distribution to the client, the Engineering Management and the Health and Safety Executive as required.
Royal Navy
Senior Repair Coordinator – Portsmouth, United Kingdom April 2005-May 2009 and May 2010 – Aug 2013
• Managed Specialist Joint Service Structural Repair Teams to ensure that British Military Rotary Wing Aircraft were restored to an airworthy condition quickly and economically to ISO 9001 standards.
• Responsible for the assessment, design and implementation of structural repairs to complex mechanical components worldwide involving efficient movement of personnel, tooling and logistics to achieve operational capability.
• Additional responsibilities included providing technical support and advice to the onsite repair team leaders to enable timely progression and completion of the repairs.
• Responsible for advice and guidance on professional and personal issues resulting in motivated, focussed personnel.
• Reporting on individual performance for promotion and career progression and the safe keeping of personal records of junior team members.
Harrier Maintenance Flight Error Management Manager – RAF Cottesmore, United Kingdom May 2009-May 2010
• Development of the current Maintenance Error Management System for the Harrier depth maintenance facility. Responsible for ensuring the system would allow anyone working on the aircraft to highlight areas of possible concern in utmost confidentiality.
• Interfacing with both internal and external customers, plus a first-hand understanding of the importance of safety in an aviation environment. With the creation of a clear and simple reporting structure, it encouraged employees to come forward with observations.
• Development of a management database to track actions, and a statistics analysis tool for continuous improvement.
• Routinely chairing customer meetings, managing actions and improvements and marketing the benefits of the project to the workforce.
Supervisor/Team Leader - RNAS Yeovilton, United Kingdom Mar 1998-Aug 2005
• Supervised a team of personnel successfully carrying out tasks to ensure aircraft availability and aircrew and maintenance crew safety, during strenuous shift patterns culminating in three tours of Afghanistan.
• Responsible for communicating with outs...
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