Experience

Yahsat

• United Arab Emirates
• Telecommunications
• 300 - 400 Employee

• VP Design and Systems Engineering

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Responsible for design and systems solutions within the Yahsat Government Solutions group. A new strategic role created to transition Yahsat from a procurer of supplier led turn key solutions, to a designer/integrator of satcom solutions in response to complex government needs. As such I am responsible for building and maintains effective and comprehensive systems engineering capabilities including:- systems engineering staff recruitment and training- systems design and engineering processes, procedures and tools encompassing lifecycle management and detailed design, analysis, qualification and certification needs- design authority governance structures to ensure that solutions meet required quality whilst maximising a cost effective approach to deliver value to our customers- responsive, comprehensive and innovative technical solution proposals to meet new customer needs Show less

• Vice President/ Acting Director/ Head of Operations and Maintenance

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2020

  Responsible for delivering the Satellite Communications Operations and Ground Segment Equipment Maintenance services to a major UAE Government customer. Operations, Levels 1, 2 and 3 support (locally and deployed), Training and Logistics services managed against challenging Service Level Agreements with heavy penalties for breaches of KPIs

• Network Engineering Specialist

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2015

  Responsible for procurement, subcontractor management, engineering oversight and delivery into service of major new high value end to end Ka Band terminal systems for UAE Government customers. Management of customers and end user expectations.



Astrium Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2013

  Responsible for ensuring that the $1.2b Yahsat Satellite Communications System is integrated, tested and verified to the Yahsat and UAE Armed Forces customers in order to achieve Initial and Final System Acceptance. Senior Point of Contact in Abu Dhabi for the Yahsat System Delivery by Astrium & Thales Alenia Space. Key Achievements: • Achievement of Initial System Acceptance (ISA) of the Yahsat System on time, despite late delivery of critical sub-systems leading to a compression of the System integration and verification timescales on site by 40% • Maintained cost baseline through extended Final System Acceptance in Site VV&T, whilst delivering ISA on time • Delivered a number of Urgent Operational Requirements on time to the UAE Armed Forces prior to ISA • Delivered a £4m dedicated System Test Facility in Portsmouth integrating the full Yahsat Anchor Station and 10 Satellite Ground Terminal types with complex Traffic and Satellite communications simulation systems Key Responsibilities and Activities: • Accept the sub-system deliveries for integration, including CISCO/IP Baseband Network, Crypto AG encryption and associated Key Management system, five modem systems including DVB-RCS/S2 & Military Frequency Hopping Modem Systems, IBM Tivoli/Netcool based Planning & Management System, Ka band Antenna Systems and remote Satellite Ground Terminals. • Manage the integration of the Yahsat System with the UAE Armed Forces existing terrestrial systems • Definition and agreement of the System Verification Cross Reference Index with Yahsat and the UAE Armed Forces • Definition & maintenance of Management Plans, WBS, OBS, project schedules and cost models • Presentation of System VV&T plan and strategy at System, Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews • Line Management for the Site System VV&T team (11 Engineers, Jan 2011 onwards) & Portsmouth based System VV&T team (20 Engineers Apr 07 to Dec 11) Show less



BAE Systems

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Manager - Land

  • Dec 2006 - Apr 2007

  Responsible for Design and Engineering solution for Network Management System and Tactical Information System (BAE Systems workshare) within £60m bid for UK C4 system. Production of technical material and presentation of solution to customer and end user. Production and presentation of cost and schedule material.Key Achievements:• Delivery of all System bid material on time• Successfully integrated selected Tactical Information System with IP radio system for bid demonstration• Met challenging internal cost model and schedule targetsKey Responsibilities and Activities:• Produce Tactical Information System Trade off study• Generate technical summary bid proposal, cost models, schedule and Engineering plans• Present Technical solution to customer and end user and internal review boards Show less

• Engineering Manager/Senior Engineering Manager - Naval

  • Jun 2000 - Dec 2006

  Responsible for all Software, Hardware and Systems Engineering work carried within the department. Management of bids, development, integration and support on multiple systems and multiple contracts within a department. Line management for 50 Engineering Staff.Key Achievements:• Improved margins by 8% on a £7m upgrade programme through software productivity improvements• Successfully managed rapid scaling down engineering headcount from 50 to 30 in order to achieve projected workload profile whilst still meeting all project commitments• Designed and deployed engineering metrics and tracking system across the department which was later productised for use across the division• BAE SYSTEMS Bronze Award for authoring an innovative Type 45 Technical Proposal• Bronze Award for use of COTS Radar Video technology to achieve a 95% reduction on base costsKey Responsibilities and Activities:• Overall management for all aspects of Engineering, including Hardware & Software development, Systems Engineering, Verification & Validation, Configuration Management and Logistics Support• Technical Management of sub-contractor development activity(software and hardware) and production• Technical Bid Management, including authoring Technical Proposals and Sub-Contractor Scopes of Work• Definition of Development Engineering Strategies, Management Plans, WBS, OBS and cost models• Presenting Design Reviews, Phase Reviews and Contract Reviews• Chairing project risk reviews, including definition of risk mitigation activities• Chairing internal engineering progress reviews with the engineering management team Show less

• Systems Engineering Manager

  • Jun 1999 - Jun 2000

  Responsible for carrying out a number of activities, including Troubleshooting, Technical Reviews and Capability Maturity Model assessments as part of a team of three working directly for the Head of Systems Engineering.

• Systems/Software Engineer

  • Oct 1994 - Jun 1999

  Software and Systems Engineering activities on Submarine Command and Control Systems contracts