Experience

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  GCH Aviation

  • Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

  • Aviation Safety Coordinator

    • Jul 2021 - Present
    • Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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  Pacific Helicopters Limited

  • Papua New Guinea

  • Quality and Safety Manager

    • Jul 2013 - Jul 2021
    • Papua New Guinea

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  Pacific Helicopters PNG

  • Goroka PNG

  • Safety Manager-Occurence Investigator

    • Apr 2010 - Jul 2021
    • Goroka PNG

    Pacific Helicopters Ltd primarily service the resource sector in PNG and my role is to manage and grow the company safety management system in accordance with CASAPNG Rule Part 100 and any relevant client aviation specifications.I am a the Senior Person "Occurrence Investigator" within the organization managing all internal investigations in accordance with CASAPNG Rule Part 12 reporting to the regulator, clients, and company senior management.

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  The Helicopter Line

  • South Island NZ

  • Quality, Safety and Publications Manager

    • Jan 2004 - Feb 2010
    • South Island NZ

    Manage the internal audit program over 5 permanent bases, investigate and report all occurrences in accordance with relevant regulations and was responsible for implementing the first electronic exposition within General Aviation in New Zealand.

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  Mount Cook Airlines

  • Mount Cook and Franz Josef

  • Skiplane Pilot

    • 1978 - 1995
    • Mount Cook and Franz Josef

    Started as an Engineering spanner hand (18mths) then spent 2 years running the airport flight service before started flying in 1983.Flew C185 and PC6 Ski-planes ending up a Lead Pilot with over 10,000 snow landings