Project Planning Engineer

• Jun 2019 - Present

unemployed

• Apr 2019 - May 2019

post Saudi contract time away post Saudi contract time away

Eurofighter fleet project manager

• Dec 2015 - Mar 2019

Project Manager for a multi million pound upgrade programme within the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for BAE Systems. Responsible for delivery on time of upto 16 aircraft at a time over a three year contracted upgrade period. Stakeholder engagement and project tracking/reporting were key elemenets

Eurofighter Engineering Operations Controller

• Feb 2014 - Dec 2015

Daily management of the fleet of Eurofighter aircraft on a multi million pound contract with the Royal Saudi Air ForceRole involves the management, tracking, allocation and historical data involved with the daily contract agreement with the customer.Daily briefings to the customer on the current situation of the fleet and wider issues.Weekly meetings with the customer to discuss issues, to seek ways to prevent further problemsProject managing longer term plans for the fleet to forcast shortfalls and seeks ways to overcome

No 1(F) Sqn Engineering Rectification/Maintenance Controller, RAF Leuchars.

• May 2013 - Jan 2014

• Daily management of maintenance and rectification of approx 12 aircraft. • Co-ordinate multiple trades on each aircraft to make sure deadlines are achieved .• Liaise with off Sqn agencies to make sure assets needed are sourced and delivered.• Daily briefings to Senior Management on current status and plans to achieve goals.

Engineering/Mobility Project Manager

• Aug 2012 - May 2013

• Plan and organise the movement phases of all Squadron deployments in the UK and overseas. • Ensure that all Tools / Ground Support Equipment is prepared and manifested for deployments.• Carry out final independent inspections on Typhoon aircraft systems as required.• Deputise for the Sqn Quality Assurance Controller and Rectifications Controller when required.• Liaise with multiple agencies both within and outside of the RAF to finalise every aspect of the deployment• Provide key point briefs both written and verbal to all personnel involved in the deployment.Key Achievements: Successfully managed the movement of personnel and engineering support equipment to the UAE for a high profile deployment of 6 Typhoon aircraft at short notice. Currently planning a deployment of 6 Typhoon aircraft to Malaysia.

Engineering Operations Controller, RAF Leuchars.

• Mar 2010 - Aug 2012

• Collate up to date readiness states of all aircraft at RAF Leuchars in order to maintain an instant snapshot of effectiveness. • Ensure MS PowerPoint and Excel sheets are updates constantly to reflect current status.• Daily briefings to approximately twenty higher management officers on the current status, including issues and the plans to rectify.• Troubleshooting to obtain hard to find assets in order to allow the flying Squadrons to complete their tasking.• Longer range project planning for overseas deployments.• Weekly on-call coverage to react to the urgent needs of the RAF outside the core working hours. Key Achievements: Successfully trained all personnel within Operations during the transfer from Tornado to Typhoon. Key involvement in the upgrade from existing IT system to new improved infrastructure Constant improvement of the processes undertaken by operations staff to streamline the daily workload

Airframe/Propulsion Technician, Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft

• Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

• Cross trained to the Eurofighter Typhoon and assisted with the formation of No 6 Sqn.• Assisted the logistics advisor during the planning and movement phases of the Sqn move to RAF Leuchars following formation.• Compiled, ordered and arranged all tooling required in the formation of 6 Sqn to enable the engineering teams to have the correct tools available to cover any task.Key Achievements: The ordering, delivery and formation of complete toolset require to operate the typhoon aircraft from start to completion. Including the creation of databases for tracking and registering of all tooling for tracking purposes. The subsequent movement of all assets from one operation location to another seamlessly.

Airframe Technician, Tornado F3 Aircraft

• Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

• Led a team of 20 airframe technicians undertaking fault diagnosis, rectification and functional testing of multiple systems on the Sqn’s 22 aircraft. Systems covered include hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and structural.• Responsible for writing annual reports and managing the development of team members• Deployed to the Falkland Islands twice for 4 months to work as the Documentation Controller, responsible for the day to day collation, and quality control of all paperwork involved with 4 live armed Tornado F3 aircraft which are an essential part of the Islands defence capability.Key Achievements: Effective leadership during various times of change within the RAF. During this timescale one flying Sqn was disbanded, with many personnel transferring to a new working environment over a very short timescale. This was managed with the minimum of disruption to allow operations to continue.Mar 2004-Feb 2005 Airframe Technician, Oxygen Maintenance Bay, RAF Leuchars.• Supervised a team of 7 Airframe technicians, responsible for prioritising tasks, manpower allocation and on the job training.• Carried out the daily re-charging of over 60 Tornado Liquid Oxygen systems.• Carried out regular and fault finding maintenance of Tornado Oxygen equipment.• Responsible for writing annual reports and managing the development of team members.• Carrying out a regular on-call shift system to enable oxygen cover for Quick Alert Reaction aircraft.

Airframe Technician, Oxygen Maintenance Bay

• Mar 2003 - Jan 2005

• Supervised a team of 7 Airframe technicians, responsible for prioritising tasks, manpower allocation and on the job training.• Carried out the daily re-charging of over 60 Tornado Liquid Oxygen systems.• Carried out regular and fault finding maintenance of Tornado Oxygen equipment.• Responsible for writing annual reports and managing the development of team members.• Carrying out a regular on-call shift system to enable oxygen cover for Quick Alert Reaction aircraft.

Airframe Technician, Chinook Depth Maintenance

• Dec 1999 - Mar 2003

• Carried out the Scheduled Maintenance of the Chinook Mk2 Helicopter.• Deep strip and intense critical inspection of structurally significant components and structures.• Carried out in-depth structural repairs to maintain airworthiness.• Supervised maintenance team of 15 members, including over signing all work carried out. • Ensuring all work complies to correct standards, and completed in a safe manner.Key Achievements: Was a key team player during a short notice deployment to Oman. This was a high priority operation carried out with little notice. The effective completion of the task was down to key collation of manpower and servicing schedules in new, challenging and changing environments, in which I was a key part.

Airframe Technician, Tornado GR1 aircraft

• Dec 1994 - Dec 1999

• Carried out the Deep Scheduled Maintenance of the Tornado during a major servicing.• Carried out intense critical inspection of structurally significant components and structures.• Carried out in-depth structural repairs to maintain airworthiness.• Retro-fitted in service modifications to the aircraft to enable mid-life upgrades to be completed.