Experience

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  Thales

  • France
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • CEO & VP General Manager, Avionics Global Services -Trading

    • Dec 2018 - Present

    General Manager of a worldwide aftermarket aerospace trading of Thales and Non-Thales parts based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Responsible for the transformation and change management of Thales AGS Trading into a worldwide activity present in 4 regions :• America• Europe & Africa• Middle East• Asia Pacific

  • Director, Head of Operations of Avionics Services Worldwide, Asia Pacific

    • Oct 2015 - Nov 2018

    Oversee Operations for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul(MRO) activities for Asia Pacific worth USD200 Million revenue which includes : - Supply Chain- Engineering- Repair Services- Project Management On various product domains such as :i) Avionicsii) In Flight Entertainmentiii) Electrical Systemsiv) Cabin LightingCurrently leading a team of over 200 personnel across the region

  • Production Line Manager, Display and Electrical Systems

    • Oct 2009 - Sep 2015

    • Lead a team of 40 personnel consisting of functional managers, supervisors, engineers and their production staff with P&L responsibility and Production worth USD100 Million revenue• Responsible for the manufacturing transfer of Avionics and Electrical System Production from manufacturing plants in France to Singapore• Drive targeted production yield, product touch time, On Time Delivery, Airbus and Boeing first fit removals and product cycle time through continuous process improvement such as 5S, Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen• Resource planning requirement and optimizing resource allocation during product transfer and daily production

  • Regional Program Manager

    • Nov 2007 - Oct 2009

    • Lead manager in supporting various functions of various airlines in the region for In Flight Entertainment (IFE) and Avionics. This includes the preparation of Entry Into Service (EIS), providing airline support in achieving their repair capability, resolving in-service issues and contracts preparation for Maintenance Services and Supplementary Technical Change (STC) programs.• Identifying commitments, risks and opportunities in signed contracts and new business.

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  Panasonic Avionics Corporation

  • Singapore

  • Field Engineer/Program Manager

    • 2000 - 2007
    • Singapore

    • Field support to line and base maintenance for over 100 Singapore Airline aircraft • Program Management support on in-service technical/engineering issues for all Asia Pacific clients• Monitoring components reliability issues on a monthly basis to ensure high reliability/performance of the IFE ...

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  Rockwell Collins

  • Singapore

  • Technical Specialist

    • 1998 - 2000
    • Singapore
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  ST Aerospace

  • Singapore

  • Senior Technician

    • 1996 - 1998
    • Singapore