Experience

Copernicus Technology Ltd

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior P8-A Courseware SME

  • May 2020 - Present

  Senior P8-A Courseware SME at Copernicus Technology Ltd 2020-PresentI am currently providing SME Maritime Aviation Support to the UK Poseidon Force, Course Design Team. My role requires a level of prior Maritime Aviation knowledge gained through 27 years serving in the RAF mainly on, and in support of Nimrod MR2 Global Operations. Currently, responsible for the training development of the WSO training system with oversight of the whole crew training from ground school through to OCU completion and then Combat Ready on the front line Sqns. I am responsible for the creation of lessons, in accordance with JSP 822 DSAT, auditable by Poseidon STANEVAL. Daily use of a Training Management System in which all aspects of the course and its design are logged for audit purposes.



Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF)

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Leader and Maritime Operations and Tactics Instructor

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  Team Leader and Maritime Operations and Tactics InstructorOperating as a Team leader, responsible for the effective manning and operation of the UK Maritime Air Operations Centre (Deployed) during multi-national exercises and National Operations delivering effective briefing, flight following, and de-briefing of UK and International maritime air crews. In addition, I have also created and delivered introductory Maritime Ops (MOPs) lectures to new and ab-initio personnel which have been well received and will be rolled out across RAF Lossiemouth in due course. I recently completed six Post Graduate School (PGS) training packages for 54 Sqn Poseidon Course Design Team (CDT) which are currently being used at NAS Jacksonville for training UK P8-A crews. These table-top exercises will be used by the frontline crews to attain Combat Ready status in preparation for IOC. My current project, leading a small team, is to create ab-initio MOPs lessons for 54 Sqn CDT to mitigate inexperience aircrew failing the US Conversion course. These Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) compliant lessons, will form the backbone of the UK Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) when it is established in 2021. This work has recently led to being recognised in the the New Years Honours List with an AOC 1 Gp Commendation for support to the P-8A training system.



Kongsberg Maritime

• Norway
• Maritime Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Support Engineer

  • Apr 2014 - May 2016

  As a Customer Support Engineer I provided first line technical support for a range of Kongsberg Maritime offshore marine products. Working mainly with hardware I provided technical support of Offshore Marine, Subsea and Positioning division products to customers, sales staff, customer support staff and rental staff by telephone, email and customer visits. I carried out installation, commissioning, upgrades and fault finding of a range of Kongsberg Maritime Dynamic Positioning Hardware from satellite, radar, optical and acoustic systems. I maintained good customer relations through telephone conversation, emails and service visits.In order to have an effective support system, accurate record keeping and timely production of documentation were essential, requiring knowledge of AutoCad, MS Access and Excel amongst other programs. An ever changing technology required a proactive and inquisitive mind to remain one step ahead at all times. I was required to travel at short notice in response to a customer request and able to act and react as the fluid situation changes.



Royal Air Force (RAF)

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Airborne Mission Commander

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2014

  As the Airborne Mission Commander of an Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance, ISTAR platform I was responsible for the effective tactic use of the aircraft advanced radar to achieve optimal effect in support of NATO and UK military objectives. This entailed learning a new aircraft system and the complexities of the avionics so that the best possible product could be disseminated via voice, data or post mission communications. Here I have been given additional responsibility for strategic planning of training and operational deployments of aircraft and personnel across the globe with set currency regulations and harmony guidelines, and the development of a web-based tactics manual.

• Error Management System Coordinator

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

  As the Station Error Management System Co-ordinating Officer I was instrumental in the setting up of a system for reducing the frequency of occurrence of incidents and the reduction of risks should an incident occur. This meant that I had to be trained in Human Factors Awareness and Error Management, as well at Hazard Identification and Rick Awareness. I had to produce Key Performance Indicators to monitor the progress of the system being introduced which has since been rolled out to the whole of defence.



Royal Air Force (RAF)

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nimrod MR2 Captain and Communications and Sensor Manager

  • Jan 2005 - Mar 2010

  After a nine month training course I became a Communications and Sensor Manager. This involved understanding the intricacies of a Maritime Radar system, a new acoustic processor and Electronic Support Measures as well as oceanography, advanced Electronic Warfare techniques and the use of Magnetic Anomalies in the earth's geomagnetic field to locate, identify and track submarines. I deployed to numerous locations on exercise and during conflict and rapidly established myself as a strong relaxed leader in this role and subsequently selected to become an aircraft captain.As the aircraft captain, I was responsible for the safe operation of a £150 million aircraft and it’s crew. I regularly took an aircraft overseas, to conflict zones, and on exercises which required planning and organisation, for which I was ultimately responsible. This role as a captain culminated in being awarded the additional role of Squadron tactics instructor, airborne checker and standardisation officer. I received glowing reports for my relaxed but effective leadership style and was given an additional role of line manager, in which I was also responsible for the welfare and training of, and report writing for, 55 personnel.



Defence Science and Technology Labororatories

• RAF Acoustic Analysis Officer

  • Jul 2002 - Jul 2004

  As the RAF Acoustic Analysis Officer within a Naval Intelligence unit I had daily access to highly classified military information and ran a project in excess of £1.4million and the management of 18 personnel. This project involved developing new acoustic processing techniques, classified report production and briefing to senior military personnel and Government officials, receiving laudatory comments.