Experience

Phoenix Consultancy Group Ltd
• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director

  • Mar 2020 - Present


BAE Systems

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

• Safety Engineering Consultant (contract)

  • Nov 2015 - Mar 2021

  Provided a safety engineering consultancy service to BAE Systems, in support of the Dreadnought project. In this role I:- • Demonstrated that the safety risk presented by the Dreadnought submarine’s spatial arrangement is adequately progressing towards an ALARP position. After devising the plan for achieving this objective, I authored the full suite of Major Area Safety Justification (MASJ) reports (18 off). These became key references to the Whole Boat Safety Case Report and the approach taken became recognised as a benchmark towards the management of spatial safety on future BAE Systems projects. • Co-ordinated an ALARP optioneering exercise aimed at devising the most appropriate fire evacuation strategy for the Devonshire Dock Hall (DDH) complex; which is a large indoor shipbuilding complex housing up to 3000 people and (typically) two in-build nuclear submarines. • Devised and implemented a strategy for managing the risk of fire on board the Dreadnought Class submarine to ALARP. This was largely focussed around the identification, analysis and control of fire hazards; including associated ALARP optioneering studies. • Conducted and reported on a detailed analysis aimed at identifying all equipment onboard the Dreadnought submarine that is: (a) critical towards submarine recovery from an internal threat (such as fire, flood or steam release) and (b) at risk of failure as a result of that threat. • Formulated, and provided advice on, various safety processes across the Dreadnought project. Notable examples include the Fire Risk Assessment Process and Zonal Hazard Analysis Process. • Generated key elements of the Whole Boat Safety Case in support of a major design review; particularly in relation to the major steam release hazard. • Reviewed, and provided advice on, a whole host of safety engineering deliverables. Show less



Amec Foster Wheeler

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nuclear Safety Engineering Consultant (contract)

  • Jun 2011 - Nov 2015

  The scope of this contract was focussed on the development of a modern standards Nuclear Site Safety Case in support of the build and commissioning activities on the Astute Class Naval Reactor Plant (NRP) at BAE Systems Barrow site. Amongst other things, this task involved: HAZID (including HAZOP studies), Fault Schedule development, Safety Functional Requirement (SFR) derivation / verification, deterministic and probabilistic assessments, ALARP reviews, development of the necessary safety deliverables, and presentation of the developing safety case to the various stakeholders and the Nuclear Safety Documentation Committee (NSDC). I also developed Safety Substantiation Reports (SSRs) in support of the Core H NRP TLSC. Amongst other things, this involved developing safety justification in support of various SFRs, liaising with various stakeholders (Rolls Royce, BAESS and SSMG) to discuss progress and technical issues, and acting as the Responsible Engineer when required. Show less

• Lead Safety Engineer - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airworthiness

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  As a lead safety engineer in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airworthiness team, I fulfilled the following key duties:-- Proposed, to the regulator, safety requirements for the type certification of a civil UAS whose operations are to be within European non-segregated airspace. These have since been agreed.- Worked closely with the UAS Project Safety Engineer and his team to ensure that the Safety Management Plan was suitable, and that their products were being developed in accordance with its requirements.- Provided daily advice to the UAS project teams on how to conduct civil and military hazard identification and analysis techniques (such as FHAs/FFAs, HAZOPs/HAZIDs, FTAs, ETAs, FMECAs, O&SHAs, HHAs, CCAs (i.e. ZHAs, PRAs, and CMAs)); then reviewed the output.- Reviewed all civil and military UAS safety documentation; such as Preliminary System Safety Analysis Reports, Hazard Logs, Hazard Analysis Reports and System / Sub-system Safety Analysis Reports etc.- Led the ISA process across all UAS projects.- Represented Airworthiness at Project Safety Committee meetings, Safety Working Group meetings, Engineering Design Reviews, safety-related audits etc.- Represented the line of business at the Safety Engineering Project Lead (EPL) meetings.- Represented the company at safety workshops / conferences (e.g. STANAG 4671 workshop, UVS International conference).- Established a safety competency framework.- Delivered safety training to the UAS project teams. Show less

• Senior Safety Engineer - Unmanned Aircraft System Airworthiness

  • Jun 2006 - Jun 2009

  As a Senior Safety Engineer in the Unmanned Aircraft System Airworthiness team, I fulfilled the following key duties:-- Established UAS safety requirements, based on internal policy and external military-based legislation, regulation and guidance.- Formulated an appropriate Safety Management Plan.- Led a team in the generation of a UAS safety case in support of numerous Urgent Operational Requirements and customer demonstration trials. This involved: hazard identification and analysis (including FHAs, HAZOPs, FTAs, ETAs, FMECAs, ZHAs, O&SHAs and HHAs); providing daily advice on safety-related issues; maintaining hazard logs; co-ordinating Project Safety Committee and Safety Working Group meetings; and establishing the degree of compliance with safety requirements via the System Safety Assessment Reports.- Presented each Safety Case to potential customers prior to the operations taking place. Show less

• Safety Engineer - Eurofighter Typhoon Airworthiness

  • Jun 2004 - Jun 2006

  As a Safety Engineer in the Eurofighter Typhoon Airworthiness team, I fulfilled the following key duties:-- Reviewed sub-system and equipment level safety deliverables (such as supplier FMEAs and FTAs, Hazard Analysis Reports, Sub-System Safety Assessment Reports etc.).- Managed the hazard log.- Co-ordinated regular Project Safety Committee meetings.- Generated and maintained System Safety Assessment Reports, and provided the European Partner Companies (i.e. EADS-D, EADS-C and Alenia) with the necessary input towards their own System Safety Assessment Reports.- Provided daily advice and support to the Eurofighter Typhoon project on safety-related issues. Show less

• Assistant Airworthiness Engineer

  • Sep 2001 - Jun 2004

  As an Assistant Airworthiness Engineer, I fulfilled the following key duties:-- Managed equipment fault investigations on the Jaguar, Canberra and Tornado projects- Provided assistance towards Tornado incident and accident investigations.- Provided support towards the flight certification of the Eurofighter Typhoon and Nimrod MRA4 aircraft.

• Technical Apprentice

  • Aug 1998 - Sep 2001

  In August 1998 I began an Advanced Modern Technical Apprenticeship. The first year was spent in a training school gaining invaluable experience on traditional engineering techniques such as milling, turning, fitting, sheet metal work etc. The second year was spent gaining shop floor experience, and the remainder of my time served was spent gaining experience in a number of office-based placements covering a variety of engineering disciplines (such as systems design, manufacturing engineering, testing etc.). Show less