Experience

Wiltshire Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Placement

  • Nov 2012 - Present

  General Assistance to the Information Centre. Rail tickets and souveniers. This is a voluntary placement for 8 weeks until a permanent role materializes. General Assistance to the Information Centre. Rail tickets and souveniers. This is a voluntary placement for 8 weeks until a permanent role materializes.



Integrated Survivability Technologies

• Trials & Concession Manager

  • Dec 2010 - Present

  Employed as part of the Project Support Team for the integration of the Cougar vehicles into the Armed Forces Trials and Concessions manager - Liaising with the Quality Manager & stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition into service, and that any outstanding concessions are closed out in a timely manner Design / Implement processes for the Cougar fleet (Wolfhound, Mastiff 2/3 and Ridgebak), to incorporate concession closure, asset tracking mechanisms and reporting to Parent companies as well as the MoD Database building / administration, also trackers Working alongside the Quality department to successfully record / implement QDR rectification in accordance with the respective DEF STAN's, as part of ISO 9000 accreditation, developing quality procedures and documentation Configuration Planning / auditing. Again working alongside the Quality team, writing CM plans and assisting with the Auditing of parent companies processes Planning and writing of trials plans, and ensuring the trials are seen through with the necessary reports circulated to internal / external departments / customer Customer facing, to brief, explain plans, presentations and provide detailed reports Provide / assist Programme Managers in all aspects of the project, from planning through to through life supports (ILS spares and support etc) Show less



Information Survivability Technologies

• Project Manager

  • Dec 2010 - Apr 2012

  Project Support, Concession Manager, Trials manager, Assisted Senior Project Managers Project Support, Concession Manager, Trials manager, Assisted Senior Project Managers



Tyco Electronics UK Ltd

• Harnessing Team Leader

  • Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

  Planning and scheduling of manufacturing production schedules Manage foreign manufacturing plants and their work schedules Ordering and liaising with component / deliveries / invoicing Work alongside engineering to amend correct PSD drawings and component parts Administering a team of three Report production to higher management Work alongside buyers for components specific to harnesses going through production Planning and scheduling of manufacturing production schedules Manage foreign manufacturing plants and their work schedules Ordering and liaising with component / deliveries / invoicing Work alongside engineering to amend correct PSD drawings and component parts Administering a team of three Report production to higher management Work alongside buyers for components specific to harnesses going through production



General Dynamics UK Ltd

• Retrofit Coordinator

  • Nov 2004 - Mar 2009

  Detailed planning and resource allocation to specific projects using Microsoft Project, Work with key stakeholders to ensure a highly professional service was delivered to the Armed forces. Bid and Gate process as part of contract negotiations Presenting presentations / updates to internal departments, customers and suppliers Work alongside internal departments such as Systems Integration, and Helpdesk, to observe fault trends, and escalate as necessary Work alongside ILS (Integrated Logistic Support) departments both customer and internally to ensure all parties were aware of upgraded products and unit formations Data capture of all assets upgraded / swapped out as part of hardware and software uplift projects Production of closure documentation and paperwork and post uplift reports, to produce a lessons learnt report Show less



General Dynamics Information Technology

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Retrofit Co-ordinator

  • 2003 - 2009

  Engineering, Telecommunications, Implementaion, World wide deployment. Trouble shooting Software Harware Project Management Engineering, Telecommunications, Implementaion, World wide deployment. Trouble shooting Software Harware Project Management



HM Forces

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Royal Artillery

  • Jun 1987 - Jan 2004

  Telecommunications Telecommunications



British Army

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bdr

  • Jun 1987 - Nov 2003

  Joined the Army as a signaller in the Royal Artillery Gained three promotions, working in the trials team and BATES Implementation team Application Specialist BOWMAN system Deployed on numerous hostile theatres, maintaining communications links Joined the Army as a signaller in the Royal Artillery Gained three promotions, working in the trials team and BATES Implementation team Application Specialist BOWMAN system Deployed on numerous hostile theatres, maintaining communications links