Experience

BAE Systems Maritime Engineering & Services, Inc.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior ILS Maintenance Engineer & Lead RCM Facilitator

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Maintenance ILS Engineer and RCM Facilitator

  • Aug 2020 - Jun 2022



Royal Navy

• United Kingdom
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Divisional Officer

  • 2017 - Aug 2020

  Provide welfare, career support, and enforce standards to 70 junior staff under training to ensure competent and highly motivated Air Engineering Technicians are delivered to the Fleet and Front Line Commands. Other duties include;Monitoring the progress of students particularly those that fail to attain the required standards, and implement measures to improve their performance.Maintain accurate and up to date training records to provide as evidence to external examing bodies.

• Senior Maintenance Manager

  • 2016 - Dec 2017

  Responsible for the Leadership and Management of 80 supervisors and technicians to ensure operational targets are met, by understanding customer requirements whilst setting smart objectives and priorities for the engineering team. Duties involved;Chairing engineering meetings to discuss the days requirements and setting engineering priorities to ensure requirements were met.Keeping top management informed of any incidents, accidents or engineering issues that would effect output of the squadron.Provide suitable specialist management oversight over daily operations, ensuring procedures and practices are applied at all times.Assess and sign as appropriate, all emergant aircraft maintenance documentation to enable the daily programme to progress efficiently.Make airworthiness and risk mitigation decisions to ensure the safe operating of aircraft whilst maintaining operational output.

• Navy Command Headquarters CBRNDC

  • 2014 - 2016

  Acted as main focal point for all Chemical, Biological, radiological, Nuclear, and Damage Control quires for the Naval Service front line and training units. Managed various projects associated with providing the best and most effective equipment to support frontline units, whilst remaining within stipulated multi-million pound budgets. Other duties included;Overseeing and approving content to be included in reviews of policy documentation.Liasing with external agencies and other Armed Forces at working groups to ensure the RN capability and requirements are understood.

• Maritime Aviation Training 760 Squadron Lead Instructor

  • 2012 - 2014

  Provided assurance to senior managers that the accuracy and delivery of Aviation Supervisory and Administration training to professional qualifying courses remained current and in accordance with the latest policy by conducting Quality Assurance Audits on Squadron processes, and Instructional Techniques Assessments on staff members. Delivered technical instruction and invigilated practical exams to assess the competence level of engineering technician students.

• Electrical/Avionics Engineering Supervisor

  • 2004 - Dec 2012

  Provided subject matter expert advice and guidance while supervising teams of maintainers for fault diagnosis and rectification work on Lynx Mk3 and Mk8 helicopters on land and at sea. Actively contributed to the continuous airworthiness of aircraft by ensuring all maintenance and rectification work was conducted in accordance with current policy and regulations, whilst also supporting the continuous improvement of junior team members by coaching, mentoring, and conducting competency checks. Other responsibilities included;Holding accountability for up to £1M of diagnostic test equipment, ensuring its timely calibration and maintenance.Supervising aircraft line operations, overseeing concurrent multi-spot aircraft take-off, landings, moves, and technical faults.Aircraft Landing Point Commander, and Load Lifting Supervisor. Responsible for safe operating areas, safe construction and securing of loads to be transported, and safety of operatives working in close proximity under hovering helicopters.Helicopter Under Slung Load Equipment custodian and maintainer. Responsible for pre and post use safety inspections, maintenance, and servicing of lifting equipment in accordance with LOLER.M3M Machine Gun maintainer responsible for the safe stowage, transportation, servicing, and operation of the gun and its mounting platform.

• Multi Skilled Aircraft Engineering Technician

  • 1997 - Dec 2004

  Provide effective aircraft maintenance to support aviation operations, whilst ensuring all ground operating procedures were strictly adhered to. Other responsibilities included;Aircraft Flight Servicing, Assisting with fault diagnosis, Conducting general aircraft maintenance, Acting as Tradesman for avionic and mechanical repairs, Helicopter SAR Winchman, Aircraft salvage & transportation driver (LGV C+E).