Experience

Martin-Baker Aircraft Co Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Obsolescence Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Present



GE

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Component Engineer

  • Aug 1997 - May 2020

  Responsible for managing, developing, quoting, negotiating and implementing Long Term Support (LTS) for G.E. Intelligent Platforms. This involves health checking the boards, search for Obsolete and L.T.B. (Last Time Buy) components and compiling cost profiles of various obsolescence management options. The customer receives quarterly reports and email LTB notifications.Assist with the Customer stock storage facility; this is a nitrogen gas filled storage facility, where components are stored for future builds or repairs.Manage the company’s obsolescence monitoring tool. This is where B.O.M.’s (Bill of Materials) are lodged for obsolescence monitoring. This service is for paying external customer and the internal design groups. Acted as a consultant on Obsolescence, Obsolescence Management and L.T.S. (Long Term Support) for other G.E. divisions.I also fulfil a component engineering role for any department within the company that requires component expertise.Joined C.O.G. (Components Obsolescence Group) in 1997; C.O.G. is an industry forum of 120 plus Companies with an interest in obsolescence. As the company representative, at C.O.G., I have delivered several presentations at both the quarterly meetings and workshops. Served on the COG Steering Group (COG’s management committee) and Workshop Group (provides industry educational workshops on obsolescence related issues).Also served during COG's transition to IIOM (International Institute of Obsolescence Management)



Matra Marconi Space

• Component Engineer

  • May 1995 - Jul 1997

  Responsible for the all aspects of EEE components procurement within a specific satellite programs; this would include review of component specifications (including radiation requirements), costing and budgeting for the entire component procurement program, delivery scheduling, physical destructive analysis scheduling and handling component failures (including material review boards, and failure analysis review and correction reports). While at MMS I worked on Inmarsat III and Skynet 4 satellites and a cross satellite project PIU (Payload Interface Unit); an attempt to build similar units that could be used on multiple projects.



Radstone Technology

• Component Engineer

  • May 1991 - May 1995

  Responsible for all component issues within the company, mainly dealing with MIL specified component; also assigned to board qualification when required. Responsible for all component issues within the company, mainly dealing with MIL specified component; also assigned to board qualification when required.



International Rectifier an Infineon Technologies Company

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Mar 1990 - Mar 1991

  Process Engineer for TO3 and TO39 production lines, responsibilities include productions yields, yield improvements and new equipment commission. Overseeing the testing for JAN and Space level components. Process Engineer for TO3 and TO39 production lines, responsibilities include productions yields, yield improvements and new equipment commission. Overseeing the testing for JAN and Space level components.



ERG Electronics Ltd

• Production Engineer

  • Feb 1989 - May 1990

  Dealing with production issues as required. Designed, built and commissioned a relay tester, reduced relay test time from two minutes to 10 seconds. Dealing with production issues as required. Designed, built and commissioned a relay tester, reduced relay test time from two minutes to 10 seconds.



Nissei Acrotronics

• Senior Production Engineer

  • May 1988 - Jan 1989

  Production Engineer for tantalum capacitors, lead the implementation for new glass seal equipment and dealing with production problems as required. Production Engineer for tantalum capacitors, lead the implementation for new glass seal equipment and dealing with production problems as required.